Aron Ralston
Also known as Aron Lee Ralston
Mountain climber, autobiographer, motivational speaker
Person · Open Library
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Top works
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place
- 127 Hours Vol. 5
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Film & TV
Writing · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Alone in the Wild — Himself2011
- 127 Hours — Self (uncredited)2010
- NBC News Presents: Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story — Himself2006
- Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest1993
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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 in 2003 by cutting off part of his own right arm.
On April 26, 2003, during a solo descent of Bluejohn Canyon in southeastern Utah, he dislodged a boulder, pinning his right wrist to the side of the canyon wall. After five days, he had to break his forearm and amputate it with a dull pocket knife to break free. He then made his way through the rest of the canyon, rappelled down a 65-foot (20 m) drop, and hiked 7 miles (11 km) before being rescued.
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1975 birthsAmerican amputeesAmerican autobiographersAmerican mechanical engineersAmerican motivational speakersAmerican mountain climbersCarnegie Mellon University College of Engineering alumniCherry Creek High School alumniIntel peopleLiving peoplePeople from Aspen, ColoradoPeople from Indianapolis