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Biography
Jon Krakauer 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, which would become the subject of Into Thin Air.
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Awards & recognition
- Walter Sullivan Award — Excellence in Science Journalism · 1997
Filmography7 titles
An American Ascent
2014as Himself
2014as Himself
High and Hallowed: Everest 1963
2013as Self
2013as Self
Into the Wild
2007Book, Thanks
2007Book, Thanks
Under the Banner of Heaven
2022Novel
2022Novel
Iconoclasts
2005as Self
2005as Self
Meru
2015as Himself
2015as Himself
Prophet's Prey
2015Executive Producer
2015Executive Producer