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SUMMARY:Into the Mountains: The Extraordinary True Story of Survival in th
 e Andes and its Aftermath - Pedro Algorta
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CONTACT:Microsoft Research Cambridge Talks Admins
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 xternally via http://research.microsoft.com. Microsoft will own the copyri
 ght of any recordings made. If you do not wish to have your image/voice re
 corded please consider this before attending_\n\nOn December 22nd 1972\, t
 he world discovered that sixteen of the forty-five passengers of the Urugu
 ayan Air Force Flight 571 that crashed in the Andes seventy days earlier w
 ere still alive. Pedro Algorta and his colleagues had survived an excrucia
 ting ordeal - stranded for 70 days in the middle of the snowcapped mountai
 ns\, at 4000m in freezing weather\, with no water or food\, no equipment a
 nd no mountain expertise. \n\nAfter his experience in the Andes\, Pedro mo
 ved to Buenos Aires\, where he went back to school\, completing his educat
 ion with a degree in economics. He then travelled to the US where he obtai
 ned an MBA from Stanford University. Upon graduation\, Pedro embarked on a
  successful business career\, culminating with his appointment as CEO of t
 he largest brewery in Argentina.\n\nPedro Algorta has never spoken of his 
 experience but he breaks his silence of over 40 years and gives a first-ha
 nd account of one of the most incredible stories of human survival and tea
 m spirit. He speaks about his own experiences of triumph against extreme a
 dversity\; of teamwork and leadership. Pedro believes that he and his fell
 ow survivors were just ordinary people\, and what they did to survive is a
  demonstration of how strong a human being can be to overcome the most dif
 ficult challenges. You just need a strong will to survive and a dispositio
 n for team work. He has studied his experiences and those of his colleague
 s from different angles and his testimony is powerfully delivered in order
  to help others to go through their own ‘mountains’ and achieve.\n\nWe
  invite you to hear Pedro’s story as he launches his new book Into the M
 ountains: The Extraordinary True Story of Survival in the Andes and its Af
 termath.\n\nPlease register to ensure your place: http://research.microsof
 t.com/en-us/events/pedro_algorta/default.aspx 
LOCATION:Auditorium\, Microsoft Research Ltd\, 21 Station Road\, Cambridge
 \, CB1 2FB
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