Alex Lowe was considered among the most talented and accomplished mountaineers of his time and was widely known for his boundless stamina on the wall. Lowe put up a number of hard rock & ice routes worldwide, climbed on The North Face team for nearly a decade, and was a highly-regarded skier. He received the American Alpine Club's Underhill Award (1995) for outstanding mountaineering achievement. However, despite his skill and success, Lowe was also famous for his quote, "The best climber is the one having the most fun." He also considered the sport of climbing "a journey without culmination" and said that because climbing is "less a sport and more a hobby ... everybody's a beginning climber."