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Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

Piers Paul Read

A close reconstruction of the 1972 Andes crash follows the survivors’ choices, their families’ search, the rescue, and the different meanings they found afterward.

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15 parts, about 28 minutes to read.

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Author
Piers Paul Read
Parts
15 parts
Reading time
about 28 minutes
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What the summary covers

  1. One: The flight and its first days in the snow3 min
  2. Two: The search outside the mountains1 min
  3. Three: Food, choice, and an attempted climb3 min
  4. Four: The families keep searching2 min
  5. Five: Avalanche and the tail expedition3 min
  6. Six: The families keep searching1 min
  7. Seven: The radio and the final expedition2 min
  8. Eight: Waiting beneath the cross2 min
  9. Nine: A sign seen from the air1 min
  10. Ten: Out of the snow2 min
  11. Eleven: News reaches the families1 min
  12. Twelve: Reaching the aircraft1 min
  13. Thirteen: The first rescue flight2 min
  14. Fourteen: The second rescue and return to ordinary life2 min
  15. Fifteen: Telling what happened2 min

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