I&#x27;m an avid explorer, regularly setting off to do things that are not entirely &quot;safe&quot;. (though nothing on this scale).<p>The story of Chris McCandless[1] (Into The Wild) spoke to me so strongly, I made the trek[2] into the wilderness where he passed away, an old bus on the side of a trail in Alaska.<p>Chris&#x27; is a very controversial story, with many people believing he was an idiot for wandering in there &quot;unprepared&quot; and many thinking he is inspirational. I wound up spending 4 years living in the North, exploring the far corners of Yukon and Alaska.<p>I feel strongly there are some personality types that just need to get &quot;off the map&quot; and I love the part of Jon Krakauer&#x27;s book Into The Wild where he suggests having a piece of wilderness on the earth that literally has no map. People can choose to go in there to explore. They&#x27;ll (likely) find mountains, rivers, lakes, caves, etc. but nothing will be mapped, everything is to be discovered. When they return, they can&#x27;t talk specifics, or show photos.<p>Some of us want to go places that have been unexplored, and we accept that risk.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Christopher_McCandless" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Christopher_McCandless</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;theroadchoseme.com&#x2F;the-magic-bus" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;theroadchoseme.com&#x2F;the-magic-bus</a>