1968 - 1992
Christopher McCandless was an American adventurer and itinerant who gained fame for his journey into the Alaskan wilderness in 1992. Driven by a desire for self-discovery and a rejection of materialism, he adopted the name "Alexander Supertramp" and hitchhiked across the United States before ultimately surviving in the wild for several months. His life and tragic death were later chronicled in Jon Krakauer's book "Into the Wild," which inspired a documentary and a film adaptation.