Tag: Into the wild

In a 2015 article for *The New Yorker*, Jon Krakauer revealed that the seeds of the wild potato plant, which had been a food source for McCandless, were a contributing factor to his death due to a previously unrecognized toxin. This research finally provided a definitive answer to the question: what did Chris McCandless eat that was poisonous?.

In 1992, Christopher McCandless entered the Alaskan wilderness with a 10-pound bag of rice, and months later, his body was found weighing only 67 pounds. The mystery of what was Christopher McCandless actually eating has fascinated many, going beyond simple starvation to include his reliance on toxic seeds.