Classic Krakauer

"Mark Foo's Last Ride," "After the Fall," and Other Essays from the Vault

By: Jon Krakauer

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Spanning an extraordinary range of subjects and locations, these ten gripping essays show why Jon Krakauer is considered a standard-bearer of modern journalism.

His pieces take us from a horrifying avalanche on Mount Everest to a volcano poised to obliterate a big chunk of Seattle; from a wilderness teen-therapy program run by apparent sadists to an otherworldly cave in New Mexico, studied by NASA to better understand Mars; from the notebook of one Fred Beckey, who catalogued the greatest unclimbed mountaineering routes on the planet, to the last days of legendary surfer Mark Foo.

Bringing together work originally published in such magazines as The New Yorker, Outside, and Smithsonian—all rigorously researched, vividly written, and marked by an unerring instinct for storytelling and scoop—Classic Krakauer powerfully demonstrates the author’s ambivalent love affair with unruly landscapes and his relentless search for truth.

Critic reviews

“Krakauer is a masterly writer and reporter.” —The New York Times Book Review

"A first-rate journalist." —San Francisco Chronicle

"Krakauer is an extremely gifted storyteller as well as a relentlessly honest and evenhanded journalist." —Elle

"Jon Krakauer has made a name for himself by writing about impassioned individuals and the incredible lengths to which they go in pursuit of their goals." —San Jose Mercury News

Enjoyable

I read some of these when first published. They hold up very well. Very enjoyable.

excellent book

loved the book but the narration was not very good. dull voice almost to the point of boring. no feeling expressed while reading.

Loved it@

Great writer with great tales of the outdoors. I enjoyed every minute of these articles l.

A favorite author

These are good stories. As a fan of Jon Krakauer, I regret they didn’t find a few more of his stories to include. I also regret that Mr. Krakauer himself didn’t narrate, as he can do it better than anyone.

Krakauer + Scott brick = Great

Great Krakauer articles delivered by a great narrator! Some of the articles were not up to the standard that I have come to expect from the author but the majority were very interesting and well written.