![Kyle Dempster, Hayden Kennedy, Jeff Lowe and Lowe's granddaughter. In 2013 Dempster and Kennedy, along with the late Justin Griffin, established a variation to the North Tower Crack, which they called the Lowe-Spark (IV 5.13 A0, 1,200'). Here Lowe holds one of the pitons that he'd placed in 1969 and that the 2013 ascent team recovered from the original route. [Photo] Kyle Dempster.](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/xsticking-needles-in-the-haystack-jeff-lowe-930x620.jpg.pagespeed.ic.DijqDUGhdz.jpg)
Sticking Needles in the Haystack
In 1969, at the age of 18, Jeff Lowe climbs “like a light-footed wolf” on Haystack Mountain.
In 1969, at the age of 18, Jeff Lowe climbs “like a light-footed wolf” on Haystack Mountain.
IT’S DIFFICULT TO SEPARATE WHAT part of the Eiger’s ambience is due to its actual limestone, snow and ice, and what part is due to