Admitting an interest that borders on obsession, Krakauer searches for the clues to the drives and desires that propelled 24-year-old Chris McCandless to leave civilization behind and head into the remote Alaskan wilderness. Four months later, McCandless s emaciated corpse was found at his campsite by a hunter. Mesmerizing and heartbreaking, Krakauer s powerful and luminous storytelling blaze through every page. Map.