Aron Ralston es conocido por sus extraordinarias aventuras. Como ávido entusiasta del aire libre que abandonó su carrera de ingeniero para sumergirse en el mundo del montañismo y la exploración de la naturaleza, encarna un espíritu de resiliencia. Su narrativa es un testimonio del poder de la voluntad humana frente a desafíos inimaginables. Sus experiencias inspiran a otros a tener coraje y determinación.
Reader im preisgünstigen Klassensatz zu einer Mindestbestellmenge von 10 Exemplaren Aron Ralston lebt für den Kick des Abenteuers. Auf einer Klettertour in Utah durchleidet er 127 Stunden der Angst. Beim Durchklettern einer engen Schlucht löst sich ein Felsblock, der seinen Arm einklemmt. In dieser Lage verharrt er ohne Aussicht auf Hilfe. Das Wasser wird knapp und Aron wird klar, dass er nur mit dem Leben davonkommt, wenn er den eingekeilten Körperteil abtrennt.
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary graded material that will motivate students to read. 127 Hours is the extraordinary true story of Aron Ralston who, after a canyoneering accident in Utah, was forced to amputate his own arm to survive
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Aron Ralston's gripping survival story recounts his harrowing six days trapped in a remote Utah canyon. What began as a simple hike for the twenty-seven-year-old mountaineer quickly turned into a fight for survival when a falling boulder pinned his right hand against the canyon wall. Eight miles from his truck and with limited water and food, Aron faced the grim reality of being trapped 100 feet down in a canyon with no one aware of his whereabouts. As days passed, he eliminated escape options and confronted the terrifying possibility of death from dehydration or a flash flood. In a desperate attempt to document his final thoughts, he used his video camera to record goodbyes to family and friends, reflecting on a life filled with adventure. Meanwhile, his loved ones initiated a search, unaware of his dire circumstances. The love and support from his family kept him alive until a moment of inspiration led him to devise a drastic plan for escape. This extraordinary account blends humor, honesty, and inspiration, capturing the essence of resilience in the face of unimaginable odds, solidifying its place among classic adventure narratives.
THE “EXTRAORDINARY” (Booklist) #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER—THE “HARROWING” (The Washington Post) SURVIVOR’S MEMOIR YOU WILL NEVER FORGET Aron Ralston, an experienced twenty-seven-year-old outdoorsman, was on a day’s solitary hike through a remote and narrow Utah canyon when he dislodged an eight-hundred- pound boulder that crushed his right hand and wrist against the canyon wall. Emerging from the searing pain, Aron found himself completely stuck. No one knew where he was; no one was coming to rescue him. With scant water and food, and a cheap pocketknife his only tool, he eliminated his options one by one. On the fifth night, wracked by delirium and uncontrollable shivers, Aron scratched his epitaph into the rock wall, certain he would not see daylight. Yet with the new morning came an epiphany: if he could use the rock’s vise-like hold to break his arm bones, his blunted pocketknife could serve as a surgeon’s blade. . . .
Aron Ralston lebt für den Kick des Abenteuers. Auf einer Klettertour in Utah durchleidet er 127 Stunden der Angst. Beim Durchklettern einer engen Schlucht löst sich ein Felsblock, der seinen Arm einklemmt. In dieser Lage verharrt er ohne Aussicht auf Hilfe. Das Wasser wird knapp und Aron wird klar, dass er nur mit dem Leben davonkommt, wenn er den eingekeilten Körperteil abtrennt.
Aron Ralston, hlavní hrdina a autor v jedné osobě – nadšený horolezec, cyklista, plavec a obdivovatel divoké přírody –, se vydává na snadnou výpravu do utažských kaňonů, kde ho při rutinním sestupu skalní průrvou uvězní balvan, který mu přišpendlí ruku ke stěně. Prakticky bez naděje na záchranu probírá různé možnosti, jak se dostat z nečekané pasti, a přitom se neúprosně blíží k rozhodující volbě. Během dlouhých hodin úporného boje o přežití vzpomíná na mládí, rodiče, přátele a především výpravy do divočiny, která se mu stala osudem. Poutavě popisuje své dávné setkání s medvědem i to, jak se vzdal výhodného místa, aby se mohl plně věnovat svým milovaným horám, vrací se ke klíčovým zážitkům a přemýšlí, kam ho zavedly.
Hiking into the remote Utah canyonlands, Aron Ralston felt perfectly at home. Then, at 2:41 p.m., eight miles from his truck, in a deep and narrow slot canyon, an eight-hundred-pound boulder tumbled loose, pinning Aron's right hand and wrist against the canyon wall. Through six days, with scant water, food, or warm clothing, and the knowledge that no one knew where he was, Aron eliminated his escape options one by one. Then a moment of stark clarity helped him to solve the riddle of the boulder, and commit one of the most extreme and desperate acts imaginable.
