TW: Domestic violence

Chris McCandless spent his brief life in pursuit of a Walden-esque ideal, to leave behind a tumultuous upbringing and find true sanctuary within the natural world. In the years since his ill-fated journey into the Alaskan wilderness, the legacy that has sprung up around Chris is one that he never could have anticipated. This week, we chronicle the life, disappearance, and untimely death of a fascinating young man who trekked into the wild, and never returned.

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