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On Oct. 5, 1999, legendary climber Alex Lowe was tragically lost alongside cameraman and fellow climber David Bridges in a deadly avalanche on the slopes of the Tibetan mountain, Shishapangma. Miraculously surviving the avalanche was Alex’s best friend and climbing partner, renowned mountaineer Conrad Anker. After the tragedy, Anker and Alex’s widow, Jennifer, fell in love and married, and ...
Dec 6, 2021 · Download the app. When Alex Lowe, one of America’s most celebrated alpinists, died with fellow climber and cameraman David Bridges in an avalanche on Shishapangma in 1999, he left a wife and three kids behind. In the weeks and months following Lowe’s death, his friend and climbing partner, Conrad Anker, who had narrowly survived the very ...
Alex Lowe on Annapurna III in 1996. Stewart Alexander Lowe (24 December 1958 – 5 October 1999) was an American mountaineer. He has been described as inspiring "...a whole generation of climbers and explorers with his uncontainable enthusiasm, legendary training routines, and significant ascents of rock climbs, ice climbs, and mountains all ...
Feb 4, 2022 · The Lowe-Anker family in Tibet, after the bodies of Alex Lowe and cameraman David Bridges were discovered in 2016. Credit: Courtesy of the Lowe-Anker Family. The discovery of Lowe’s body and the ...
- Ben Machell
Dec 22, 2021 · Lowe’s death shook the climbing world and made national news. He left behind a wife, Jennifer, and three young boys—Max, 10, Sam, 7, and Isaac, 3—in Bozeman. The Climber Comes Down to Earth
- Grayson Schaffer
Dec 15, 2022 · Max Lowe was 10 years old when his father, Alex, died in an avalanche on Shishapangma (8,027 meters) on October 5, 1999. His younger brothers Sam and Isaac were seven and four years old, respectively. His father’s death and his struggle to cope with the loss are the principal focus of the documentary film Torn, which Max directed.
May 2, 2016 · Following the tragedy, Anker stepped in to become a father to Alex’s three sons—Max, Sam, and Isaac—and support Lowe’s widow, Jenni. Conrad and Jenni fell in love and married in 2001 ...
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