New York Magazine

Into the Wild

It’s no wonder that the fate of Chris McCandless ate into the minds of writer Jon Krakauer and filmmaker Sean Penn. The subject of the book and now the film Into the Wild was an upper-middle-class ...
Smithsonian Magazine

‘Into the Wild’ Bus Airlifted Out of the Wilderness

The Alaska Army National Guard used a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to remove the bus featured in the book and film "Into the Wild." The bus was removed due to public safety concerns. Hundreds of fans of ...
Forbes

Adventurer Chris McCandless Of ‘Into The Wild’ Fame Was Victim Of Freak Hydrological Event, Study Suggests

The adventurous life and tragic death of Christopher McCandless in the Alaskan wilderness was popularized by author Jon Krakauer in his 1996 novel Into the Wild and a 2007 film adaptation. At age 24, ...
Outside

The ’Into the Wild’ Bus Is Gone... for Now

This article was first published by Backpacker.com. To get more of their premium content along with your Outside subscription, join Outside+. When a National Guard Chinook helicopter airlifted the ...
Rolling Stone

Into the Wild

Sean Penn has molded one of the best movies of a bustling fall out of Jon Krakauer’s best-selling Into the Wild. Krakauer told the true story of Chris McCandless, an honors grad from Emory University ...