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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 over the world...".
May 2, 2016 · The bodies of Alex Lowe, considered the top mountain climber in the world during the 1990s, and his cameraman have been found in a thawing glacier in Tibet 16 years after they were buried...
Apr 30, 2016 · On October 5, 1999, an avalanche high on the slopes of Tibet’s 26,289-foot Shishapangma swept down the mountain’s south face, killing Bozeman, Montana’s Alex Lowe— then 40 and easily the best...
Dec 22, 2021 · If you follow climbing, you’re aware of the tragedy of Alex Lowe. The 40-year-old Montana climber was a star of his generation, alternately referred to as a mutant and “the secret weapon”...
May 11, 2016 · Alex Lowe’s Son Reflects on Finding Closure. Max Lowe shares what it means for his father's body to finally be found.
May 2, 2016 · Known as the best all-around climber of his generation, Alex Lowe climbs without a rope on a mountain he named Pyramid Peak. Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. Photograph by Gordon Wiltsie.
Dec 6, 2021 · 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.
Dec 15, 2022 · Alex Lowe was known for a number of first ascents on both rock & ice, as well as difficult summits of high-altitude peaks in dozens of countries. He also made several first ski descents, including the Northwest Couloir of the Middle Teton and the Enclosure Couloir of the Grand Teton, both in Wyoming.
Dec 1, 1999 · O n October 5, Alex Lowe, the 40-year-old mountaineer from Bozeman, Montana, whom this magazine called the world’s finest climber, perished in an avalanche on the slopes of...
May 2, 2016 · On October 5, 1999, Alex Lowe and David Bridges were swept away by an avalanche on Shisha Pangma during an attempt to ski a first descent of the mountain. Lowe, 40, was arguably the finest...
