Jon Krakauer was born in 1954 in Corvallis, Oregon. Krakauer graduated from Hampshire College in 1976 and then earned a living by traveling between Colorado, Alaska, and the Pacific Northwest as a carpenter and commercial fisherman. Krakauer was a very adventurous man and spent a majority of his time hiking and climbing mountains. In 1977, he climbed a large and scary mountain peak called the Devils Thumb. Years later, he climbed the west face of Cerro Torre in Patagonian Andes. One of his greatest climbs was when he reached the top of Mount Everest in 1996. One of his famous books called Into Thin Air was based on his trip up Mount Everest. He has received many awards and prizes for his books. Also, many of his books have been and continue to be published in many magazines and newspapers.
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