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Vierci, Pablo, 1950-

Society of the snow / Society of the snow : the definitive account of the world's greatest survival story. Pablo Vierci ; translation by Jennie Erikson. - London : Constable, 2023. - xxvi, 358 pages, 8 unnumbered page of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.

"A Netflix film"--Cover. "First published in Argentina in 2008 by Sudamericana as La sociedad de la nieve"--Title page verso.

Fifty years -- Letter from J. A. Bayona, May 2011 -- March 2006 -- return to the mountain -- Abandoned: Roberto Canessa -- The first death -- falling into the Cordillera -- The countdown: Coche Inciarte -- The goodbye -- Handkerchiefs in the plaza: Daniel Fernández -- The second death -- The unfinished story: Adolfo Strauch -- The sun quickly sets -- The devil never sleeps: Moncho Sabella -- A leap into the void -- Fleeting glory: Álvaro Mangino -- Those who saw too much -- The dented cross with the broken arm: Gustavo Zerbino -- The third death -- My chats with Liliana: Javier Methol -- Condemned to walk -- Living muted: Pedro Algorta -- Salvation through the east -- The long journey: Carlitos Páez -- Is anybody listening? -- The children of the Cordillera: Roy Harley -- The searchers -- On the edge: Bobby François -- The abyss that we climb -- Friends for eternity: Tintín Vizintín -- I come from a plane that fell in the mountains -- Flying with frozen wings: Pancho Delgago -- The wait -- What I found on the mountain: Eduardo Strauch -- Los Maitenes -- Keep going forward, Papa: Nando Parrado -- The reunion -- Acknowledgements -- Passengers and crew members of the Fairchild 571.

" It was 13 October 1972. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, carrying a team of young rugby players, their families and friends, took off for the very last time. A deadly miscalculation saw F571 crash directly into the Andean mountains to devastating consequences: the body of the plane broke violently into two, its floor torn to smithereens; seats flew out of the air taking passengers with them. In the weeks that followed, the remaining people who were on board - the snow society - emerged to fight a dire, gruelling battle for survival. Waiting for a rescue team that didn't arrive, the survivors became fewer and fewer in numbers. Stranded alone on a glacier, they had to face brutal temperatures, lethal avalanches and the loss of friends and family with no access to supplies, food or water. In order to survive, they had to do the unthinkable... It wasn't until seventy-two days later that they were able to reach safety. Alarmingly gritty, moving and powerfully told, journalist Pablo Vierci recounts the unsettling stories of the sixteen survivors in intimate detail. Drawing on exclusive interviews, The Snow Society delves into the tragedy of the crash and how it radically redefined the rest of the survivors' lives. Ultimately, however, the book is a touching testament to the strength of faith, friendship, and the resilience of the human spirit"--Publisher's description.


Translated from the Spanish.

ISBN: 9781408716380 1408716380

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC2F8286 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020737477 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Aircraft accident victims--Andes Region --Biography.
Airplane crash survival--Andes Region.
Aircraft accidents--Andes Region.
Cannibalism--Andes Region.
Wilderness survival--Andes Region.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.
Biographies.

Dewey Class. No.: 363.124