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Aron Lee Ralston (born October 27, 1975) is an American mountaineer, mechanical engineer, and motivational speaker, known for surviving a canyoneering accident by cutting off part of his own right arm.
Oct 29, 2023 · In April 2003, Aron Ralston was on a solo climbing trip in Utah’s Canyonlands National Park when an 800-pound boulder suddenly fell from above him. The next thing he knew, his right arm was lodged between the boulder and a canyon wall.
Jul 23, 2003 · Ralston, a 27-year-old mountaineer from Aspen, Colorado, is an experienced outdoorsman and a former member of the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council. Bluejohn Canyon was well within...
Aug 30, 2004 · In April 2003 climber Aron Ralston entered Utah's Bluejohn Canyon only to become trapped when an 800-pound (360-kilogram) boulder shifted, crushed his hand, and pinned him to the...
On April 26, 2003, during a solo descent of Bluejohn Canyon in southeastern Utah, Ralston dislodged a boulder, pinning his right wrist to the side of the canyon wall.
6 days ago · Aron Ralston is the muse behind Danny Boyle's film starring James Franco, 127 Hours, as he amputated his own arm after getting trapped in Bluejohn Canyon.
Aron Ralston’s affinity for wilderness and adventure photography began on road trips with his family to the western National Parks, and blossomed during his early climbs of Colorado’s Fourteeners (both in summer and in winter).
