Alex Lowe

Alex Lowe
Alex Lowe on Annapurna III in 1996.
Born
Stewart Alexander Lowe

(1958-12-24)December 24, 1958
Frederick, Maryland, United States
DiedOctober 5, 1999(1999-10-05) (aged 40)
Occupation(s)Mountaineer, climber
Websitewww.alexlowe.org Edit this at Wikidata

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...".[1] He died in an avalanche on Shishapangma, in Tibet. The Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation honors his legacy.

  1. ^ Bisharat, Andrew (2 May 2016). "Climbing Partner Remembers the Legendary Alex Lowe". Archived from the original on May 14, 2016.