Aron Ralston - Wikipedia
In the afternoon hours on April 26, 2003, Aron Ralston was canyoneering alone through Bluejohn Canyon, in eastern Wayne County, Utah, just south of the Horseshoe Canyon unit of …
Aron Ralston, The Climber Forced To Cut Off His Arm To Survive
Oct 29, 2023 · On April 26, 2003, Aron Ralston became pinned by a boulder inside Utah's Bluejohn Canyon and was trapped for 127 hours — until he cut off his own arm.
Desperate days in Blue John Canyon - NBC News
Sep 11, 2004 · Aron Ralston had set out for a carefree desert hike through Blue John Canyon in Southeastern Utah when, with no warning, he had descended into hell. The young man's arm …
Trapped mountaineer records video before facing choice of
May 17, 2024 · Mountaineer Aron Ralston was forced to make a life-changing decision during his solo expedition of the Bluejohn Canyon in southeastern Utah in 2003. Aged just 27 at the time, …
Six years later, Aron Ralston still seeks larger meaning
Apr 1, 2009 · The story of the crucible in Blue John Canyon has resonated through countless discussions of fortitude, indomitability and the will to live. But for Ralston, who has found …
Did Climber Have to Cut Off Arm to Save Life? - National Geographic
Jul 23, 2003 · Bluejohn Canyon was well within his technical and physical ability, but a freak accident had him trapped. What's worse, Ralston had broken his own first rule: He had failed …
Trapped Hiker Had One Way Out -- With His Knife - Los Angeles …
May 3, 2003 · So, after five days, Aron Ralston took out his pocketknife and amputated his arm below the elbow. Then he rigged anchors into the cliff, fixed a rope and rappelled 60 feet to …
The climber who won’t quit - The Week
Jan 8, 2015 · Aron Lee Ralston is an incredibly persistent man, says Michael Brick in The New York Times. The young outdoorsman made international headlines in 2003 when, while hiking …
Pinned Climber Cuts Off Arm to Get Free - The New York Times
May 3, 2003 · A climber pinned by a boulder amputated his own arm on Thursday to free himself, then rappelled 60 feet down a canyon wall and was hiking out when he was found.
Climber Speaks Of His Ordeal In Utah Canyon - The New York Times
May 9, 2003 · A climber who amputated his own arm to get free of a boulder pinning it down described his ordeal to reporters today for the first time since he emerged, bloody and …