Flight 571: The Rugby Team That Defied Death for 72 Days in the Andes

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. When forty-five passengers boarded Flight 571 on October 13, 1972, they expected a routine four-day trip to Chile. Instead, they found themselves at the center of one of history's most extraordinary survival stories. After their aircraft crashed deep in the towering Andes Mountains, sixteen survivors endured seventy-two days in a frozen hell that would test every limit of human endurance, morality, and will to live.

This gripping audiobook takes you into the white wilderness where temperatures plummeted to minus thirty degrees, where hope flickered like a dying flame, and where impossible decisions had to be made for survival. Follow Nando Parrado's incredible transformation from unconscious crash victim to unwavering leader, as he and Roberto Canessa embarked on a death-defying ten-day trek across sixty kilometers of treacherous mountain terrain to save their remaining friends.

More than just a survival story, this is a profound exploration of human psychology under extreme duress, the evolution of leadership in crisis, and the moral complexities that arise when civilization's rules no longer apply. It examines how ordinary people discovered extraordinary strength, how tragedy forged unbreakable bonds, and how the will to survive can overcome the seemingly impossible.

Through meticulous research and compelling narrative, Waleed Saleh delivers an unforgettable account that will leave listeners questioning their own limits and appreciating life's simplest blessings. This is the complete story of courage, sacrifice, controversy, and ultimately, the triumph of the human spirit against nature's most brutal test.

A testament to the power of hope, friendship, and unwavering determination, this audiobook reveals why the story of Flight 571 continues to inspire millions around the world more than fifty years later.

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Release date

Audiobook: 16 September 2025