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	Carnegie Mellon Magazine-- Aron Ralston Sacrifices His Right Arm to Save His Life
		Ralston was already an avid outdoorsman when he came to Pittsburgh in 1993.
		Ralston's love of the outdoors led him to leave his job as a mechanical engineer at Intel and return to Colorado to do more hiking and climbing.
		Ralston has apologized for not telling anyone he was going canyoneering in Utah, a mistake that caused his parents and friends a lot of worry.
	www.cmu.edu /magazine/03fall/aralston.html (1187 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Ralston was reborn in canyon
		Aron had managed to stay alive for six days without food and water and was eventually forced to break two bones in his arm so he could saw off his trapped right hand.
		Aron Ralston was still a mile away from where he was headed when found, and his father said that last mile might have been insurmountable, given Aron's physical condition.
		Ralston said that by the time he decided to break his own bones and cut through the flesh and twisted tendons to free himself, the physical pain was irrelevant.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,525036321,00.html (659 words)

	Corporate Speakers - Inspirational Speaker Aron Ralston
		Ralston had been hiking alone when the boulder fell and pinned his right arm as he was moving through the narrow slot last Saturday afternoon, according to information from the sheriff’s offices in Emery and Wayne counties.
		Ralston, an avid outdoorsman who has climbed 49 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot-plus mountains, was buried up to his neck in the avalanche, managing to dig himself out along with a completely buried skiing companion within 15 minutes.
		Aron Ralston can be available to speak at your next corporate or special event - contact us today to arrange an appearance.
	www.corporateartists.com /speaker_aron_ralston.html (277 words)

	Cheating Death in Bluejohn Canyon
		Ralston, 27, of Aspen, Colorado, parked his pickup truck at the Horseshoe Canyon Trailhead and took off on his mountain bike for the 15-mile ride to the Bluejohn Canyon Trailhead where he locked his mountain bike to a juniper tree.
		On Thursday morning, Ralston had a vision of a 3-year-old boy running across a sunlit floor to be scooped up by a one-armed man. He understood this vision to be of his future son and decided that his survival required drastic action.
		Ralston's right arm was in a makeshift sling made from a Camelback used to carry water.
	climb-utah.com /Roost/bluejohn2.htm (1561 words)

	USATODAY.com - One hand gone, but not his spirit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		ASPEN, Colo. — Aron Ralston scrambles along in the shadows of 14,000-foot peaks with the sure-footed drive of a mountain goat late for dinner.
		Though Ralston still finds that solo adventuring "recalibrates me and brings me closer to the smells, sounds and presence of animals," he often calculates his interest in new adventures with whether his buddies are keen to join him.
		There are the letters accusing Ralston of stupidity that didn't warrant a rescue operation and survival classes that solicit recruits by warning them that they don't want to wind up like Aron Ralston.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/news/2004-09-06-ralston-cover_x.htm (1911 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Ralston tells of epiphany
		Aron Ralston says his mother used to tell him he didn't have enough common sense.
		Ralston demonstrated a rare talent during his predicament — that of coolly analyzing his situation and carefully considering various alternatives.
		Ralston is still amazed when he recalls that when he was breaking his bones, it was 10:30 a.m., the same time authorities discovered his truck, which was well-hidden "in one of the most remote spots ever.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595092502,00.html (862 words)

	Sept. 22: Aron Ralston
		Aron Ralston never expected a day hike near Moab, Utah, would turn into a world-famous story of will and endurance.
		But when a misstep caused an 800-pound boulder to roll and crush his arm in the depths of a remote slot canyon, Ralston was pushed by the prospect of solitary death to accomplish the impossible.
		On May 1, 2003, Ralston deliberately broke his arm, amputated it using a crude multitool blade, then hiked and rappelled seven miles to meet rescuers.
	www.azcentral.com /ent/calendar/articles/0921qaralston21.html (878 words)

	USATODAY.com - Hiker tells how he amputated his own arm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Hiker Aron Ralston, his right arm trapped beneath a huge boulder for five days, snapped both major forearm bones near his wrist and then used a cheap utility knife to cut himself free, he said in his first interview since the ordeal on May 1.
		Ralston told reporters in Grand Junction, Colo., that he initially tried to amputate his forearm three days after becoming trapped on April 26 in a remote canyon in Utah.
		Ralston's ordeal began during what was supposed to be a day trip near Canyonlands National Park.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2003-05-08-ralston-press-conference_x.htm (521 words)

	All Climbing Blog - climbing, bouldering, mountaineering, and training » Aron Ralston update
		Three years ago, Ralston was just another outdoor adrenaline junkie, attempting to be the first person to solo climb all 59 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot-plus peaks in winter.
		Ralston’s outrageous act of nerve has since made him a bestselling author, a beer pitchman, an eco celebrity and a motivational speaker in high demand by corporate America.
		Aron was placed in a situation that any one of us could have encountered.
	www.allclimbing.com /archive/2006/07/aron-ralston-update (1472 words)

	National Geographic Adventure Mag.: Q&A with SAR volunteer Rex Tanner--August 2003
		Ralston, a 27-year-old mountaineer from Aspen, Colorado, is an experienced outdoorsman and a former member of the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council.
		Ralston was deemed a hero, a warrior, even (in one college newspaper headline) a "badass." But some in the local climbing community felt that there was another side to the story.
		Because one guy (Aron Ralston) got himself into a particular situation, 15 or 16 SAR volunteers will be placed in a similar, potentially deadly, scenario.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /adventure/0308/q_n_a_rex.html (1219 words)

	Aron Ralston - Between a Rock and the Hardest Place \| Outside Online
		Ralston was trapped, alone in a remote canyon.
		In March 2003, Ralston and two companions were backcountry skiing on Resolution Peak, in central Colorado, when they got caught in an avalanche.
		Ralston rigged his rope, set his anchors, rappelled 60 feet to the floor of Bluejohn Canyon, and hiked five miles downstream into Horseshoe Canyon, supporting the bloody stump of his right arm in a makeshift sling fashioned from a CamelBak pack.
	outside.away.com /outside/features/200308/200308_hardway_200308_1.html (1371 words)

	Amazon.com: Reviews for Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Books: Aron Ralston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Aron has chosen to take the challenge of living without a limb as an opportunity to meet and serve others he would not have otherwise.
		Ralston wrote his own narrative sans a ghost writer, which not only makes his words ring even truer, but also showcases his keen intellect and offers a glimpse into his true depth.
		Ralston goes into excessive technical detail at times when it is not very pertinent to the real emotional core of the story, and this bogs the book down.
	www.amazon.com /Between-Rock-Hard-Place-Ralston/dp/customer-reviews/074349282X (3163 words)

	Desperate days in Blue John Canyon - Dateline NBC - MSNBC.com
		10: Aron Ralston, the climber who amputated his own arm to save his life, goes back to where he was trapped and gives a riveting account of his ordeal.
		Aron Ralston had set out for a carefree desert hike through Blue John Canyon in Southeastern Utah when, with no warning, he had descended into hell.
		Ralston was pinned to the canyon wall by an 800-pound boulder.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5956900 (718 words)

	Aron Ralston - Premiere Speakers Bureau
		Aron Ralston will share his harrowing survival story and the leadership lessons learned in his recent experience of beating unbeatable odds.
		Aron was pinned in a 3-foot wide slot canyon near the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park.
		Ralston cut through his own arm below the elbow then applied a tourniquet and administered first aid to himself before rigging anchors and fixing a rope to rappel to the bottom of Blue John Canyon and beyond all odds, meet rescuers.
	premierespeakers.com /3857/index.cfm (473 words)

	CNN.com - Then & Now: Aron Ralston - Apr 4, 2005
		Ralston likens the pain he felt when he cut the nerves in his arm to sticking his entire arm in a vat of hot magma.
		Ralston still had nearly four hours of hiking ahead of him as he made his way out of the canyon.
		At Ralston's family's request, his hand was cremated and his journey came full circle when he returned to the place where he'd been trapped for six days to scatter the ashes.
	www.cnn.com /2005/US/04/04/cnn25.tan.ralston (820 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| Trapped climber amputates own arm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Aron Ralston, 27, and described as an experienced outdoorsman, was found by climbers on Thursday and airlifted to hospital.
		Calling Mr Ralston a "rare hero", Sergeant Mitch Vetere, of Emery County Sheriff's Office, said he was amazed by the climber's good condition considering the circumstances.
		Mr Ralston's mother said that her son, an experienced climber, survived because he was in peak physical and mental condition.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/2997821.stm (382 words)

	Aron Ralston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Aron Lee Ralston (born October 27, 1975) is a American who became famous in May 2003 because he was forced to amputate his lower right arm with a low-quality multitool (a dull knife) in order to free himself after his arm became trapped by a boulder.
		Ralston was a student in mechanical engineering and French at Carnegie Mellon University, as well as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
		Ralston was given mention in Maddox's [1] tribute to real men.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aron_Ralston (470 words)

	Amputee Aims To Scale New Peaks - CBS News
		When the 27-year-old Ralston disappeared in a maze of canyons in some of this country's most rugged land, he hadn't notified anyone, including his parents, where he was going.
		Ralston's truck was found in southeast Utah by authorities, but by then his water was running out.
		Aron Ralston, the rock climber forced to amputate his own arm with a pocketknife to get free from the deadly grip of a massive boulder, is recovering from surgery, KCNC-TV’s Rick Sallinger reports.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/05/06/earlyshow/living/main552498.shtml (750 words)

	Amazon.ca: Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Books: Aron Ralston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		In a moving account of strength in the face of adversity, Ralston presents the full story behind the 2003 event that became worldwide news: his self-amputation of his right arm after it was caught between a boulder and a canyon wall during what began as a routine day hike in the Utah Canyons.
		Ralston's prose is never gruesome, nor is it used to shock, even as he describes first breaking his forearm, and then slipping "into some sort of autopilot" as he cuts through muscle fibers to detach the arm.
		Ralston portrays himself very honestly with his faults along with his many attributes.
	www.amazon.ca /Between-Rock-Place-Aron-Ralston/dp/0743492811 (733 words)

	Aron Ralston Scales New Heights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Ralston has come out of it with a stronger belief in a higher being, a newfound faith in man's ability to overcome overwhelming odds and an enhanced respect for the outdoors.
		Ten months and five surgeries after the accident, Ralston was back in the Colorado Rockies, climbing the last 14 peaks in his quest, aided by a specially designed prosthetic arm with an ice ax mounted on the end.
		Ralston got the job, according to Pete Marino, a Miller Brewing Co. spokesman, because he epitomizes what it means to be a man.
	www.topix.net /content/trb/3530537330417217545111439103543715619428 (2014 words)

	Bookreporter.com - BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE by Aron Ralston
		Aron Ralston is one of the people who jumps the rope, who sees a mountain as something to climb, not just photograph, and who takes himself to places where he relies on his innate skills to survive.
		The Aron Ralston who went into the canyon is not the Aron Ralston who emerged.
		Being a mom, or a parent for that matter, and picturing Ralston's mom getting the call that he is missing, and seeing her take charge the subsequent rescue operation that is launched, will rivet you to those pages.
	www.bookreporter.com /reviews2/0743492811.asp (1123 words)

	TrailBlazers Adventure Racing Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Interspersed with the repetition of his daily challenges, we learn more about Ralston’s past, how he grew from a pre-teen terrified of moving to the west, to a college freshman climbing his first fourteener, to his goal of a winter solo ascent of all 59 of Colorado’s fourteeners.
		Ralston’s original intent was to spend a day in the canyon, an outing well within his abilities.
		He thought clearly in rationing his food and water, prolonging his life, and was resourceful in the utilization of his remaining supplies (coiled rope=seat, camelbak insulation=tourniquet, bike shorts chamois=bandage).
	www.trailblazerar.com /action/aronralston.htm (494 words)

	Amazon.de: Between a Rock and a Hard Place: English Books: Aron Ralston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Ralston's story is one of the most gut-wrenching and compelling real-life adventures in recent years: in early 2003, the avid rock-climber and outdoorsman became trapped in a Utah mountain canyon when an 800-pound boulder pinned his right arm.
		What makes his account of his ordeal extraordinary, too, is the detail and precision Ralston, a former mechanical engineer, brings to the telling, from the almost minute-by-minute chronology of his ordeal to topographical descriptions of the ground he's covered in his life as an outdoor adventurer.
		But those were all trumped by Ralston's amazing resourcefulness in prolonging his supplies and finding a way out, his boundless enthusiasm for life, and his dogged force of will at enduring far longer than anyone could have expected.
	www.amazon.de /Between-Rock-Place-Aron-Ralston/dp/0743495802 (601 words)

	Solo climber Aron Ralston forced to amputate his arm
		Aron Ralston left his home in Aspen, CO, for an 8 hour, 13 mile adventure in Utah's remote Bluejohn Canyon.
		Aron Ralston's self rescue was an inspired act of self preservation.
		Search and rescue volunteers praised Ralston's ability to keep his head and to do the unthinkable, but expressed concern that he put search and rescue volunteers at risk in the remote and dangerous complexity of the canyons.
	www.traditionalmountaineering.org /News_Lost_Solo.htm (881 words)

	Aron Ralston on Dateline tonight (NBC) - The Tablet PCs Weblog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Aron Ralston is a great friend of my family and a frequent dance partner at many concerts we've attended together.
		Aron has written a book, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, about his experience and will be appearing on a special two-hour edition of Dateline on NBC tonight.
		Aron will be making the talk show rounds with a return appearance on Late Night with David Letterman (where he absolutely rocked the first time!) and appearances on most of the morning talk shows next week.
	tabletpcs.weblogsinc.com /2004/09/10/aron-ralston-on-dateline-tonight-nbc/3 (1849 words)

	AAAAA - ARON RALSTON - Motivational/Inspirational Speaker - Contact K&M Productions \| www.kmprod.com \| (905) ...
		Aron Ralston ventured out alone into the desolate Utah canyon lands one day in 2003.
		Never gruesome, and tempered with Ralston's sense of humor, his story, about the true meaning of sacrifice, goals, and what’s really important in our lives, will help audiences understand how they, too can learn and benefit from Aron Ralston.
		Ralston shares his understanding of how, during trying circumstances, he was encouraged by thoughts of his family, his passions and his friends.
	www.kmprod.com /a_ralston.htm (262 words)

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