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Nineteen years after his son disappeared while climbing Mt. Denali in Alaska, Guy Waterman ascended a mountain ridge in New Hampshire in February 2000 and committed suicide by sitting in the snow in the bitter cold until he froze to death. The life stories of both Guy and Johnny Waterman exemplify the narrow line between passion and madness.
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Brown, Chip. March 2003. The Last Cairn. Adventure.
Brown, Chip. June 2000. “Much About This World”: The Life and Death of Guy Waterman
Krakauer, John. 1996. Into the Wild. Anchor Books. New York, NY.
Pavek, Alyssa. March 2017. John Mallon Waterman. Prezi.
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