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Aron Ralston is an American engineer and motivational speaker, renowned for his extraordinary survival story from a self-rescued solo canyoneering accident in 2003. His tale of self-reliance and determination has inspired countless individuals and made him a proponent for outdoor safety and self-reliance.

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“A crystalline moment shatters, and the world is a different place. Where there was confinement, now there is release. Recoiling from my sudden liberation, my left arm flings downcanyon, opening my shoulders to the south, and I fall back against the northern wall of the canyon, my mind is surfing on euphoria. As I stare at the wall where not twelve hours ago I etched “RIP OCT 75 ARON APR 03,” a voice shouts in my head: I AM FREE!”

Source: Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Basis of the Motion Picture 127 Hours

“I was able to first snap the radius and then within another few minutes snap the ulna at the wrist and from there, I had the knife out and applied the tourniquet and went to task. It was a process that took about an hour.”

Firsts Able Process Hours Minutes Tasks Knives Snaps Wrists Radius

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“Judging by my degradation in the last 24 hours, I'll be surprised if I make it to Tuesday.”

Ifs Lasts Hours Judging Degradation Aggravation Tuesday

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“What you're looking at there is my arm, going into the rock... and there it is, stuck. It's been without circulation for twenty-four hours. It's pretty well gone.”

Wells Hands Hours Gone Rocks Arms Stuck Circulation

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About the Author

Born: October 27, 1975
Known for: Engineer
Quotes: 26

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