Jon Krakauer

Bivouac high on the Southeast Face of the Devils Thumb Alaska Coast Range May 15 1977 (Copyright Jon Krakauer)

NE face of Devils Thumb from Basecamp 1977 (Copyright Jon Krakauer)

Krakauer climbing in Utah (Photo by Matt Hale)

Classic Krakauer cover (Supplied by Penguin Random House NZ)

Jon Krakauer working as a commercial salmon fisherman in Alaska 1980

Krakauer climbing before work in Boulder (Photo by Dan Stone)

Into the Wild Bus July 1993 (Copyright Jon Krakauer)

Self-portrait of McCandless on the Stampede Trail found undeveloped in his camera after his death (Fair Use)

Andy Harris atop Hillary Step just below Everest Summit May 10 1996 (Copyright Jon Krakauer)

Rob Hall Everest 1996 (Copyright Jon Krakauer)

John Taske in the Khumbu Icefall on Everest 1996 (Copyright Jon Krakauer)

Krakauer with Commander Ghulam Khalil 2006 Afghan Special Forces Kunar Province (Photo by Jared Monti)

Skiing toward Rakekniven Queen Maud Land Antarctica 1997 (Copyright Jon Krakauer)

Krakauer meeting with Vice President Joe Biden in 2015 to talk about his book Missoula