John Krakauer

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                                                                    John Krakauer

                     John Krakauer is an American writer and mountaineer. Krakauer was born in Brookline, Massachusetts and was introduced to mountaineering at age 8 by his father. He studied at Hampshire College at Massachusetts and recieved a degree in Enviromental Sciences. He spent weeks by himself moutaineering in Alaskan wilderness. Later he became a popular writer from Outside, his most popular book. Krakauer relates to Into the Wild with his love for mountaineering.