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In December 1976 a small plane carrying two pilots and several tons of Mexican marijuana lost height over Yosemite. It clipped the trees above Lower Merced Pass Lake, deep in the backcountry, and went through the ice. Rangers recovered what they could from the surface before winter drove them out. With the wreck frozen in, the site looked safe until spring. They hadn’t counted on Camp 4. The young climbers living on next to nothing beneath the valley’s granite walls made dangerous treks through deep snow to reach the lake, then hid, moved and sold what they brought back.
A search for a missing plane became a drug investigation, a public scandal and a piece of folklore nobody could control. High Ground brings together the climbers, rangers, investigators and the pilots’ families, many speaking on camera for the first time, to separate what happened from the legend Yosemite chose to remember.
Kendal Mountain Festival 2026 Official Selection
“An outrageously delicious story… an incredibly enjoyable and informative watch that adds to the well-stocked archive of recent, unforgettable Yosemite documentaries like Valley Uprising, Free Solo and The Dark Wizard.” San Francisco Chronicle
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