Lives Less Ordinary - Trapped in an icy hell: my 72 day mountain escape

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After crashing high in the Andes, Nando Parrado had to go to the extreme to get out.

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.

Presenter: Asya Fouks Producer: Edgar Maddicott Editor: Laura Thomas

Published on Monday, 5th February 2024.

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