Aron Ralston Biography

The misfortune of the climber Aron Ralston. At the age of 12, he moved from the Middle West to Colorado, where his love from children's pores for mountains and nature became even stronger. Having studied at school, then at the Carnegie-Mellon Institute for a mechanical engineer, Aron for some time works in his specialty in New Mexico, in Intel. But the passion for extreme and conquest of wild places made itself felt.

The same canyon. On that fateful day, April 26, Ralston had already a remarkable experience in climbing. He went to the south of Utah, to Canyon Blu-John, to train before the series of ascent to 59 peaks of the Colorado mountains, which he planned to spend in the winter season. Having taken the necessary equipment and provisions with him, Aron reached the pick -up to the parking lot, moved to the mountain bike, and, having drove 15 km, moved on on foot.

Having reached the canyon, he began the descent into one of the gorges. Aron Ralston in the Canyon of Blu-John before the start of tragic events. From above the gorge blocked the boulder weighing in kg. In a typical coincidence of circumstances, it was at that moment that the stone decided for no reason to fall on the poor hand of Aron, simultaneously broken its bones and passing the arteries.

Aron was able to capture this moment on his camera. It was then that he became a prisoner of the unfortunate gorge, the width of which was half a meter in the place where Skalolaz was located.

From above the gorge was a width of a meter. The hand is tightly crushed by stone to the wall. But the worst is still ahead. In the first hours of his imprisonment, Aron with difficulty, but manages to get to the contents of the backpack. Realizing that with his free hand and physical efforts the stone could not move a couple of millimeters from his place, he nevertheless moved him, but he made it even worse, our hero is accepted to hammer the sandstone with a Chinese multitule, which finally leads him to a dull state.

There is no connection, get to people, even if they are nearby, is impossible. Aron did not inform anyone about his enterprise. Desperate, Ralston writes a farewell video for relatives and friends. At night, the canyon cools down and becomes pretty cold. On the 4th day, water ends and urine is used, which also ends soon. There are periods of delirium and loss of consciousness.

On the 5th day, enlightenment comes and the climber comes to a bold and terrible decision-amputation of the hand. In total in the gorge, he was silent for 5 days and 7 hours. Having applied a artisanal tourniquet, climblase is taken to shred his hand with a blunt knife below the elbow, and within an hour, at the cost of enormous efforts, sprinkles of radiation and elbow bones.

From climbing equipment and drinking drill, Ralston makes an impromptu band to maintain his stump. Aron's hand amputation scheme. Having finished with the hand in every sense, Aron begins the X meter descent to the bottom of the gorge, after which, struggling with bleeding and a traumatic shock, about 10 km passes and stumbles upon a married couple from the Netherlands, which is on excursions in these places.

Those, in turn, cause a rescue helicopter that is hospitalized by Aron. It is noteworthy that the gorge was 3 km from the highway, up which there was a parked car. The following are surgical operations and severe rehabilitation. But, having dealt with all the hardships and leaving the events of those days in a terrible dream, Aron to this day is engaged in mountaineering and a whole pile of sports, married and started 2 children, founded his own company and, as before, keeps his love for the mountains.

B and in Aron wrote books about this episode of terrible days. His courageous and strong -willed act helped many people overcome obstacles on their life path and get to their feet. Aron Ralston is truly one of the heroes of our time, an example of a strong spirit and perseverance, love of life and fidelity to their work. Aron's hand remaining in the gorge was soon seized.

Skalolaza put a prosthesis.