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Christopher McCandless (born February 12, 1968, El Segundo, California, U.S.—found dead September 6, 1992, Stampede Trail, Alaska) was an American adventurer who died from starvation and possibly poisoning, at age 24, while camping alone on a remote trail in Alaska.
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12 lut 2019 · Christopher Johnson McCandless was a boy from a wealthy family who grew up in a rich suburb of Washington DC. In the summer of 1990, after a degree (with honours) in history and anthropology, he decided to drop everything – his family, his money and even his name.
His companions are to be Professor Summerlee, and Lord John Roxton, an adventurer who helped end slavery on the Amazon; the notches on his rifle showing how many slavers he killed doing so. Running the gauntlet of hostile tribes, the expedition finally reaches the lost world with the aid of indigenous guides, who are superstitiously scared of ...
29 sty 2011 · He was surrounded at Barquisimeto, Venezuela, where he murdered his own daughter, Elvira, “because someone that I loved so much should not come to be bedded by uncouth people”. He also killed several followers who intended to capture him.
3 lip 2024 · Choose Your Own Adventure. Lists about real explorers and expeditions and fictional depictions of fast-paced, dangerous adventures in film, TV, anime, literature, and other media. List of famous male adventurers, listed by their level of prominence with photos when available. This greatest male adventurers list contains the most ...
6 gru 2023 · One of the first non-Muslims to enter Mecca in 1853, British adventurer Richard Burton, who was known for revealing hidden and forbidden worlds, disregarded the risk of dying while exploring Arabia’s sacred cities. He pursued interests in falconry and cartography as he traveled across Africa in search of the source of the Nile.
4 paź 2017 · Millican Dalton was one of the first ever adventure guides, introducing hundreds of people to a variety of outdoor experiences in the English Lake District and beyond. He is also famed for leaving a career in London for a simpler life of self-sufficiency.
