I'm surprised this hasn't been posted yet.
The bodies of Alex Lowe & David Bridges have apparently been found by Ueli Steck and David Goettler. Lowe & Bridges were presumed dead after they were engulfed in an avalanche on Shisha Pangma (8,027 meters/26,335 feet) in Tibet on October 5, 1999.
http://adventureblog.nationalgeographic ... ars-later/
Conrad Anker, who was part of the team in 1999, was interviewed earlier this week on NPR: http://www.npr.org/2016/05/03/476559534 ... -avalanche
bodies found 16 years later: Alex Lowe & David Bridges
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Re: bodies found 16 years later: Alex Lowe & David Bridges
Wow, it's been 16 years already?? I remember hearing about this when it happened. how time flies
edit: didn't see the original thread
edit: didn't see the original thread
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Re: bodies found 16 years later: Alex Lowe & David Bridges
It has been. Using the search tool (magnifying glass) for "Lowe Bridges" takes you to last weeks...Weegie5 wrote:I'm surprised this hasn't been posted yet.
"OT: Alex Lowe's and David Bridges' Remains Found on Shishap"
http://www.14ers.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 97#p600942
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Re: bodies found 16 years later: Alex Lowe & David Bridges
It was posted about a week ago:Weegie5 wrote:I'm surprised this hasn't been posted yet.
The bodies of Alex Lowe & David Bridges have apparently been found by Ueli Steck and David Goettler. Lowe & Bridges were presumed dead after they were engulfed in an avalanche on Shisha Pangma (8,027 meters/26,335 feet) in Tibet on October 5, 1999.
http://adventureblog.nationalgeographic ... ars-later/
Conrad Anker, who was part of the team in 1999, was interviewed earlier this week on NPR: http://www.npr.org/2016/05/03/476559534 ... -avalanche
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