Jon Waterman: Confessions of a Snowman
Jon Waterman, author of the classic In the Shadow of Denali: Life And Death On Alaska's Mt. Mckinley, reflects on a life lived in and around snow, and the myriad ways it can both protect and threaten.
Jon Waterman, author of the classic In the Shadow of Denali: Life And Death On Alaska's Mt. Mckinley, reflects on a life lived in and around snow, and the myriad ways it can both protect and threaten.
In this excerpt from his new book, "Chasing Denali: The Sourdoughs, Cheechakos and Frauds Behind the Moust Unbelievable Feat in Mountaineering," Jon Waterman reckons with the mountain that has influenced his life more than any other, and one of the most enduring legends associated with it...