Old Christian´s Club rugby team, 1972
The day of the accident in Mendoza, minutes before taking off for Chile. The Fairchild 571 can be seen behind the passengers.
The back end of the plane is found in an expedition.
Adolfo Strauch, Carlos Paez, Fernando Parrado, Javier Methol, Eduardo Strauch, Gustavo Zerbino, Roberto Canessa y Moncho Sabella.
Group of survivors after listening that the search for them has been called off and they are believed to be dead.
Photograph of the rescue by the Chilean Air Force helicopters
Arrival at the Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrrasco “For us, it wasn´t such a huge deal as the rest of the world took it, but the only thing we wanted was to come back home to our families” Tintin
Press conference on December 28th at the Christian Brothers school. The survivors get together to give their account of the story to the Uruguayan press and the world.
Returning to the Cordillera “life is something huge, I think i have the obligation to live it even more fully because of the toll it had on my teammates”
Roy Harley, Gustavo Zerbino, Eduardo Strauch, Carlos Paez, Adolfo Strauch, Coche Inciarte, Moncho Sabella, Alvaro Mangino, Javier Methol, Tintin, Pancho Delgado y Pedro Algorta.
We invite all who believe in life, from all faiths and religions , to believe that a superior being guide our paths, even though it is sometimes so difficult to understand him.
Siempre lo reeditás... cuando tenés alguna conferencia, es retrotraerte a lo que pasó, traer esos recuerdos que se vivieron muy intensamente.
He currently gives speeches as a motivational speaker.
...En poco rato deje de verlos, estaba en medio de la cordillera de los Andes, rumbo a un avión que no se veia. Estaba solo, por las mias, sin comida y sin equipaje. Esta es mi historia. Ese fue mi rol...
Parte I
Parte II
Océano
I had the firm conviction that I had to do everything possible to live and to try and get out, even if it meant I would die trying.