Today’s episode explores the lengths that humans will go to survive. Aron Ralston was a 27 year old outdoor enthusiast out for a day hike and climb in Utah’s Canyonlands National Park, when a bolder fell on his hand and trapped him in a slot canyon. What followed shows the unshakeable nature of the human spirit, and how far we’ll go when our life is on the line.
SHOW NOTES:
· Website: https://citizenhopepodcast.com
· Instagram: @CitizenHopePodcast
· Twitter: @CitizenHopePod1
For more on Aron Ralston:
· Book: Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
· Movie: 127 Hours, directed by Danny Boyles, available on Amazon Prime Video
· Ralston Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd01hidVzv4
SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_Ralston
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/dec/15/story-danny-boyles-127-hours
https://www.outsideonline.com/1821786/aron-ralston-between-rock-and-hardest-place
https://www.cmu.edu/magazine/03fall/aralston.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd01hidVzv4
https://listverse.com/2018/12/20/10-unbelievable-cases-of-self-amputation-for-survival/
https://aliciapatterson.org/stories/when-sea-calls
https://www.backcountrysurvival.co.uk/2016/05/20/minimum-amount-of-water-needed-to-survive/
Today’s episode explores the lengths that humans will go to survive. Aron Ralston was a 27 year old outdoor enthusiast out for a day hike and climb in Utah’s Canyonlands National Park, when a bolder fell on his hand and trapped him in a slot canyon. What followed shows the unshakeable nature of the human spirit, and how far we’ll go when our life is on the line.
SHOW NOTES:
· Website: https://citizenhopepodcast.com
· Instagram: @CitizenHopePodcast
· Twitter: @CitizenHopePod1
For more on Aron Ralston:
· Book: Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
· Movie: 127 Hours, directed by Danny Boyles, available on Amazon Prime Video
· Ralston Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd01hidVzv4
SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_Ralston
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/dec/15/story-danny-boyles-127-hours
https://www.outsideonline.com/1821786/aron-ralston-between-rock-and-hardest-place
https://www.cmu.edu/magazine/03fall/aralston.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd01hidVzv4
https://listverse.com/2018/12/20/10-unbelievable-cases-of-self-amputation-for-survival/
https://aliciapatterson.org/stories/when-sea-calls
https://www.backcountrysurvival.co.uk/2016/05/20/minimum-amount-of-water-needed-to-survive/