Horns Out – Maurice Horn, 77, Reflects on a Lifetime of Climbing
Using his poetry and prose to reflect on his childhood ranch and the rapidly dwindling days of his lifetime passion for mountain climbing, 77-year-old Montana climber, Maurice Horn (first ascent in 1962 of the Naked Edge, with Layton Kor) asks existential questions about sense of place, identity, and mortality.
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Using his poetry and prose to reflect on his childhood ranch and the rapidly dwindling days of his lifetime passion for mountain climbing, 77-year-old Montana climber, Maurice Horn (first ascent in 1962 of the Naked Edge, with Layton Kor) asks existential questions about sense of place, identity, and mortality.
Filmed in Bozeman, MT and Jackson, WY, featuring Conrad Anker.
“Horns Out’ is a documentary that screened at several festivals throughout the US including Academy Award qualifier, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.