Aron Ralston And His Tragic Survivalist Story

By Walter Campbell


If an individual has already seen the 127 Hours movie in 2010, then clearly he or she has seen the performance of James Franco which was based from a real life event involving Aron Lee Ralston and the accident which occurred in Utah of 2003. The event led to having only a single pocketknife to amputate his arm on the right to free against boulders that prevented him to escape that took place at the Blue John Canyon for five straight days. As troubling as we hear that, he still survived it all.

Before that incident, the man was already known as a motivational speaker, engineer, and outdoorsman. He has been known to enjoy climbing mountains, specifically those that reach fourteen thousand feet in Colorado, and even canyoneering which led him to the incident. For more detailed information about what happened, let us discuss more about the notable survivalist story of Aron Ralston.

It was exactly April 26, 2003 which he hiked by himself only the Blue John Canyon at the eastern Wayne County, Utah. By the time he reached the slot canyon, a boulder suddenly dislodged and smashed his right hand. He got stuck and no help came for him because he did not inform anyone that he hiked.

While freeing the arm desperately, he survived having only burritos to eat and a very little amount of water to drink for five days and almost gave up. Escaping via amputation of the arm did come into his mind during the moment of dehydration on day three. He had an experimentation or practice of cutting the forearm using tourniquets.

He definitely lacked the right tools for the job but he still had it in thought to include cutting the bones during the fourth day. During the fifth, he lacked something to drink or eat which led the man to consume his own urine so he could survive. Out of boredom, he made carvings on sandstone walls like his presumed death date, birth date, and name while also utilizing a videotape by saying farewell to those he love.

He only had the two inch knife in engaging the cutting session by himself. Due to the carvings, the knife became even duller than before. Out of desperation, he withstood it in the long run.

He still managed to hike with only one hand left with the really warm sun challenging him to survive. In the end, there was a family on vacation there. They alerted the people in charge for rescue plus they gave him a bit of water or food in a short time.

He thought he would bleed to death already since he lost about forty pounds. However, there were rescuers already when he had gone missing and flew using a helicopter. In fact, he was only rescued after six hours that the arm was cut.

When asked about what would have happened if he just waited for rescue, he replied that he would be found dead. Moreover, it would take thirteen men to remove the boulder. With his arm cremated, he scattered the ashes back where they belong.




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