Into the Wild

Alexander Supertramp

Chris McCandless’s second name

Annandale, Virginia

Chris grew up in this city

Anda Borego/ Desert Hot springs

Desert in California where Chris went after he taped it Bob and Jan at the Slabs

Baja California/Mexico

Chris went around December 1990, Gulf of California

Billie McCandless

Chris McCandless mother ; actual name is Wilhelmina

Bullhead City, Arizona

The city where McCandless worked at McDonald’s as well as opening a bank account

Carine McCandless

Chris McCandless younger sister; they were close siblings

Carthage, South Dakota

Where the grain elevator is, where Chris worked for 4 weeks with Westerberg

Chris’ belt

He made this belt and then gave to Westerbrg for keeping before he went to Alaska

Colorado River

Bought a canoe to paddle to Mexico

Devil’s Thumb

The authors Krakauer, climb to the peak

Denali

The peak of Mt. McKinley where john waterman wanted to climb

El Segundo California

Where he was born - returned in 1986 and learned about his fathers affair

Everett Reuss

He was similar to McCandless in age being 20 and the love of travel. He disappeared in Utah in the mid 1930’s. A Carving of his was found that wrote “Nemo 1934” It is believed he fell to his death while climbing on the canyons walls.

Emory University

McCandless graduated from here on May 12, 1990 with a Bachelor’s degree double majoring in history and anthropology

Fairbanks City Transit system #142

Abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness where Chris stays for a while…eventually dies here of starvation.. left an SOS note here, which hikers later discovered…abandoned when the Fairbanks company project was halted in 1963

Jan Burres and Bob

A “rubber Tramp” couple who picked up McCandless off Highway 101 in Northern California Jan develops a motherly attachment to Chris. Chris sends her postcards every few months.

Jim Gallien

Last person to see McCandless alive. In April 1992, he drops off the young man on Alaskas Stampede Trail, giving McCandless his boots and advising him to reconsider his plan to live off the land.

Leather tramps

A term to refer to people who hike and hitchhike into an area

Outdoor Magazine

Published Chris’s story

Ronald Franz

Eighty year old veteran who lives in Salton City; gave McCandless a ride into town; was a fatherly figure; offers to adopt McCandless

Rubber Tramps

A term to refer to people who have a vehicle

Sam McCandless

Chris’ half brother

Stampede Trail

The trail that Chris started in Alaska and was dropping by Jim Gillian, 1992

Teklanika River

A river that Chris couldn’t cross on his way out of the wilderness because of the water level

The Slabs

Where Chris stayed with Bob and Jan (flea market)

Walt McCandless

Chris’ father

Wild potato root/seed

Suspected that this was what caused his starvation

Wayne Westerberg

The guy that gave Chris a job in the grain elevator, where Chris worked for 4 weeks

Wild sweet pea

the author concluded that was what killed Chris