Was McCandless crazy? I don't think so. He was a rational thinker and, though over confident, had planned out what he needed to bring and do. He was smart, but not quite smart enough.
Was he just ignorant? Maybe. He should have taken at least a few weeks to study the geography and flora/fauna. Maybe he intended to go in blind.
Did he have a death wish? No, he just wanted to prove that he could do it. Just like Krakauer had said about himself in the previous chapters; he didn't want to die, he just wanted to get close enough to the edge to fell what it's like to live every day like it's your last.
The wild sweet peas McCandless may have eaten were poisonous. They look almost identical to their edible cousins, but they cause the body to be unable to absorb nutrients. He also may have accidentally eaten some mold or he could have just not had enough basic nutrients that humans need to survive.
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