You’ve probably seen his work in National Geographic or Audubon – or in High Country News – as well as in his photography books. Famed for a transcendental approach to capturing the natural world, Galen Rowell was also an accomplished mountaineer, who inspired and awed his audience with breathtaking, seemingly impossible photographs. Rowell and his wife, Barbara, also a photographer, died Aug. 11 in a plane crash in their beloved Sierra Nevada. They will be greatly missed, but their work continues to inspire.

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Farewell to a great mountain photographer

by Staff, High Country News
September 2, 2002

<h1>Farewell to a great mountain photographer</h1> <p class="byline">by Staff, High Country News <br />September 2, 2002</p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter" data-effect="slide"> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container"> <ul class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper"> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure> <img alt="https://country-survey-collabs.info/external_files/allimages/2002/sep02/graphics/020902.002.jpg" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17426" data-id="17426" src="https://country-survey-collabs.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/020902.002.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">https://country-survey-collabs.info/external_files/allimages/2002/sep02/graphics/020902.002.jpg%3C/figcaption%3E%3C/figure%3E </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure> <img alt="https://country-survey-collabs.info/external_files/allimages/2002/sep02/graphics/020902.003.jpg" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17428" data-id="17428" src="https://country-survey-collabs.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/020902.003.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">photo</figcaption></figure> </li> </ul> <p> <a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><br /> <a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><br /> <a aria-label="Pause Slideshow" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause" role="button"></a></p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white"></div> </p></div> </p></div> <p>You've probably seen his work in National Geographic or Audubon - or in <i>High Country News</i> - as well as in his photography books. Famed for a transcendental approach to capturing the natural world, Galen Rowell was also an accomplished mountaineer, who inspired and awed his audience with breathtaking, seemingly impossible photographs. Rowell and his wife, Barbara, also a photographer, died Aug. 11 in a plane crash in their beloved Sierra Nevada. They will be greatly missed, but their work continues to inspire.</p> <div class="wp-block-group hcn-print-edition-box"> <p>This article appeared in the <a href="/?p=188772">print edition of the magazine</a> with the headline <span class="hcn-magtitle">Farewell to a great mountain photographer</span>.</p> </p></div> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/issue-233/farewell-to-a-great-mountain-photographer/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info Country News&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;quality=100&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=108709&amp;amp;ga4=G-0NS3WVPPTN&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/issue-233/farewell-to-a-great-mountain-photographer/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/hcn.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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