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.5280.com/2018/10/its-been-15-years-since-aron-ralston-amputated-his-arm-in-blue-john-canyon/ 

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/