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Team of veterans climbs Himalayan peak, sparks documentary

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By Tian Chen

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012
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In 2010, a team of 11 veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars got together to climb 20,000 feet to the top of a Himalayan mountain. Their efforts were captured in an award-winning documentary, "High Ground." Cronkite News reporter Tian Chen talks to two members – one a veteran – of the group that participated in the 2010 climb.

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