Guy From 127 Hours

Aron Ralston — the man behind the true story of 127 Hours — drank his own urine and carved his own epitaph before amputating his arm in a Utah canyon. After seeing the 2010 film 127 Hours , Aron Ralston called it “so factually accurate it is as close to a documentary as you can get and still be a drama,” and added … See more

Before his infamous 2003 canyoneering accident, Aron Ralston was just an ordinary young man with a passion for rock climbing. Born on Oct. 27, 1975, Ralston grew up in Ohio before his family moved to Colorado in … See more

Just a few months after the avalanche, Aron Ralston traveled to southeastern Utah to explore Canyonlands National Park on April 25, 2003. He slept in his truck that night, and … See more

Following Aron Ralston’s rescue, his severed lower arm and hand were retrieved by park rangersfrom beneath the gigantic boulder. It took 13 rangers, a hydraulic jack, and a winch to remove the boulder, which might … See more

The dream of a future family left Aron Ralston with an epiphany: He didn’t have to cut through his bones. He could break them instead. Using the torque from his trapped arm, he managed to break his ulna and his radius. … See more

• Overview
• Early life
• Canyoneering accident
• After the accident
• 127 Hours
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