Movie of the Week
Edith: Porsche’s Volcano Ascent
March 8, 2025
“This project was exactly what you see in the documentary—a small team working desperately hard, recording their fears, their moments of defeat, their sense of belief and ultimately their elation over a period of four years in near impossible conditions.”
~ JF Musial, TangentVector co-founder
Movie of the Week
Edith: Porsche’s Volcano Ascent
The stories we create for future generations keep us alive far beyond our time. Porsche—a family-run enterprise out of Stuttgart—has given rise to a rich collection of stories about German engineering talent, whether focused on race cars or aircraft engines.
The 50-minute documentary by independent filmmakers TangentVector, Edith: Porsche’s Volcano Ascent, tells the exciting story of how a team of German engineers, mountain guides, and professional race car drivers broke world records with a custom-built Porsche named Edith, reaching the top of the world’s highest volcano, Ojos del Salado, in Chile’s Andes Mountains. The Porsche ascent broke the prior record set by Mercedes.
Covered in glacier ice and loose rocks, the Ojos del Salado reaches above 6,800 meters (over 22,000 feet) and is subject to incredible weather shifts. The film shows how these inhospitable conditions pushed man and machine to their limits, but also how every team member was “all in.” And even after two failed attempts at summiting, the team continued to receive the critical support from the Stuttgart boardroom that finally allowed them to succeed.
Taking on a project this daring is about more than just publicity. Porsche’s success is a testament to what is possible when leadership and creative talent have an unwavering drive to spearhead breakthroughs in engineering capabilities.
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