Into The Wild Author Biography

Jon Krakauer was born in 1954 in Corvallis, Oregon. He was introduced to becoming a mountaineer when he was eight years old by his dad. He graduated from New Hampshire College in 1976 and spent a lot of his life in Colorado, Alaska, and Pacific Northwest. He later became a salmon fisherman and carpenter. He traveled a lot through mountains and icecaps in Alaska. In May of 1966, Krakauer reached the very top of Mt. Everest during a huge storm. This storm killed four of his five teammates climbing with him. He has recieved many awards for the writing of many books like Into the Wild and Into Thin Air. 

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http://www.randomhouse.com/features/krakauer/author.html