Alex Lowe at the Café des Glaciers Jourdan’s in La Casset, France, February 1995. I first met the mountaineer while cover-ing The North Face athlete team in nearby La Grave. We skied some classic lines and had a couple of wild rappels with Conrad Anker, tying together a number of shredded slings to complete a sketchy bulletproof couloir during our final day. THE GREG VON DOERSTEN WAY