Chris McCandless

Chris McCandless
Chris McCandless
	McCandless next to the Fairbanks City Transit System Bus 142 on the Stampede Trail, found as an undeveloped photographic film in his camera after his death
Born	Christopher Johnson McCandless; February 12, 1968; Inglewood, California, U.S.
Died	c. August 1992 (aged 24); Stampede Trail, Alaska, U.S.
Cause of death	Starvation
Body discovered	September 6, 1992
Other names	Alexander Supertramp
Education	Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School
Alma mater	Emory University (BA)
Parents	Walt McCandless (father); Billie McCandless (mother);

Christopher Johnson McCandless (/məˈkændlɪs/; February 12, 1968^[1] – c. August 1992), also known by his pseudonym "Alexander Supertramp",^[2] was an American adventurer who sought an increasingly nomadic lifestyle as he grew up.

After graduating from Emory University in Georgia in 1990, McCandless traveled across North America and eventually hitchhiked to Alaska in April 1992. There, he entered the Alaskan bush with minimal supplies, hoping to live simply off the land. On the eastern bank of the Sushana River, McCandless found an abandoned bus, Fairbanks Bus 142, which he used as a makeshift shelter until his death. In September, his body, weighing only 67 pounds (30 kg), was found inside the bus by a hunter. McCandless's cause of death was officially ruled to be starvation,^[3] although the exact circumstances relating to his death remain the subject of some debate.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

^ Krakauer, Jon (2007). "6". Into the Wild. Anchor Books. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-385-48680-4.
^ McNamee, Thomas (March 3, 1996). "Adventures of Alexander Supertramp". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
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[1] Krakauer, Jon (2007). "6". Into the Wild. Anchor Books. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-385-48680-4.

[2] McNamee, Thomas (March 3, 1996). "Adventures of Alexander Supertramp". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 19, 2020.

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Chris McCandless
McCandless next to the Fairbanks City Transit System Bus 142 on the Stampede Trail, found as an undeveloped photographic film in his camera after his death
Born	Christopher Johnson McCandless (1968-02-12)February 12, 1968 Inglewood, California, U.S.
Died	c. August 1992 (aged 24) Stampede Trail, Alaska, U.S.
Cause of death	Starvation
Body discovered	September 6, 1992
Other names	Alexander Supertramp
Education	Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School
Alma mater	Emory University (BA)
Parents	Walt McCandless (father) Billie McCandless (mother)