Jon Krakauer
1954
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Corvallis High School, Hampshire College
occupation: journalist, explorer, writer, mountaineer
award received: Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism
official website: www.jonkrakauer.com
Jon Krakauer (born April 12, 1954) is an American writer and mountaineer. He is the author of bestselling non-fiction 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. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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