Unfortunately, here's where things go wrong. And because of this, we find ourselves with a book on our hands instead of simply an article. He was supposed to stay at Base Camp and report from there, but somehow, Krakauer convinced his editors to fork over the extra dough so he could really climb Everest, and a year later, he found himself at the base of the tallest mountain in the world. In 1995, Krakauer was assigned to write a brief piece about Everest for Outside magazine. That is, until opportunity knocked on his door. After spending his twenties obsessed with climbing, Krakauer eventually gave up his passion to focus on his family and career. Thing is, Krakauer was more than just a writer: He was a former mountaineer, too. In a way, it's almost as if Jon Krakauer's life were always leading up to Into Thin Air.Īfter all, Krakauer had already established himself as a premiere journalist and non-fiction writer with the publication of Into the Wild.
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