In the first hours there was nothing, no fear or sadness, just a
black and perfect silence.
Nando Parrado was unconscious for three days before he woke to
discover that the plane carrying his rugby team, as well as their
family members and supporters, to an exhibition game in Chile had
crashed somewhere deep in the Andes. He soon learned that many were
dead or dying--among them his own mother and sister. Those who
remained were stranded on a lifeless glacier at nearly 12,000 feet
above sea level, with no supplies and no means of summoning help.
They struggled to endure freezing temperatures, deadly avalanches,
and then the devastating news that the search for them had been
called off.
As time passed and Nando's thoughts turned increasingly to his
father, who he knew must be consumed with grief, Nando resolved
that he must get home or die trying. He would challenge the Andes,
even though he was certain the effort would kill him, telling
himself that even if he failed he would die that much closer to his
father. It was a desperate decision, but it was also his only
chance. So Nando, an ordinary young man with no disposition for
leadership or heroism, led an expedition up the treacherous slopes
of a snow-capped mountain and across forty-five miles of frozen
wilderness in an attempt to find help.
Thirty years after the disaster Nando tells his story with
remarkable candor and depth of feeling. "Miracle in the Andes"--a
first person account of the crash and its aftermath--is more than a
riveting tale of true-life adventure: it is a revealing look at
life at the edge of death and a meditation on the limitless
redemptive power of love.
"From the Hardcover edition."
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