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Forget Me Not, A Memoir: Legendary Climber Alex Lowe Remembered

Title: Forget Me Not, A Memoir (website)
Venue: National Geographic's Grosvenor Auditorium (Washington, DC)
Full Price: $18.00   Our Price: $9.00
In September 1999, climbing legend Alex Lowe died in an avalanche on Tibet's Shishapangma, Alex's wife Jennifer and climbing partner Conrad Anker, who survived the avalanche that killed Alex, found solace in each other and were married in 2001. Jennifer Lowe-Anker's new book Forget Me Not, A Memoir offers a portrait of Alex through letters and expedition notes, spanning continents to tell the story of three people whose lives intertwine to a degree they could never have imagined.

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In September 1999, climbing legend Alex Lowe lost his life in an avalanche on Tibet’s Shishapangma, leaving behind his wife Jennifer and three sons. In the months that followed this devastating tragedy, Jennifer and Alex’s climbing partner Conrad Anker, who survived the avalanche that killed Alex, found solace in each other and were married in 2001. Now, Jennifer Lowe-Anker’s new book Forget Me Not, A Memoir, offers a portrait of Alex Lowe through letters and expedition notes, spanning continents to tell the story of three people whose lives intertwine to a degree they could never have imagined. Lowe-Anker, a successful painter and founder of the Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation, will tell the story of how she navigated her shattered life and survived, ultimately finding transformative love through great loss.

Alex Lowe was not only one of the great alpinists of his time, he was also a man who had a remarkable impact on many of the people indigenous to the high mountain regions where his expeditions took him. Alex was blessed with many unique gifts including the ability to climb the world's most challenging peaks, and the capability to connect with, and love, the people he met in some of the most remote areas of the world. His sheer enthusiasm for adventure and compassion for the difficult lives led by these people stands as a continuing inspiration for those who knew and admired Alex.

About National Geographic Live!:

The National Geographic Society was created in Washington, D.C., in January 1888 for "the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge." The Society mirrors the world and all that is in it through incisive magazines, maps, books, films and interactive media.

Through National Geographic Live!, the Society's program of speakers, films and performances, National Geographic explorers, scientists, adventurers and photographers share their stories at the Society's Washington, D.C., headquarters and in other U.S. cities.

About National Geographic's Grosvenor Auditorium:

Guests will enter the National Geographic Society through the courtyard, then gather "under the stars" in the lobby--an illuminated re-creation of the sky on the night of the Society's founding in 1888--before entering the auditorium.

The Grosvenor Auditorium has an intimate feel, with comfortable seating, unobstructed views and modern equipment.