Dangerously Adventurous

"He wasn't carrying anywhere near as much food and gear as you'd expect a guy to be carrying for that kind of trip" (Krakauer 4).

Topic: Travel Advice

Entering into the wild alone, you would expect someone to prepare themselves with all the correct equipment to survive. Against all odds, Chris McCandless did quite the opposite. With his driven mindset and love for nature he was ready to conquer anything and everything that came his way. Even with his incredible adventurous and strong mentality, mother nature found a way to defeat Alex. You can be the smartest and most diligent person but if you do not prepare yourself with the correct supplies you need entering an environment with extreme weather conditions, you will not be able to endure your surroundings. Alex was so adventurous and curious about life that he was almost reckless when planning his trip. My advice to Mr. McCandless would have been to keep his outstanding mindset of wanting to go experience life in freedom around the world, but to think better before he did so. He should have thought about and prepared for situations that he could have possibly gotten into and how to better himself for survival. Even if he planned better for himself and possibly could have survived longer, I believe that Chris lived out his last days as he should have, doing what he loved in freedom and away from the bondage and scars of his past. Hopefully people learn from his mistakes but also learn to have the same zest for life Chris, also known as Alex, had.