There were still two months before the weather improved, so the survivors had to resort to feeding on the bodies of their dead friends. "It's a terrible anxiety that you can't understand until the body begins to self-consume." Parrado confesses that the icy winds were not the only enemies they had to face: "Not knowing when you're going to eat again is the most frightening fear a human being can have. Parrado believes that the trust, empathy and friendship that existed in the group were key elements to their survival. "At that moment I almost panicked, but I remembered that panic kills you, and fear saves you," Parrado explained.Īt 3,575 metres above sea level, with no protective clothing and no sight on the horizon because of the glaciers around them, the group of survivors decided to wait until summer to escape. "My mind only allowed me to focus on fighting the cold, the hunger, the fear, the uncertainty." The pain of losing his loved ones came later.Īfter a week, they received the news over the radio that the teams were abandoning the search and would wait until the end of the austral winter - that runs from June through August in the southern hemisphere - to look for the bodies.
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