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Thanks eataudio for spotting and sharing this. I always felt Krakauer was onto something with his hunch. It's clear from the book that he identified closely with McCandless; the book describes a similarly reckless adventure climbing an Alaskan mountain when he was a dumb kid. I wasn't impressed by Sean Penn's movie version of the story, but Eddie Vedder's soundtrack was great. And if you liked Into Thin Air, you must check out Eiger Dreams. Twelve stories of spectacular mountaineering adventures and mishaps. I admire the bravery and even hubris of people like McCandless, and I'm content to get my thrills reading about their exploits from the comfort of my chair.