The documentary
The Epic Mile
One veteran. 2,650 miles. A sixth surgery waiting at the end of the trail, and 22 reasons a day to keep walking.
Considered the Everest of hiking trails.
Determined and adventurous outdoorsman Zack Starr vows to defy chronic pain and inspire fellow injured veterans by tackling the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail. Zack hiked up the west coast of the United States despite facing a sixth surgical attempt to repair a service-ending shoulder injury.
After five months of awe, majesty, weather extremes and athletic success, his escalating physical, mental and emotional pain threaten Zack's finish. When word reaches him on the trail that the doctor cannot risk offering a final pain-relieving shot without destroying what is left of his shoulder, Zack is left nearly hopeless and in excruciating pain. Pursuing the trail reveals a hidden period in his past where hopelessness almost took over and he nearly ended his life.
In a beautiful irony, Zack's thoughts focus on his brothers and sisters in the services who face physical and mental blows daily, and the 22 veterans a day who will die by suicide. Holding on to the faith that completing the journey is no longer a personal challenge but a necessity for saving lives, he takes it one step at a time, one hour at a time, with his eyes on the Canadian terminus.
Your injury does not
define you.
"Hiking this trail was not about putting myself in harm's way or endangering my life... This journey was about putting myself in front of adventure and living my life!"
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