Jon Krakauer's life is related to Christopher McCandless's life because Krakauer wrote a book called "Into the Wild" detailing McCandless's journey and ultimate death in the Alaskan wilderness. Krakauer's own experiences as a mountaineer and adventurer allowed him to connect with McCandless's story and provide insight into the motivations and choices that led to McCandless's tragic end. Their lives are linked through Krakauer's retelling of McCandless's adventures in his book.
McCandless regretfully calls the discovery of his father's affair one of the greatest tragedies of his life.
Billy McCandless was born in 1894.
Rex McCandless was born in 1915.
Rex McCandless died in 1992.
Pablo McCandless was born in 1982.
Wilson McCandless died in 1882.
Wilson McCandless was born in 1810.
Stanley McCandless was born in 1897.
Paul McCandless was born in 1947.
David McCandless was born in 1970.
Cromie McCandless was born in 1921.
Cromie McCandless died in 1992.