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8 quotes by Alex Lowe

Stuart Alexander "Alex" Lowe (December 24, 1958, Frederick, Maryland – October 5, 1999, Shishapangma, Tibet), was widely considered one of his generation's finest all-around mountaineers. Lowe died in a massive slab avalanche in Tibet.
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When you remove the risk, you remove the challenge. When you remove the challenge, you wither on the vine.

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There are two kinds of climbers, those who climb because their heart sings when they're in the mountains, and all the rest.

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Identifying and overcoming natural fear is one of the pleasing struggles intrinsic to climbing.

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I think climbing is less a sport and more a hobby, and as such, I think everybody's a beginning climber.

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The best climber in the world is the one that has the most fun.

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It's wonderful to be back. Back among the mountains that remind us of our vulnerability, our ultimate lack of control over the world we live in.... →

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Inspiring passion in family and friends has more enduring value than just staying alive for them.

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It's the journey toward doing these harder climbs that really gives value to the whole activity of climbing.

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