 Jon Krakauer akaberekwa musi waApril 12, 1954 munyori weAmerica uye anokwira makomo. Iye ndiye munyori wemabhuku anotengesa zvikuru asiri enganoInto the Wild; Into Thin Air; Under the Banner of Heaven; uye pamwe nezvinyorwa zvakawanda zvemamagazini. Akanga ari mutezo weboka rakanga risina rombo rakanaka rokukwira gomo reEverest muna 1996, imwe yenjodzi dzakauraya zvikurusa munhau yokukwira Everest. 