This. Every time McCandless comes up - and bless him for his youthful misadventure - I think of the documentary Alone in the Wilderness. It's one of my favorit

This. Every time McCandless comes up - and bless him for his youthful misadventure - I think of the documentary Alone in the Wilderness. It's one of my favorite films of all time, and have watched it numerous times. He had the right training and planning, knowledge, skills, equipment and support (a friend visisted regularly with supplies) to achieve it successfully. I love that the film footage was recorded by himself, some of it is just gorgeous scenery. He demonstrates the hard work necessary to build everything for survival.