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When world renowned climber Alex Lowe was tragically lost in a deadly avalanche, his best friend and climbing partner went on to marry his widow and help raise his three sons. This profoundly intimate film from eldest son Max, captures the family’s intense personal journey toward understanding as they finally lay him to rest.

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  • Bozeman, MT - Anker-Lowe family hiking Alex Lowe Peak in Montana. (Credit: Lowe Anker Family)

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    Bozeman, MT - Anker-Lowe family hiking Alex Lowe Peak in Montana. (Credit: Lowe Anker Family)

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  • Alex Lowe on the summit of Pik Slesova. (Credit: Thom Pollard)

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    Alex Lowe on the summit of Pik Slesova. (Credit: Thom Pollard)

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  • Alex Lowe on Annapurna IV, post monsoon 1996. (Credit: Conrad Anker)

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    Alex Lowe on Annapurna IV, post monsoon 1996. (Credit: Conrad Anker)

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  • Conrad Anker (R) and Alex Lowe on peak of Mt Evans, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica Austral. (Credit: Gordon Wiltsie)

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    Conrad Anker (R) and Alex Lowe on peak of Mt Evans, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica Austral. (Credit: Gordon Wiltsie)

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  • Alex Lowe on Great Trango, August 1999. (Credit: Michael Graber)

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    Alex Lowe on Great Trango, August 1999. (Credit: Michael Graber)

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  • Alex Lowe with Peak 4810 in the background, Ak Su Krgyzstan 1995. (Credit: Conrad Anker)

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    Alex Lowe with Peak 4810 in the background, Ak Su Krgyzstan 1995. (Credit: Conrad Anker)

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  • Alex Lowe hangs from a cliff edge on the summit of a peak over Patton Glacier, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica 1998. (Credit: Gordon Wiltsie)

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    Alex Lowe hangs from a cliff edge on the summit of a peak over Patton Glacier, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica 1998. (Credit: Gordon Wiltsie)

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  • Alex Lowe on The Bird, Ak Su, Kyrgyzstan, 1995. (Credit: Chris Noble)

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    Alex Lowe on The Bird, Ak Su, Kyrgyzstan, 1995. (Credit: Chris Noble)

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  • Conrad Anker ice climbing up Hyalite outside of Bozeman, Montana. (Credit: Max Lowe)

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    Conrad Anker ice climbing up Hyalite outside of Bozeman, Montana. (Credit: Max Lowe)

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  • Max Lowe (age 10) during his climb of the Grand Teton that he did with his father the summer before his father's death. (Credit: Alex Lowe)

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    Max Lowe (age 10) during his climb of the Grand Teton that he did with his father the summer before his father's death. (Credit: Alex Lowe)

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  • Max, Sam, Conrad and Isaac outside of Bozeman, Montana. (Credit: Chris Murphy)

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    Max, Sam, Conrad and Isaac outside of Bozeman, Montana. (Credit: Chris Murphy)

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  • Alex Lowe, Jennifer Lowe and their sons Max, Sam and Isaac stand for a family photo the year before Alex’s death. (Courtesy Max Lowe)

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    Alex Lowe, Jennifer Lowe and their sons Max, Sam and Isaac stand for a family photo the year before Alex’s death. (Courtesy Max Lowe)

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  • Sam Lowe-Anker (R) and Conrad Anker on the saddle of The Grand Teton. (Courtesy Max Lowe)

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    Sam Lowe-Anker (R) and Conrad Anker on the saddle of The Grand Teton. (Courtesy Max Lowe)

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  • Jennifer (L) and Conrad together on their trip back to Tibet to see Shishapangma for the first time together Nepal 2002. (Courtesy Max Lowe)

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    Jennifer (L) and Conrad together on their trip back to Tibet to see Shishapangma for the first time together Nepal 2002. (Courtesy Max Lowe)

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  • Tibet - Lowe-Anker family at the basecamp of Shishapangma memorial site for Alex Lowe and David Bridges. (National Geographic/Max Lowe)

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    Tibet - Lowe-Anker family at the basecamp of Shishapangma memorial site for Alex Lowe and David Bridges. (National Geographic/Max Lowe)

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