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

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

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

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

ADVENTURES (cont.) 1992  Climbed the West Face of Cerro Torre in the Patagonian Andes 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 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

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

Into The Wild Video Clip

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 Krakauer Interview with Krakauer *SPOILER ALERT WARNING: Fast forward this clip until you get to 12:55 or you might ruin certain parts of it for yourself!