bárbara’s Reviews > Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home > Status Update

"Breathe once more, we used to say on the mountain (...). In my seventy-two days in the Andes, there had not been a single breath that wasn’t taken in fear. Now, at last, I enjoyed the luxury of ordinary breathing. Again and again, I filled my lungs, then let the air out in long, unhurried exhalations, and with each breath I whispered to myself in amazement: I am alive. I am alive. I am alive." 😭