The ‘Into the Wild’ Bus Has Another Story to Tell

Outside Podcast

Sports, Wilderness

4.4 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

The abandoned vehicle where Chris McCandless died teaches us a lot about modern Alaska. Ever since Outside published Jon Krakauer’s feature about the young, adventurous drifter who attempted to live off the land near Denali National Park, people have been making the pilgrimage to Bus 142 to see it for themselves. But the hike involves a dangerous river crossing. So after two drownings and countless rescues, the state of Alaska decided they needed to solve this problem once and for all. Reporter Eva Holland wanted to know: Can you make the wilderness safe without ruining it? How do you take the Into the Wild bus out of the wild? The Outside Podcast is made possible by Outside+ subscribers. Learn more about all the benefits of a subscription and subscribe now at outsideonline.com/podplus

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0:57.0	This is the Outside Podcast. A couple of years ago, outside contributing editor Eva Holland was hiking the Stampede trail to go see the iconic Teclineka River in Alaska.
1:18.0	I got up early to start hiking to the river.
1:20.0	Along the way I met up with a group of five hikers, seasonal workers from the businesses around the park entrance.
1:26.5	Eva hiked with these folks for a couple of hours, about 10 to 15 miles.
1:31.0	But when they finally made it to the river, it didn't look good.
1:35.0	It was like the first full weekend in September.
1:38.0	It was gray. It was just like a few degrees above freezing.
1:42.0	It had been raining on and off.
1:44.2	The river was scary looking.
1:46.1	Eva had no plans of trying to cross the river, but her new friends told her they were going to.
1:51.9	Two of the guys crossed first with a climbing rope that they sort of like strung out behind them, tied to our side.
1:59.0	One of them almost fell in at one point, but he sort of splashed through right at the end and they made it across.
2:04.0	The first two crossed successfully, a little wet and cold, but okay.
2:09.3	They tied the rope up on the other side so the next three could cross while holding on to something.
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