Alex Lowe
Biography
Stewart Alexander Lowe was an American mountaineer known for difficult ascents on rock, ice, and high-altitude peaks worldwide. He established new routes in the Himalayas, Karakoram, and the Tetons, and made first ascents in Antarctica and on Baffin Island. In 1995, he received the American Alpine Club's Underhill Award for outstanding mountaineering achievement. Lowe was killed in an avalanche on Shishapangma in Tibet in 1999, during an expedition that aimed to produce the first American ski descent of an 8,000-meter peak. Lowe's remains were discovered in the glacier in 2016. The Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation was established in his name.
Known For & Full Filmography2 Titles
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
When world renowned climber Alex Lowe was tragically lost in a deadly avalanche, his best friend and climbing partner went on to marry his widow and help raise his three sons. This profoundly intimate film from eldest son Max, captures the family's intense personal journey toward understanding as they finally lay him to rest.
Movie - 1995, 2h 15m • as self
On ice is a documentary about ice climbing. It was directed by Scott Ayers in 1995 and produced by Cliffhanger Productions. It features Alex Lowe, Kitty Calhoun, Greg Child, Duncan Ferguson, Lyle Dean, Conrad Anker and others.