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Lowe Alpine is a US outdoor equipment manufacturer founded in Utah in 1972 by brothers Mike, Greg and Jeff Lowe. Today it is owned by Rab. History
Highest peak in Malaysia and Borneo. 20th most prominent peak in the world. Unique endemic plants and animals. With nice weather, view includes the TAR Marine Park Islands. The only place in Malaysia to have recorded snowfall since the 1980s. 2 Mount Trusmadi: Trusmadi Range: Sabah: 2,642 8,669 3 Mount Sinsing: Trusmadi Range: Sabah: 2,603 8,540
The national park is located in the area of Malaysia's highest mountain Mount Kinabalu (4,095 m (13,435 ft)). The area is rich in biodiversity, as habitats along the slopes of the mountain change from a lowland tropical rainforest to sub-alpine forests and shrublands at higher elevations. Due to steep mountain slopes, these habitats are ...
The Crocker Mountains (Malay: Banjaran Crocker) form a range that separates the West Coast and Interior divisions of Sabah, Malaysia. At an average height of 1,800 metres (5,906 ft), it is the highest mountain range in the state. It is named after a 19th century British administrator of North Borneo, William Maunder Crocker. [2] [3] [4]
Greg Lowe (born in Pittsburgh) is a noted mountain climber, photographer, Academy Award nominated cinematographer, [1] and co-founder of Lowe Alpine, along with his brothers Jeff and Mike Lowe. Lowe invented the internal frame backpack. [2] He established Lowe Alpine in his workshed in Colorado in 1967. [3]
Ten hill stations have been built in Malaysia's mountainous areas. Four are in the state of Pahang , two are in Perak , and one each are in Kedah , Negeri Sembilan , Penang , and Selangor . Cameron Highlands is the largest hill station, covering 71,220 hectares (175,988 acres) of land, as well as the highest, at an elevation of 1,830 metres ...
Lowe made over 1000 first ascents. Lowe was a co-founder of Lowe Alpine along with his brothers Greg Lowe and Mike Lowe. [2] Jeff Lowe is the cousin of George Henry Lowe III. Lowe suffered from a neurological disease similar to ALS for approximately 18 years, until he died on August 24, 2018, in Colorado, United States. [citation needed]
Danum Valley Conservation Area is a 438 square kilometres tract of relatively undisturbed lowland dipterocarp forest in Sabah, Malaysia. It has an extensive diversity of tropical flora and fauna, including such species as the rare Bornean orangutans, gibbons, mousedeer, clouded leopards and over 270 bird species. Activities offered are jungle ...