Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 - Nando and Roberto's rescue location: tuttleberry's Pics and Story

tuttleberry: The trek through the Andes, which took Nando and Roberto from the Flight 571 crash site, northeast of Volcano Tinguiririca, to their rescue location on the banks of the Rio Azufre, took 9 days. The first 3 days of the journey were spent simply climbing to the summit of the mountain they were crashed on, which was in the neighborhood of 15000 feet high. The last 6 days were spent trekking southwest, along the bed of the Rio Azufre. Of course, on the 9th and final day, they were found by Sergio Catalan and their journey was over.