Christopher McCandless: Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... Give me truth.
Christopher McCandless: If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed.
Christopher McCandless: You don't need human relationships to be happy, God has placed it all around us.
Christopher McCandless: I read somewhere... How important it is in life not necessarily to be strong... But to feel strong.
Answer: Having read Krakauers book: The rifle was a .22 Remington scoped semiautomatic. Accounts at the time mention that this may not have been the best choice, and it is clear that McCandless did not have enough experience to live in the wild, although it is impressing enough that he managed to survive for 16 weeks.