Alex Lowe was killed in an avalanche in Tibet in 1999. His son Max Lowe and Alex's best friend, Conrad Anker, share their reflections on what it means to be a mountaineer—and the true price of adventure—on this week's episode of OverheardNatGeo
Renowned mountaineer Alex Lowe had reached the summit of his career by 1999, scaling some of the planet’s most challenging peaks. Just a few months after he was featured in National Geographic as “one of the world’s finest all-around climbers,” he was killed in an avalanche in Tibet. His son Max Lowe and his best friend, Conrad Anker, share their reflections on what it means to be a mountaineer and the true price of adventure.
Check out our interview with Dawa Yangsum Sherpa, a Nepali climber who shares her thoughts on overcrowding on Mt. Everest.The Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation was founded in memory of Alex Lowe and helps people living in remote parts of the world. The sport of rock climbing has a long and eventful history, this article explains some of climbing’s greatest moments.
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