High Ground (2012)
1h 32m
Running Time
November 2, 2012Release Date
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 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.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Luis Benitez
Himself
Steve Baskis
Self
Brad Bull
Himself
Sherman Bull
Himself
Kevin Cherilla
Himself
Brian Mockenhaupt
Self
Jeff Messner
Himself
Kabao Messner
Herself
Ashley Crandall
Self
Aaron"Ike" Isaacson
Himself
Chad Butrick
Self
Michael Brown
Director
Scott McElroy
Writer
Ryan Fenson-Hood
Writer
Don Hahn
Producer
Chris Bacon
Composer
Details.
Wiki.
High Ground is a 2012 documentary film about eleven veterans who set off to climb the tallest peak in the Himalayas to heal the physical and emotional wounds of war. The expedition is led by blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind man to summit Mount Everest, and a team of experienced mountain climbers who guide this team of wounded veterans up the summit.
After an initial premiere at the Boulder International Film Festival, the film was selected for participation in the Newport Beach Film Festival, Sarasota Film Festival, and the Seattle International Film Festival. The domestic release was in August 2012; the DVD release was for Veteran's Day 2012.