Jon Krakauer "Into Thin Air" Protagonist
Status
Today: I slept amazing last night. woke up around 9 and had eggs for breakfast. Now, I'm preparing my article on the Himalayas. I almost have the editing done. I hope yall enjoy it as much as I do. I've spent months preparing for this big article.
On Monday: Just finished my rough draft of my article on mountains hooorrayyy :) Now I have free time to spend with my lovely wife for Valentine's day. I bought her a dozen roses with Russle Stovers chocolate.
On Monday: Just finished my rough draft of my article on mountains hooorrayyy :) Now I have free time to spend with my lovely wife for Valentine's day. I bought her a dozen roses with Russle Stovers chocolate.
About Me
- Jon Krakauer
- Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Hey! I hope yall are following me in the Exploration series of the Modern Library. I was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on April 12, 1954. I graduated from Hampshire College, and two years later, I married my beautiful wife, Linda Moore. I'm very enthusiastic about life. My kids are the center of it. I have brown hair with hazel eyes although they seem to change. I am an avid climber, but my 1996 climb on Mt. Everest scared me. Losing my two guides due to death captavated me. I had to stay strong and collected if I wanted to live, so that's exactly what I did. This climb was one of my last.
1996 Mt. Everest Climb...Why?
As you know by now, the death-ridden 1996 Mt. Everest expedition is no secret. But what y'all might be wondering is why? Why did I have to take the challenge of summiting the deadliest mountain on Earth? Simply put, it was a childhood dream, and I wanted a firsthand account of what it's like. The feedback from my article overwhelmed my mailbox with letters from followers wanting to know the unanswered questions. The feedback re-enforced my gut to write "Into Thin Air," and answer questions like "why wasn't the turn around time enforced?" and "why did it take Hall, the experienced guide, so long to reach the top, and ignore his own turn around time?". So as you all know by now, I put pen to paper, and wrote the horrific details of my expedition.