Aron Ralston

About Aron Ralston

Adventurist and rock climber who authored the autobiography, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, where he had to amputate his own arm after a near fatal rock climbing incident. His narrative was later adapted into the film 127 Hours, which was released in 2010.

Aron Lee Ralston is an American outdoor athlete, mechanical engineer and motivational speaker famous for surviving an accident caused by cutting his arm. On April 26, 2003, while descending the Bluejohn canyon in southeastern Utah, he broke a rock, pinning his right wrist to the canyon wall. After five days, he was able to amputate his arm with a dull pocket knife, fight his way through the rest of the canyon, abseil a 65-foot drop, and walk 7 miles to safety. The incident was captured in Ralston's autobiography Between a Rock and a Difficult Place and was the subject of the 2010 movie 127 Hours, where he was played by James Franco. After the crash, he continued climbing and became the first person to climb all fourteen Colorado vehicles in the winter.

Born	Aron Lee Ralston, October 27, 1975, Marion, Ohio, United States
Notable work	Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Occupation	Motivational speaker, mountaineer, mechanical engineer
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon University (BA)
Children	2
Partner(s)	Vita Shannon (2012–2013)

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Aron Ralston before fame

He used to work for Intel as a mechanical engineer. On April 26, 2003, he was involved in a trekking accident.

Achievement of Aron Ralston

He appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, and The Tonight Show, as well as a segment for Tosh.0 with presenter Daniel Tosh.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$4 Million

Aron Ralston family life

From 2009 until 2011, he was married to Jessica Trusty. He is the father of two children.

Associations of Aron Ralston

In the film 127 Hours, James Franco played his character.

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Family Members

Name	Relationship	Net worth	Profession
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