He did not even have any boots for the weather he was going in. Jim Gallien, the last person to see him alive had to give him his boots. He was an experienced outdoorsman who noticed chris’s pack was, “Only 25-30 pounds “...” improbably light load for a three-month sojourn in the backcountry.” Chris may have thought that his high IQ and sensibility would be enough to get him through his journey, but by having a very credible source say how unprepared Chris was, really sets Chris’s expedition for failure. Having the right supplies matched with his IQ would be a big help, but with all these things would it had even help Chris