Miracle in the Andes. 72 days in the mountains and my long way home

Nando Parrado was unconscious for three days, and then he woke up and learned that the plane he was on with a rugby team, accompanied by close relatives and fans for a friendly match in Chile, had crashed somewhere high... in the Andes. It soon became clear that many of the passengers had died or were dying, including his mother and sister. The survivors of the crash were trapped on a lifeless glacier at an altitude of over 3,600 meters above sea level, with no supplies and no way to call for help. They struggled to survive the freezing temperatures, deadly avalanches, and... hunger. And then came the horrifying news that the rescuers had stopped searching for them. Nando decided that his duty was to return home or perish trying. It was a desperate decision, but at the same time - the only chance for survival. Thus, Nando - an ordinary guy, not at all predisposed to leadership or heroism - led the expedition in an attempt to find help. He faced a journey up the treacherously deceptive slopes of a snow-capped mountain, and further on through more than seventy kilometers of frozen wasteland. “Miracle in the Andes” is a stunning narrative of an unimaginable ordeal. In direct, strikingly honest prose, Nando Parrado tells readers what it took - and what it actually was - to survive high in the Andes and endure a full 72 days after the crashed plane was left to die. Once you take this book in your hands, you won't be able to put it down! - Jon Krakauer, bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, Under the Banner of Heaven, and others. Unlike the situation when the slopes of the mountain are obscured by advancing clouds, no fog hides from Nando Parrado the meaning of life. It was in his love for his father that Nando found the motivation to survive for two months on the Chilean glacier. Making his incredible crossing through the Andes, Nando also demonstrated a depth of courage, faith, and persistence that later helped him turn his losses into history