Survival in the Andes

giving advice on how to survive

explaining incredible past events

showing that air travel was dangerous

writing an imaginative story

The view from the mountain was not very good.

They didn't know how to return to the plane.

They realised they had more problems.

They had not brought enough warm clothes.

he had lost hope.

he didn't agree with Parrado's solution.

he didn't want to walk any further.

there wasn't enough food for three people.

they saw things that belonged to people.

they discovered a river.

they had been walking for ten days.

there were flowers in the snow.

The survivors of the crash waited for many weeks in the plane for someone to find and rescue them.

Tragically, 29 people died when the plane crashed.

In a terrible situation, and with no hope at all, the survivors found a way to save themselves.

To stay warm in the freezing cold, they wore the clothes of the people who had died in the crash.