When the Old Christians Rugby Club chartered a flight from Uruguay to Chile, they were excited at the prospect of their upcoming match. The 45 passengers included the team and some family and friends. The plane hit turbulence over the Andes mountains resulting in a crash that would prove fatal for many on board. The remaining survivors were trapped on a snow ... Show More
Oct 26
La aventura de la vida, parte 4
<p>Sandra and Gabriel have fallen through the floor of the grand pyramid of Chichen Itzá, El Castillo. After solving puzzles and more falling through the pyramids below El Castillo, they have found themselves in a cenote, or underground lake. How will they make it out of this sit ... Show More
17m 39s
Jan 2024
Society Of The Snow with J.A. Bayona
On October 13, 1972, a plane carrying 45 passengers and crew – 19 of whom were young rugby players – took off from Carrasco International Airport in Uruguay heading to Santiago, Chile. The plane never reached its destination. Adverse weather conditions caused Flight 571 to crash ... Show More
1h 1m
May 2023
Encore: Plane Crash in the Andes | The Crash | 1
<p>In October 1972, an Uruguayan rugby team traveling to their next match in Santiago, Chile, crashes into the Andes Mountains after their plane strikes a glacier. Stranded on the snow-covered side of a mountain, they will have to do the unthinkable to survive. </p><p>Initia ... Show More
47m 22s
Jan 2024
The Sunday Read: ‘Ghosts on the Glacier’
<p>Fifty years ago, eight Americans set off for South America to climb Aconcagua, one of the world’s mightiest mountains. Things quickly went wrong. Two climbers died. Their bodies were left behind.</p><p>Here is what was certain: A woman from Denver, maybe the most accomplished ... Show More
1h 16m