"We've had a rough couple of days. Roughly 30 hours ago on October 5, 1999, at about 9:20 am Nepal time, tragedy struck our expedition..."

"Just knowing that Alex touched the lives of so many people around the world brought some solace during a most difficult time of loss." - Jenni Lowe

Re-read the dispatches from the ill-fated expedition on Shishapagma where Alex Lowe and Dave Bridges lost their lives.

"Mike Marolt says it wasn't skiing from the summit of 8031-meter Shishapangma that was difficult, it was hauling the 25-30 pounds of ski gear up the mountain..."