Andes Plane Crash Survival

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In the movie of “Surviving The Andes Plane Crash” is based on a true story about a rugby team, thats plane crashed in the Andes mountains close to Chile. When this crash happened many of the team members took initiative and showed many leadership skills and traits. The main ones that were used were Enthusiasm, Courage, and Selflessness.
On October 13, 1972 this plane crashed in the Andes mountains. On this plane there was 45 people in total including the rugby team. When they crashed 12 died when they hit impact and 5 died the next morning from major injuries and from the cold. One of the main characters that had a role in this rescue was Nando Parrado. He showed a lot of courage but making a 10 day hike to civilization to get help for himself and the others. He made many sacrifices by making this hike he could've died, starved or much worse by freezing to death but he took initiative for himself and all the survivors. I will apply this in my life by not only caring for myself but also having care for others and by making sure they're well being is good. …show more content…

He showed a lot of courage aswell because he also went on the 10 day hike with him. Canessa showed a lot of Enthusiasm because right when they made it to the top of the mountain and realized there was nothing else but mountains Nando wanted to give up but Vanessa didn't let him give up. Canessa told his best friend “ we've done a lot together so how we about we do one more thing together before we die together” Robert Canessa. I will apply this to my daily life by showing Enthusiasm by not giving up in academics or in sports or in my daily routine and i will motivate those with no

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