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Conrad Anker in Antarctica, in 2017. Dozens of his friends and climbing partners have died in the mountains. Photograph by Jimmy Chin
Feb 4, 2022 · In September 1999, a pair of American climbers travelled to Mount Shishapangma in the Himalayas. Their names were Alex Lowe and Conrad Anker, and they were experienced professionals.
- Ben Machell
Feb 10, 2022 · The lone survivor of the accident was Conrad Anker, Alex's climbing partner and best friend. A year after the tragedy, Conrad married Jennifer Lowe, Alex's widow and mother to three young boys...
Jan 22, 2022 · Nick Paumgarten writes about “Torn,” a film by Max Lowe that centers on his mountaineering father’s death in an avalanche in Tibet; Conrad Anker, the man who survived the accident and ...
- Nick Paumgarten
Dec 6, 2021 · Directed by Alex Lowe’s oldest son, Max, a new National Geographic documentary tells the story of Alex’s absence. “Torn,” which won Best Feature Film at the 2021 Banff Film Festival, is at once an homage to Alex Lowe—the climber, the father, the husband, and the friend—and a celebration of the family that survives him.
Mar 9, 2022 · On October 5, 1999, mountaineering star Alex Lowe disappeared with cameraman David Bridges in an avalanche on Shishapangma (8027 m, Tibet). Alex’s best friend and fellow climber, Conrad Anker, miraculously survived. After the tragedy, Anker and Jennifer, Alex’s widow, fall in love and get married. Anker raises Alex’s three sons.
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Sep 24, 2021 · In his new documentary Torn, Max Lowe shares the story of how his father’s death impacted his family, and how Anker came to play an increasingly central role in their lives.
