Miracle on the Andes
How could the Andes survivors stay alive for 72 days?
4.4 (40)
52 mins
Discover how a plane crash stranded the Uruguayan rugby team high in the Andes with little food, freezing temperatures, and no way to call for help. Uncover the desperate decisions and extraordinary endurance that allowed a handful of survivors to make it home alive.
Ep 1:
Into the Frozen Silence
A rugby team's chartered flight vanishes into the Andes after a fatal navigation error, leaving 33 survivors stranded amid wreckage, freezing cold, and mounting death.
Ep 2:
Hunger, Ice, and the Unthinkable Choice
Trapped without rescue and starving, survivors face an unbearable decision to endure—then an avalanche buries them alive, cutting their numbers further as hope dwindles.
Ep 3:
Beyond the Summit of Despair
Desperate for rescue, survivors search for the plane's tail and a working radio, before three men set off on a harrowing trek across endless, unforgiving peaks.
Ep 4:
Crossing the River, Facing the World
After weeks of walking, two exhausted survivors reach a river and a stranger—triggering a daring rescue, a global media firestorm, and a lifetime of reckoning.
Discussions (5)
Jason
Level 2 · 4 weeks agoLagurara literally told everyone he was sure they passed Curicó... right up until he died. Bro was wrong to his last breath.
Remy
Level 10 · 4 weeks ago72 days in the Andes and Nando's most clutch item was his mom's lipstick. organic chemistry of survival right there
Catherine
Level 8 · 4 weeks agoI'd push back on the idea that luck played any role here. That wasn't luck. That was 16 people refusing to quit while everything tried to kill them. Luck had nothing to do with it.
