Trapped in an icy hell: My 72-day mountain escape
With no food and no chance of rescue, Nando and his friends had to turn the only fuel they had left: the bodies of those who had died.
In 1972, when the plane carrying 22-year-old Uruguayan Nando Parrado and his rugby team came down deep in the Andes mountain range in South America, they were left for dead. Rescue teams called off their search after 10 days. Nando and the other survivors would spend an incredible 72 days trapped, frozen and forsaken in this icy wilderness. And in order to come out alive, they would have to do the unthinkable.
***Warning: Contains some distressing scenes.***
Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Edgar Maddicott
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707
(Photo: Nando Parrado. Credit: Courtesy of Nando Parrado)
Last on
Broadcasts
- Mon 12 Feb 2024 12:06GMT±«Óãtv World Service
- Mon 12 Feb 2024 18:06GMT±«Óãtv World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
- Mon 12 Feb 2024 23:06GMT±«Óãtv World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Tue 13 Feb 2024 03:06GMT±«Óãtv World Service
Contact Outlook
Info on how we might use your contribution on air
Podcast: Lives Less Ordinary
Step into someone else’s life and expect the unexpected