"Book synopsis
It's 3:05 on Sunday, April 27, 2003 This marks my twenty-four-hour mark of being stuck in Blue John Canyon My name is Aron Ralston My parents are Donna and Larry Ralston, of Englewood, Colorado Whoever finds this, please make an attempt to get this to them Be sure of it I would appreciate it One of the most extraordinary survival stories ever told Aron Ralston's searing account of his six days trapped in one of the most remote spots in America, and how one inspired act of bravery brought him homeIt started out as a simple hike in the Utah canyonlands on a warm Saturday afternoon For Aron Ralston, a mountaineer and outdoorsman, a walk into the remote Blue John Canyon was a chance to find himself in his element: alone, with just the beauty of the natural world around himIn a deep and narrow slot canyon, Aron was climbing down off a wedged 800-pound boulder when it terrifyingly came loose, pinning his right hand and wrist against the canyon wallWhat does one do in the face of almost certain death? The knowledge of his family's and friends' love kept him alive, until a divine inspiration on Thursday morning solved the riddle of the boulder Aron then committed the most extreme act imaginable to save himself
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