Into the Wild

By dgz

  • Christopher McCandless was born

    Christopher Johnson McCandless was born on February 12, 1968 to Walter and Billie McCandless in El Segundo, California

  • McCandless Family Moves To Virginia

    Walt McCandless was offered a job with NASA. He accepted and moved his family to Annandale, Virginia.

  • High School Graduation

    Chris McCandless graduated high school in May of 1986 in Annandale, Virginia.

  • Contribution to OXFAM

    Chris wrote a check to OXFAM for $24,000. Giving them his entire savings.

  • College Graduation

    Graduated college from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

  • McCandless Begins His Journey Across America

    Walked away from his family, friends, and possessions and set out for his journey into the wild. He had no map or agenda, just the will to travel.

  • McCandless Begins His Alaska Journey

    James Gallien gave Christopher McCandless a ride to the Stampede Trail in Alaska where Chris set out to begin in journey into the wild. This was also the last date anyone saw McCandless alive.

  • Death of Christopher McCandless

    Chris lost his life at age 24

  • McCandless' Body Is Discovered

    At the age of 24, Christopher McCandless was found dead in an abandoned Fairbanks City Transit Bus numbered 142 near Denali National Park in Alaska. Six people in three separate parties stumbled upon the remote vehicle on the same afternoon.

  • Motion Picture: Into the Wild

    Jon Krakauer's novel Into the Wild was made into a major motion picture. The film was directed by Sean Penn with Emile Hirsch starring as Christopher McCandless. The movie opened nationwide on October 5, 2007.