I think also the fact that our family story had been in the public image for pretty much

my entire life as starting with Alex's first Ascent of Everest when I was two years old.

Yeah, that's when he really stepped into the line light as a climber and so the idea of

finally kind of taking a stab at telling our story from my perspective, the perspective of

this kid of the hero who had been regaled in tales my entire life. You know that's when it really

became something that rose to the forefront of my mind as something that could be a project

for me to pursue. Max Lowe is an incredible adventure filmmaker who is award-winning films

have screened at festivals like Cannes and Trebekah. He's also the son of the famous mountaineer

Alex Lowe. Late last year, Max came out with his biggest documentary to date. It's a personal

story called Torn. It tells the story of his iconic father's death and how it is impacted his

family. I'm Shelby Stanger and this is Wild Ideas worth living.

Do you have any memories of dad? Honestly, all that I have to describe him as is basically what he

did. We all have a glorified idea of who Alex was. Bring it on. Now I want it mad.

In the 90s, Max's dad Alex Lowe emerges one of the best mountain climbers of the century.

He summited Mount Everest twice. He rescued teams off of Denali and he climbed some of the world's

most challenging ascents. Alex's friend and fellow elite climber, Conrad Anchor, was also a renowned

mountain athlete. In the fall of 1999, Alex and Conrad went on an expedition to Shishapangma,

a mountain into bed. When an avalanche struck, the team split up and they ran in opposite directions.

Alex was buried along with cameraman David Bridges. Miraculously, Conrad survived.

Conrad, who was devastated by his climbing partner's death, moved to Bozeman Montana to help care

for Alex's widow Jennifer and their three sons. Conrad ended up stepping in as a father figure for

Max and his brothers. Pretty soon, Conrad and Jennifer fell in love and a year and a half later they

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