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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 11, 2016 · Alex Lowe celebrates a birthday with his three young sons, Max (far right), Sam, and Isaac in 1998; Photograph courtesy Max Lowe
Alex Lowe (born 15 January 1968) is an English actor, comedian and voice artist. He is the creator and performer of the characters Barry from Watford on Steve Wright 's BBC Radio 2 show and Iain Lee 's shows, and the character Clinton Baptiste, originally seen in Phoenix Nights, as whom he has since toured.
May 2, 2016 · The remains of American mountaineers Alex Lowe and David Bridges, who were swept away in an avalanche on Shisha Pangma (8,027 meters/26,335 feet) in Tibet on October 5, 1999, were discovered on...
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 in an...
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...
May 1, 2016 · The families of renowned climbers Alex Lowe and David Bridges received some closure last week when the remains of both men were finally found 16 years after they were killed by a Himalayan...
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 Shishapangma,...
By the time of his sudden, tragic death beneath an avalanche on Tibet’s forbidding Mount Shishapangma, Alex Lowe had become a mountain character larger than life. Many called him the greatest contemporary climber on earth (a title he personally eschewed), but he was far more than just a phenomenal mountaineer.
