SXSW 26′ – We climb alongside Mandy Horvath for hope and truth
We talk to Mandy and filmmakers Edward Drake, Scott Veltri and Francis Cronin about this story at SXSW. We delve into the truth and mystery behind events that led to Mandy’s tragedy then look at her rise and determination to climb Africa’s tallest mountain.
SXSW 26′ The Ascent – Mandy Horvath, Francis Cronin, Edward Drake, Scott Veltri
About: THE ASCENT tells the extraordinary true story of climber Mandy Horvath, a bilateral amputee attempting to crawl to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro on her hands and follows an investigation surrounding the night she tragically lost her legs. Years earlier, a night out with friends escalated into tensions at a local bar, and soon after Mandy’s world went black. Her next memory: waking in an ambulance surrounded by paramedics, both legs gone. What happened between the bar and the hospital remains a mystery – shattering her trust in the world around her. As Mandy pushes her body to its limits on Africa’s tallest mountain, she must reckon with her past and learn to trust again if she is to succeed.
