The locals have a saying that interprets the ferocity of the Andes mountains, they say “What the Andes takes, it never gives back.”

 

Well apparently everyone forgot to tell that to the passengers of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, although they lost many people in there 72 day stay in the uninhabitable climate, they were able to miraculously hike out and “rescue themselves” completely unprepared, providing us with the inspiring tale of making the impossible possible in the most unimaginable conditions.

 

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Sources:

https://youtu.be/syJyPq7lRGc

https://youtu.be/zfBbDBnq7TY

https://youtu.be/qfOTeudQY5s

https://youtu.be/yd0V_6fgDcA Ted Talk from Nando Parrado

https://www.britannica.com/event/Uruguayan-Air-Force-flight-571

https://historydaily.org/uruguayan-air-force-flight-571-cannibals