Timeline Mandy Horvath

Double amputee who lost both legs in a train accident in Nebraska and turned to climbing. Without prosthetics she crawled up Pikes Peak, Kilimanjaro and the Space Needle.

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1993 Mandy Horvath born in Smithville Mandy Horvath is born in Smithville, Missouri.
2014 Mandy Horvath loses her legs in a train accident After a night out in Steele City, Nebraska, Horvath is struck by a coal train and loses both legs above the knee.
2016 Mandy Horvath moves to Colorado Springs Horvath moves to Colorado and enrols at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.
2017 Mandy Horvath's dating profile goes viral Horvath's humorous dating profile draws national attention.
2018 Mandy Horvath climbs the Manitou Incline Horvath is the first woman with two above-knee amputations to climb the Incline without prosthetics.
2018 Mandy Horvath crawls up Pikes Peak After about 74 hours on the Barr Trail, Horvath is the first bilateral amputee to summit Pikes Peak without prosthetics.
2019 Mandy Horvath leads Travis Strong up Pikes Peak Horvath climbs Pikes Peak a second time, guiding a fellow double amputee.
2019 Mandy Horvath climbs to the crown of the Statue of Liberty Horvath is the first recorded bilateral amputee to climb the stairs without prosthetics.
2020 Mandy Horvath announces her Kilimanjaro climb On television, Horvath reveals her plan to crawl up Africa's highest mountain.
2021 Mandy Horvath summits Kilimanjaro Starting on her 28th birthday, Horvath crawls to the summit in six days.
2022 Mandy Horvath wins an Amelia Earhart award Horvath receives the Amelia Earhart Foundation Pioneering Achievement Award.
2025 Mandy Horvath on Naked and Afraid Horvath completes a 21-day survival challenge in the Belize jungle on television.
2026 Mandy Horvath documentary premieres at SXSW A film about Horvath's Kilimanjaro climb premieres in Austin.
2026 Mandy Horvath crawls up the Space Needle Horvath is the first bilateral amputee to crawl the 832 steps of the Seattle tower.
2026 Mandy Horvath named to the TIME100 Sports TIME lists Horvath among the most influential people in sports.