1. Jon Krakauer Author of Into the Wild
(He’s not really as creepy as this picture makes him look….)
Jon Krakauer
Author of Into the Wild

2. Early Life Born in 1954 Grew up in Corvallis, Oregon
Father introduced him to mountaineering as an 8-year-old
So he was very passionate about the outdoors from a very young age.
Graduated from Hampshire College in 1976

3. Krakauer: Post-College
After college he traveled around Colorado, Alaska, & the Pacific Northwest
Worked primarily as a carpenter and commercial salmon fisherman
Spent all his free time outdoors

4. ADVENTURES
1977  Traveled alone to the remote Stikine Icecap in Southeast Alaska
Went three weeks without encountering another person
Climbed a new route on an intimidating peak called the Devil’s Thumb
Devil’s Thumb

5. ADVENTURES (cont.)
1992  Climbed the West Face of Cerro Torre in the Patagonian Andes
A mile-high spike of granite, Cerro Torre was once considered the most difficult mountain on earth
May 1996  Climbed Mt. Everest
A snow storm hit during his team’s descent from the summit, killing 4 of his 5 teammates
Wrote Into Thin Air about his experience

6. Krakauer quotation regarding the Everest tragedy of 1996: “Short form media is reductionist by nature. Television especially, but magazines, too, including mine, distilled it down to "Here's the good guys, here's the bad guys." And TV tried to say, "Here's this tragedy that didn't have to happen," and "Who's to blame?" It's so much more complicated than that” (Weissman).

7. Other Publications Has been published in: #1 New York Times Bestseller
Outside
Rolling Stone
TIME
The New York Times
National Geographic
Many others…
#1 New York Times
Bestseller
1998 Pulitzer Prize

8. Other Honors and Awards
New York Times bestseller
National Magazine Award
Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism from the American Geophysical Union
Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters

9. Charity Involvement
Everest '96 Memorial Fund at the Boulder Community Foundation
Board member of the American Himalayan Foundation
Board member of the Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation

10. Into the Wild National Bestseller
About the adventures of 23-year old Chris McCandless.
Many of Krakauer’s own stories are interweaved throughout the book.
Interview with Krakauer
Interview with Oprah

11. Krakauer states, “To spend a year or two and tell a story right is really satisfying and after doing that it’s hard to go back and write magazine articles.”