Forget Me Not: A Memoir

A personal, never-before-told account of one of the greatest losses in the climbing world, this insightful and at times wrenching memoir of love lost and love found is set against a backdrop of one of the world's tallest peaks.In 1999 Jennifer Lowe's husband Alex Lowe died tragically in an avalanche on the Himalayan mountain Shishapangma, leaving her alone to riase thre sone. Alex was widely considered one of htegreart modern climbers. While Jennis and her sons faced the absence of the most important man in their lives, Alex's best friend and longtime climing partner, Conrad Anker, was dealing with the terrible loss as well as feelings of survivor's guilt. Through letter and expedition notes from Alex, Forget Me Not spans continents and tells the story of three people whose lives intertwine to a degree they could never have imagined. From the valleys of Montana to the peaks of the Himalayas, the story exposes the controversial yet ultimately redemptive power of love.