Jeff Lowe teams up with adidas Outdoor
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Find the Metanoia Team and Connie Self at the adidas Outdoor Booth at this Outdoor Retailer Summer Market. Legendary alpinist and climbing icon, Jeff Lowe still loves the outdoors. Just because he cannot climb anymore, he still gets outside any way he can. This week it was from the deck of the Intensive Care Unit at Boulder Community Hospital.
Here you see Jeff signing adidas Outdoor posters. The iconic photo by Tom Frost depicts Jeff Lowe wearing an adidas sweater in 1979 while climbing Ama Dablam. Jeff chose adidas clothing on some of his most prized routes – the first ascent of Bridal Veil Falls, Ama Dablam and more.
The signature 3 stripes can be found in Jeff Lowe’s Metanoia,the award winning film about Jeff Lowe’s life and climbs, narrated by Jon Krakauer. In the film you will find Jeff Lowe still choosing adidas outdoor clothing of his own accord. Today adidas Outdoor embraces Jeff as a climbing legend who still inspires from a wheelchair or hospital room. Read more about the new aliance in the coming weeks. Find signed Ice World Books, The Tom Frost photo, dvds and the beautiful Metanoia Waterbottle by camelbak at the adidas Outdoor booth.
“Jeff is on the mend and will be back home in a day or two after a serious bout of pneumonia”, says Connie Self, Jeff’s partner and producer of the film. Still overcoming the odds, Jeff continues to inspire others. Learn more about Jeff and find out where to see the acclaimed film at www.JeffLoweClimber.com You can bring Jeff Lowe’s Metanoia to your shop or community. Contact jefflowemovie@gmail.com for information or to host a screening of the film.
