High Ground

Jan 17 2017 Not Rated 1h 32m
Documentary

Eleven veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan join an expedition to climb the 20,000 foot Himalayan giant Mount Lobuche. With blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer and a team of Everest summiters as their guides, they set out on an emotional and gripping climb to reach the top in an attempt to heal the emotional and physical wounds of the longest war in U.S. history.

Plot

Eleven veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan join an expedition to climb the 20,000 foot Himalayan giant Mount Lobuche. With blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer and a team of Everest summiteers as their guides, they set out on an emotional and gripping climb to reach the top in an attempt to heal the emotional and physical wounds of the longest war in U.S. history. Representing nearly every branch of the military, the veterans, and the Gold Star Mom who joins their trek, bring humor and deep emotion to this hero's journey all captured with breathtaking, vertigo-inducing cinematography.

Written by

Michael Brown, Scott McElroy, Brian Mockenhaupt

Directed by

Michael Brown

Cast

Steve Baskis, Dan Sidles, Katherine Ragazzino

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins

Trailers
High Ground - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
209
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
77
Popularity
NA