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Jon Krakauer on Climbing Mount Everest, Writing Nonfiction, and 30 Years of ‘Into Thin Air’

Jon Krakauer on Climbing Mount Everest, Writing Nonfiction, and 30 Years of ‘Into Thin Air’
Jon Krakauer on Climbing Everest and 30 Years of ‘Into Thin Air’
Jon Krakauer on Everest and ‘Into Thin Air’
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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