Jon Krakauer on Climbing Mt. Everest, Writing Non-Fiction, and 30 Years of ‘Into Thin Air’

May 21
44 mins

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Episode Description

On today’s bonus episode of The Press Box, Bryan is joined by bestselling author Jon Krakauer. It’s the 30th anniversary of his book ‘Into Thin Air,’ so they talk about climbing Mount Everest, the quick writing process of the book (21:25), why he stopped writing books (38:34), and much more.

Host: Bryan Curtis
Guest: Jon Krakauer
Producers: Donald LoBianco Isaiah Blakely, and Oscar De La Luz

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