Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy
Also, McCandless survived in conditions worse than he prepared for. He wasn't planning on spending time out there during the winter, he didn't have some kind of crazy death wish. He apparently didn't learn that rivers get higher and faster during the freezing seasons. That type of thing is more along the lines of honest mistake than foolishness.
No, he pretty much had improved conditions as time wore on, aside from the river. He went in April and he didn't even make it to the end of the summer.