Aron Ralston
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The incident is documented in Ralston's autobiography Between a Rock and a Hard Place and is the subject of the 2010 film 127 Hours in which he is portrayed by James Franco. After the accident he continued mountaineering and became the first person to ascend all of Colorado's fourteeners solo in winter.
Oct 29, 2023 · Aron Ralston was a mountaineer who spent 127 hours pinned by a boulder in Utah's Bluejohn Canyon in 2003. He amputated his own arm with a knife and survived to tell his story, which inspired the 2010 film 127 Hours starring James Franco.
Mar 2, 2011 · Aron Ralston talks about his true story that was adapted into the Oscar-nominated feature film, '127 Hours', starring James Franco. In the interview, Aron talks about what happened when he had...
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On 8 May 2003, Aron Ralston, the American canyoneer whose story was dramatised in Danny Boyle's 127 Hours (2010), held a press conference to detail the ordea...
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Apr 28, 2024 · Danny Boyle's 127 Hours, starring James Franco, is based on the dramatic true story of the mountaineer Aron Ralston.
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The Real Life Story Behind 127 Hours. In April 2003, Aron Ralston got his right arm trapped by a massive half-ton (500 kg) boulder in Utah’s Bluejohn Canyon, way out in the middle of nowhere.
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May 3, 2022 · The incident was famously depicted in the film 127 Hours. Following his self-amputation and recovery, he became a motivational speaker and continued climbing. Among other accomplishments, in 2005 Ralston became the first person to summit all of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks alone and in winter.
