Forget Me Not

Forget me not – a memoir

A personal account of one of the greatest losses in the climbing world
An elegant and gripping story of tragedy, as well as unexpected joy
An entrée into the emotional world of climbers and their families

In 1999 Jennifer Lowe`s husband Alex Lowe died tragically in an avalanche on
the Himalayan mountain Shishapangma, leaving her alone to raise three sons.
Alex was widely considered one of the greatest modern climbers and the world
mourned his loss -Tom Brokaw did a one-hour special for Dateline, and Sting
narrated and composed music for a tribute film.

While Jenni and her sons faced the absence of the most important man in their
lives, Alex`s best friend and longtime climbing partner, Conrad Anker, was
dealing with the terrible loss as well as feelings of survivor`s guilt. Jenni
and Conrad gradually, and unexpectedly, found solace in one another and
married in 2001- Conrad is now the adoptive father of the three Lowe children.

Through letters 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. Jenni`s account takes readers inside a woman`s
heart and mind as she navigates her shattered life and survives, ultimately
finding transformative love through her great loss. From the valleys of
Montana to the peaks of the Himalayas, this never-before told story exposes
the controversial yet ultimately redemptive power of love.