Into+the+Wild+Resources

//Desperate Days in Blue Canyon//--This NBC Dateline documentary on Aron Ralston, a climber who got trapped while hiking alone and had to cut off his arm to save his life has many connections with Chris McCandless and the other adventure types discussed in //Into the Wild//. Ralston even mentions the book as a source of inspiration. media type="custom" key="10970990"

Outside Magazine's July 2011 article //Once More To The Bus// provides never before seen photos and letters from Chris McCandless' adventure.
 * http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/first-look/Once-More-to-the-Bus.html

Put together by someone who claims " I am just someone who was given a new sense of being after being exposed the great story" of Chris McCandless, this website includes many pictures, essays as well as information about the memorial foundation started by his parents.
 * http://www.christophermccandless.info/

The "magic bus" has now become a popular pilgrimage for many who were impacted by the story of Chris McCandless. This news clip chronicals Wayne Westerberg's journey to visit the bus where McCandless died. media type="custom" key="10971288"

Trailer of the 2007 Movie interpretation of //Into the Wild// media type="custom" key="10971394"

Musician Eddie Vedder wrote the entire soundtrack to the film //Into the Wild//. This is the video for Hard Sun, one of the more popular songs from that soundtrack. What do you think Chris would have thought of the lyrics? media type="custom" key="10971456"

//End of the Trail:// an article about Chris McCandless that appeared in People Magazine shortly after his body was found in 1992
 * http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20108737,00.html

The Ascent of Alex Honnald- 60 Minutes.This is the interview of the free solo rock climber we watched in class. The website includes additional information and videos about his climb


 * [|Alone on the Wall]

Back Into the Wild- National Geographic

This article explores what it took to make Into the Wild into a film. Do you think Alex would have approved of Sean Penn as a director?
 * [|John Krakauer + Sean Penn: Back into the Wild]

This is an article written 20 years after Chris' trip to Alaska. How do the Native Alaskans view Chris' journey?


 * [|Into the Bus: The Chris McCandless Example 20 Years Later]