AL MOMENTO ESAURITO
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLid Publishing
ISBN-101910649414
ISBN-139781910649411
eBay Product ID (ePID)219924864
Product Key Features
Book TitleInto the Mountains : the Extraordinary True Story of Survival in the Andes and Its Aftermath
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicOutdoor Skills, Motivational, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Latin America / South America
GenreSports & Recreation, Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History
AuthorPedro Algorta
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal629.13092
SynopsisOn December 22nd 1972, the world discovered that sixteen of the forty-five passengers of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 that crashed in the Andes seventy days earlier were still alive. Pedro Algorta has never spoken of his experience but he breaks his silence of over 40 years and gives a first-hand account of one of the most incredible stories of human survival and team spirit. Pedro delves into how he personally lived those seventy days in the cordillera, the day-to-day struggle to survive, and how with difficulty, a lot of hard work and strong team spirit the group created a survival machine in the mountains. Each one of us has our own mountain - our own story - and understanding it helps us make sense of our path in life and to see the way ahead. We are all capable of surviving our Andes., On December 22nd, 1972, the world discovered that sixteen of the forty-five passengers of the Uruguayan Air Force plane that had crashed in the Andes seventy days earlier, were still alive. Nobody could quite overcome their astonishment. Without food, living in extreme temperatures, facing all kinds of adversity, and with no hope of a rescue, they did the unimaginable in order to survive. The author of The Mountains Are Still There , Pedro Algorta has never spoken of his experience in the Andes, because what happened on the mountain was, for him, a private matter. In this book he breaks his silence of over 40 years and gives a first-hand account of one of the most incredible stories of human survival and team spirit. With this book Pedro delves into how he personally lived those seventy days in the cordillera, the day-to-day struggle to survive, and how with difficulty, a lot of hard work, and a strong team spirit the group created a survival machine in the mountains.
LC Classification NumberTL553.9
