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High Ground
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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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Steve Baskis
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Luis Benitez
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Brad Bull
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Sherman Bull
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Chad Butrick
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Kevin Cherilla
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Ashley Crandall
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Jeff Messner
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Kabao Messner
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Aaron"Ike" Isaacson
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