The Sad Story Of Christopher McCandless, The Man From ‘Into The Wild’  

The Sad Story Of Christopher McCandless, The Man From ‘Into The Wild’  

Trista - November 12, 2019

The Sad Story Of Christopher McCandless, The Man From ‘Into The Wild’  
Christopher, with the carcass of the moose. Credit: Neelke Vanderkerken

He Took a Moose Down, Then Regretted It

On his 43rd day in Alaska, based on his journal, Chris managed to shoot a small moose. The little moose still weighed around 600 pounds, which proved very difficult for the wanderer, as he had no survival training. He was initially so excited that he took a picture with the dead moose, but after trying to smoke the moose and failing, he wrote of his regrets in his journal, calling it a “tragedy.” The meat went bad, and he eventually left it for the wolves.

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