Jon Krakauer

Jon Krakauer was born April 12, 1954 in Brooklyn, Massachusetts and he was the third of five children. He was introduced to mountaineering at age eight by his father. Krakauer graduated high school in the year of 1972. Later, he fell in love with one of his former climbers, Linda Moore. One of Krakauer most famous climbs was ascent of Mount Everst which later became known as the "1996 Disater", where four of the six teemates died. Krakauer is known for his American Novels and being a mountaineer. He is famous for many books including: "Into the Wild", "Into Thin Air", "Under the Banner of Heaven", and "Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of of Pat Tillman."