This classic essay from Jon Krakauer is currently available as an unabridged audiobook download. This article is also included in the Traditional Krakauer collection.

From the bestselling author of Missoula and Into the Wild: a selection of the singular investigative journalism that produced Krakauer famous, covering topics from avalanches on Mt. Everest to a volcano in Washington condition; from a wilderness therapy program for teens to a fantastic cave in New Mexico therefore unearthly that is utilized by NASA to on the subject of Living Under the Volcano better understand Mars.

In these fascinating essays–first posted in the pages of The New Yorker, Outside, Smithsonian, and Rolling Stone, among others–Jon Krakauer displays why he is considered one of the finest investigative journalists of our time. The content, gathered together right here for the very first time, take us from an otherworldly cave in New Mexico to the heights of Mt. Everest; in the foot of the volcano Mt. Ranier to the Gates from the Arctic in Alaska; through the notebook of 1 Fred Becky, that has catalogued the greatest unclimbed mountaineering routes on the planet, towards the last times of famous surfer Tag Foo. These amazing content are unified with the author’s interest for nature and unrelenting search for truth.