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Diana Saverin

Diana Saverin

Diana Saverin is the founder of the travel and adventure blog These Fifty States.

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Krakauer has been revising his story of Chris McCandless's death for two decades.

Should We Still Care About Chris McCandless?

Jon Krakauer’s obsession with what killed the star of ‘Into the Wild’ has persisted for nearly 24 years. Whether it was ignorance or arrogance, do the details still make a difference?

Diana Saverin
May 7, 2016
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The Chris McCandless Obsession Problem

Every year, scores of Into the Wild fans tackle a dangerous river crossing to visit the last home of Alaska's most famous adventure casualty. Why are so many people willing to risk injury, and even death, to pay homage to a controversial ascetic who perished so young?

Diana Saverin
Dec 18, 2013