EPISODE · May 15, 2025 · 1H 56M
345: Their Plane Crashed & For 73 Days They Did The Unthinkable To Survive...
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Support our Sponsors:SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/milehigherIntro 0:00Who Were the Uruguayan Rugby Team? 10:26The Doomed Flight Begins 13:58The Crash 22:20Trying to Survive the First Night 27:36The ingenious Way They Stayed alive 49:32Deciding to Eat the Bodies 54:46The First Expedition Attempt 1:04:33Avalanche 1:13:21The Second Expedition Attempt 1:20:12The Third, and Final, Expedition 1:31:14Enter, Sergio Catalan 1:35:08Ave Maria 1:38:59Controversy and Communication 1:43:48Where Are They Now? 1:49:05Final Thoughts & Outro 1:56:19Higher Hope Foundation: https://higherhope.orgMile Higher Merch: https://milehighermerch.comCheck out our other podcasts!The Sesh https://bit.ly/3Mtoz4XLights Out https://bit.ly/3n3GaoePlanet Sleep https://linktr.ee/planetsleepJoin our official FB group! https://bit.ly/3kQbAxgJoin our Discord community, it’s free! https://discord.gg/hZ356G9MHP YouTube: http://bit.ly/2qaDWGfAre You Subscribed On Apple Podcast & Spotify?!Support MHP by leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcast :) https://apple.co/2H4kh58MHP Topic Request Form: https://forms.gle/gUeTEzL9QEh4Hqz88You can follow us on all the things: @milehigherpodInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/milehigherpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MileHigherHosts:Kendall: @kendallraeonytIG: http://instagram.com/kendallraeonytYT: https://www.youtube.com/c/kendallsplaceJosh: @milehigherjoshIG: http://www.instagram.com/milehigherjoshProducers:Janelle: @janelle_fields_IG: https://www.instagram.com/janelle_fields_/Ian: @ifarmeIG: https://www.instagram.com/ifarme/Tom: @tomfoolery_photoIG: https://www.instagram.com/tomfoolery_photo Podcast sponsor inquires: [email protected]✉ Send Us Mail & Fan Art ✉Kendall Rae & Josh Thomas 8547 E Arapahoe Rd Ste J # 233Greenwood Village, CO 80112Music By: Mile Higher BoysYT: https://bit.ly/2Q7N5QOSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0F4ik...Sources: https://pastebin.com/P2PJjihNThe creator hosts a documentary series for educational purposes (EDSA). These include authoritative sources such as interviews, newspaper articles, and TV news reporting meant to educate and memorialize notable cases in our history. Videos come with an editorial and artistic value.
What this episode covers
Throughout history, there have been miraculous tales of survival in the harshest environments. However, none may be more intense than that of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed on Friday, October 13th, 1972. For 72 days, the survivors of the crash survived in -30 degree weather using scavenged pieces of luggage, improvised sunglasses, and sleeping bags made from the airplane wreckage, and, most famously, ate the bodies of the dead to avoid starvation. While their story of survival has become famous for the cannibalism involved, it is also a story of how much a person can overcome even the steepest of obstacles to survive.
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