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eataudio  ·  4137 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How Chris McCandless Died

Definitely tragic. However, consider this quote (taken from his wiki page.)

    Alaskan Park Ranger Peter Christian wrote:

    "When you consider McCandless from my perspective, you quickly see that what he did wasn't even particularly daring, just stupid, tragic, and inconsiderate. First off, he spent very little time learning how to actually live in the wild. He arrived at the Stampede Trail without even a map of the area. If he [had] had a good map he could have walked out of his predicament [... ] Essentially, Chris McCandless committed suicide.