Chilean Miners

Person of the Year 2010 Runners-Up: Chilean Miners

Trapped 2,300 ft. below the earth’s surface for almost three months, these 33 men defied the odds and inspired the world. — Here they are in the order in which they emerged from the mine

Photographs by Peter Hapak for TIME

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