Jon Krakauer

Jon Krakauer, the author of "Into the Wild", was born on April 12, 1954 in Brookline Massachusetts to parents Lewis Joseph Krakauer and Carol Ann Krakauer. After his birth, Jon, his four siblings, and his parents, moved to Corvallis, Oregon and remained there for the remainder of Jon's adolescent life. At the age of eight, Jon's father, Lewis, introduced him to mountaineering, and Jon became very fond of it. After graduating Corvallis High School in 1972, Jon went on to study at Hampshire College in Massachusetts. Here, Jon earned his degree in Environmental studies, and shortly afterwards, set out on a solo, three week expedition into the wilderness of the Stikine Icecap region of Alaska. Krakauer, a fan of the outdoors, has also written numerous books, mainly dealing with stories of the outdoors. Some of these books include "Into Thin Air", "Into the Wild", and "Under the Banner of Heaven", all non-fiction books.