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Aron Ralston
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Mountain climber, autobiographer, motivational speaker
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Aron Lee Ralston is an American engineer, motivational speaker, mountaineer, and autobiographer. Born on October 27, 1975, in Marions, he holds United States citizenship and speaks English. He received his education at Carnegie Mellon University and began his professional work period in 1997. Ralston is also identified as a writer, with a height of 1.78.
His published works include *Between a Rock and a Hard Place* and *127 Hours Vol. 5*. While various databases list different counts for his works, ranging from one to five, his primary literary output is recognized through these titles. He has been referenced by 91 other encyclopedia articles.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place
- 127 Hours Vol. 5
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Known for
- 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
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Aron Lee Ralston , ( 1975-10-27 ) October 27, 1975 (age 50) , Marion, Ohio , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Carnegie Mellon University ( BA )
- Occupations
- Motivational speaker mountaineer mechanical engineer
- Known for
- Surviving a canyoneering accident by cutting off part of his own right arm
- Notable work
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place
- Spouse
- Jessica Trusty ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2009 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2012 )
- Partner
- Vita Shannon (2012 – 2013)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Aron
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Marion
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- mountaineering
- Image
- Aron Ralston on Capitol Peak Winter 2003.JPG
- Height
- 1.78
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- Commons category
- Aron Ralston
- date of birth
- 1975-10-27
- social media followers
- 1409
- name in native language
- Aron Lee Ralston
- start of work period
- 1997-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aron Ralston” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.