Greg Lowe
{{Short description|American rock climber and cinematographer}}
Greg Lowe (born in Pittsburgh) is a noted mountain climber, photographer, Academy Award nominated cinematographer,[http://blog.lowepro.com/author/smarsh/ Greg Lowe] Retrieved February 27, 2011. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303031346/http://blog.lowepro.com/author/smarsh/ |date=March 3, 2011 }} and co-founder of Lowe Alpine, along with his brothers Jeff and Mike Lowe.
Lowe invented the internal frame backpack.{{cite book |last=Breashears |first=David |author-link=David Breashears |year=2000 |title=High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=35OAe3lnfCEC&pg=PA92 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |page=92 |isbn=978-0-684-86545-4}} He established Lowe Alpine in his workshed in Colorado in 1967.[http://www.lowealpine.com/eng/about-lowealpine.php Lowe Alpine] Retrieved February 27, 2011. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222195204/http://www.lowealpine.com/eng/about-lowealpine.php |date=February 22, 2011 }} In addition to backpacking gear Lowe is a pioneer in rock climbing hardware, developing some of the first cam-lever protection devices.[http://climbinglife.com/tech-tips/a-history-of-camming-devices.html A History of Camming Devices] Retrieved February 27, 2011. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527123750/http://climbinglife.com/tech-tips/a-history-of-camming-devices.html |date=May 27, 2011 }}
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