Jon Krakauer

Krakauer is one of the few writers who can be both the climber and the coroner. As a mountaineer who reports, he writes from inside the obsession yet keeps a clinical eye on the human folly that obsession produces. Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, Under the Banner of Heaven: each pairs cold precision with genuine heat, the work of someone who has risked himself for the story. His 1997 science-journalism award only hints at his real gift, which is access no outsider could fake. I trust him because he never pretends to be a neutral observer; he was there, and it shows.

Name (English)

Jon Krakauer

Name (Japanese)

ジョン・クラカワー

Reading

じょん・くらかわー

Born

April 12, 1954 (age 72)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Horse

Origin

Brookline, Massachusetts, United States

Occupation

journalist / explorer / writer / mountaineer

High school

Corvallis High School

University

Hampshire College

Awards & achievements

• 1997 Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism

• Official sitehttps://www.jonkrakauer.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon%20Krakauer
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q368337

Tags

• Massachusetts
• journalist
• explorer
• writer

Last updated

2026-06-17

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