The Jeff Lowe Papers contain records from 1980-2015 pertaining to the professional work and climbs of Jeff Lowe. The collection is composed of Jeff Lowe’s records of his climbs, writings and films, business ventures, and competitions.

The “Business Records” section contains documents about various businesses founded or co-founded by Jeff Lowe, including Cloudwalker, Lowe Alpine, Arctic Wolf, and Latok Mountain Gear. This series is composed of business plans and agreements, as well as financial information about the companies.

“Ogden Climbing Parks/Ice Tower” contains information about Jeff Lowe’s management of multiple Climbing Parks in Ogden, Utah, and his plans to expand these parks. Jeff also planned to install a “Holographic Ice Tower” in Ogden, modeled after the ice tower he created for the 1997 X Games.

The “Writings and Films” series contains Jeff’s notes regarding his personal writings. This section also contains notes on films which he produced and was featured in, as well as press reviews of his writings and films.

The “Nameless Tower Climb” series documents Jeff Lowe’s ascent of Nameless Tower as part of a group expedition in 1990. This section contains plans for the group’s ascent of Nameless Tower and information about expedition members.

The “Camp Bird” section details plans for the development of the closed Camp Bird Mine in Colorado. Jeff planned to develop Camp Bird into a climbing center where visitors could climb and learn about safe climbing practices year-round.

The “Climbing Competitions” section contains information about Jeff Lowe’s role in multiple climbing competitions. Jeff organized the first Ouray Ice Festival and the International Sport Climbing Championship at Snowbird in 1988. This section outlines the planning and execution of these competitions.