Summary for chapters 9~11
Páez Vilaró, Nicolich, Rodríguez Escalada, the parents of the lost survivors, still haven’t given up on searching for them. They ask for planes to be sent to the Andes mountain to check if there are any signs of life. They find a cross drawn on the snow but doubt that it is what the boys did because the shape is so geometrically accurate. Also, when they go again, they find footprints but think that it would be the footprints of a shepherd and moved on. The restless parents are sent back home to wait at their homes for any results.
Back in the Andes mountain, Parrado and Canessa are getting ready to go on their last expedition where they give everything they have. It is pretty much their last hope so they try to stay positive but things don’t go the way that they planned. From the beginning, in search of other humans, is not easy. They face steep hills that are covered with snow which makes it slippery. Canessa being weaker than Parrado, stops to rest. Parrado on the other hand wants to keep going without stopping. Canessa feels like giving up many times but overcomes it by thinking of other things than the pain. For example, he prays to God hoping the journey won’t be too hard or shouted the name of Parrado’s crush, Makechu.
Their hard work pays off because they reach the end of the valley. They now see moss, stones, and water flowing which make them cry in joy. They rest for a while in what seems like the Garden of Eden to them. They keep going and suddenly Canessa sees small figures in the distance that look like cows. Parrado doubts that there would be cows. They run across a rusty, old soup can which is the first sign of civilization they have seen so far. Parrado keeps doubting things, saying the can must’ve fallen from a plane.
When they take out the human meat they packed from their knapsacks, they realize that since the temperature has become warmer, the meat has started to rot but that’s all they have so they eat it. Canessa starts getting diarrhea from the bad meat. While they keep going, Canessa can’t take his stomach ache anymore and releases the waste forced by the diarrhea.
They see cows again and keep following until they run into a waterfall. On the opposite side of the waterfall, they spot a person on a horse. Parrado gets so happy that they finally see people that can help them while Canessa is resting. He tries communicating but the sound of the water falling blocks them from ever hearing each other. The smart person gets out a piece of paper, writes on it then wrapped it around a rock. He also throws the pen asking what Parrado wanted. They have a conversation, with Parrado saying he and his fellow Uruguayans have survived a plane crash and they need help. He also writes that they need food and throws it back at the Chilean. The Chilean nods, throws a piece of bread, and waves goodbye. Parrado takes the piece of bread to where Canessa is resting and eats it together.
A few hours later, they run another man on a horse but this time, is on their side of the lake. They start to spill their whole story of what they’ve been through. The man on the horse introduces himself as Armando Selda. Selda felt pity for Canessa and Parrado so he gave them cheese and let them into his house. They had such a big feast that they couldn’t eat any more. They also slept at his house and that day was the seventieth day since Fairchild had crashed on the Andes mountain.
Buenos Aires rides a taxi to go back because he finds it hopeless just waiting for news and he has other plans. On the taxi, he hears the radio talking about how they find two survivors from the Andes. The two survivors are Fernando Parrado and Roberto Canessa so Buenos Aires cries in happiness that his son is alive.
Back in the Andes mountain, Parrado and Canessa are getting ready to go on their last expedition where they give everything they have. It is pretty much their last hope so they try to stay positive but things don’t go the way that they planned. From the beginning, in search of other humans, is not easy. They face steep hills that are covered with snow which makes it slippery. Canessa being weaker than Parrado, stops to rest. Parrado on the other hand wants to keep going without stopping. Canessa feels like giving up many times but overcomes it by thinking of other things than the pain. For example, he prays to God hoping the journey won’t be too hard or shouted the name of Parrado’s crush, Makechu.
Their hard work pays off because they reach the end of the valley. They now see moss, stones, and water flowing which make them cry in joy. They rest for a while in what seems like the Garden of Eden to them. They keep going and suddenly Canessa sees small figures in the distance that look like cows. Parrado doubts that there would be cows. They run across a rusty, old soup can which is the first sign of civilization they have seen so far. Parrado keeps doubting things, saying the can must’ve fallen from a plane.
When they take out the human meat they packed from their knapsacks, they realize that since the temperature has become warmer, the meat has started to rot but that’s all they have so they eat it. Canessa starts getting diarrhea from the bad meat. While they keep going, Canessa can’t take his stomach ache anymore and releases the waste forced by the diarrhea.
They see cows again and keep following until they run into a waterfall. On the opposite side of the waterfall, they spot a person on a horse. Parrado gets so happy that they finally see people that can help them while Canessa is resting. He tries communicating but the sound of the water falling blocks them from ever hearing each other. The smart person gets out a piece of paper, writes on it then wrapped it around a rock. He also throws the pen asking what Parrado wanted. They have a conversation, with Parrado saying he and his fellow Uruguayans have survived a plane crash and they need help. He also writes that they need food and throws it back at the Chilean. The Chilean nods, throws a piece of bread, and waves goodbye. Parrado takes the piece of bread to where Canessa is resting and eats it together.
A few hours later, they run another man on a horse but this time, is on their side of the lake. They start to spill their whole story of what they’ve been through. The man on the horse introduces himself as Armando Selda. Selda felt pity for Canessa and Parrado so he gave them cheese and let them into his house. They had such a big feast that they couldn’t eat any more. They also slept at his house and that day was the seventieth day since Fairchild had crashed on the Andes mountain.
Buenos Aires rides a taxi to go back because he finds it hopeless just waiting for news and he has other plans. On the taxi, he hears the radio talking about how they find two survivors from the Andes. The two survivors are Fernando Parrado and Roberto Canessa so Buenos Aires cries in happiness that his son is alive.