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Alex Lowe [1958-1999] American

Rank: 102
Athlete, Mountaineer

Stewart Alexander "Alex" Lowe 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...".

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When you remove the risk, you remove the challenge. When you remove the challenge, you wither on the vine.		101
Inspiring passion in family and friends has more enduring value than just staying alive for them.		102
I think climbing is less a sport and more a hobby, and as such, I think everybody's a beginning climber.		103
The best climber in the world is the one that has the most fun.		104
There are two kinds of climbers: those who climb because their heart sings when they're in the mountains, and all the rest.		105
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. Mountains that demand humility, and yield so much peace in return.		106
Identifying and overcoming natural fear is one of the pleasing struggles intrinsic to climbing.		107
It's the journey toward doing these harder climbs that really gives value to the whole activity of climbing.		108
There's only one way to gain mountain sense, and that's to be in the mountains a lot. Unfortunately, when you're a young climber, you have none. You're out there, and your risk level is high.		109
I would let climbing slide away if I had to maintain my relationship with my family. Because it really is the big adventure.		110
I happily claim expertise in no single aspect of climbing, which is what has kept the passion burning hot all these years.		111
Climbing is a journey without culmination.		112
There are people who can't bear to fail. Those people are on the short track as far as their careers go. You have to push hard, do hard things. But you also have to be able to say, 'OK, today's not the day.'		113
I've definitely got lists of things I'd love to accomplish as a climber. But let's face it: The world's full of climbers, and the realm of unexplored, unclimbed peaks is shrinking rapidly.		114
Climbing, for me, is all about solving the magnitude of the problem. The best projects are the ones with big question marks hanging over them.		115
The best climber is the one who has the most fun.		116
When I'm 70 or 80, I'm still going to be doing good climbs. It's going to be fun to the bitter end.		117

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