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Jon Krakauer | |
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 Krakauer, 2009 | |
| Born | April 12, 1954 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Hampshire College (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, mountaineer |
| Spouse |
Linda Mariam Moore (m. 1980) |
| Writing career | |
| Period | 1990–present |
| Subject | Outdoor literature |
Jon Krakauer (born April 12, 1954) is an American writer and mountaineer. He is the author of bestselling nonfiction books—Into the Wild; Into Thin Air; Under the Banner of Heaven; and Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman—as well as numerous magazine articles. He was a member of an ill-fated expedition to summit Mount Everest in 1996, one of the deadliest disasters in the history of climbing Everest.