He was really dumb. We actually ask our dog handlers when they arrive, what they think about him. He was a reckless idiot.
Why do you/they think so?
He was underprepared for a life in that environment. Iirc he didn’t really prepare at all for the trip. There’s some documentaries on yt etc if you want to dive deeper. There’s also a movie which is said to be pretty good.
Or, y’know, the book
If they think he was awesome, they usually end up being weird irresponsible people.
Wow, what an idiot. Not for trying to live a nomadic lifestyle, but for trying to survive the Alaskan bush without so much as a map…,
I remember getting high and watching the film, not the documentary, about him. I was initially rooting for him, but halfway through I was getting angry. I just kept thinking “WTF is wrong with you? You need help at every turn and then just keep turning everyone away.” I finished the movie and figured he was depressed and suicidal, but I still didn’t like him as a character.
