"By design McCandless came into the country with insufficient provisions, and he lacked certain pieces of equipment deemed essential by many Alaskans...This has been regarded as evidence not just of stupidity but of the even greater sin of arrogance" (Krakauer 180).
Travel Advice
It has been stated several times within the book how unprepared Chris truly was, yet he had refused to take the advice or much needed equipment from others the whole time. It does not matter how well a person believes in themselves, bringing so little to aid chances of survival is inexcusable. Doing so is asking for death. Rather than think everyone as against him, Chris should have taken in consideration their good intentions, and rethink his original plan. He should have taken that which was gifted to him so generously by well-meaning and caring people. Due to youthful arrogance, he failed to realize that he had doomed himself. Had he packed sufficient supplies, he could have walked out the treacherous wilderness.
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