Description
| Product ID: | 9780743495806 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Between a Rock and a Hard Place |
| Authors: | Author: Aron Ralston |
| Page Count: | 368 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: sport, Autobiography: sport, Climbing and mountaineering, Climbing & mountaineering |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The unforgettable survival story of the year -- the astonishing, day-by-day account of Aron Ralston's terrible accident, self-amputation, rescue and recovery. A day-by-day account of Aron Ralston's unforgettable survival story. On Saturday, 26 April 2003, Aron Ralston, a 27-year-old outdoorsman and adventurer, set off for a day's hike in the Utah canyons. Eight miles from his truck, he found himself in the middle of a deep and remote canyon. Then the unthinkable happened: a boulder shifted and snared his right arm against the canyon wall. He was trapped, facing dehydration, starvation, hallucinations and hypothermia as night-time temperatures plummeted. Five and a half days later, Aron Ralston finally came to the agonising conclusion that his only hope was to amputate his own arm and get himself to safety. Miraculously, he survived. Between a Rock and a Hard Place is more than just an adventure story. It is a brave, honest and above all inspiring account of one man's valiant effort to survive, and is destined to take its place among adventure classics such as Touching the Void. |
| Imprint Name: | Simon & Schuster |
| Publisher Name: | Simon & Schuster |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2005-06-06 |