Author

Publication

2005-01-10 - Thorndike Press

Language

English

Word Count

162,250 words, Guess

Page Count

649 pages

Physical Format

Board Book

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivebetweenrockandha00aron
  • ISBN-100786271957
  • ISBN-139780786271955
  • LibraryThing1076992
  • Goodreads1554424
and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCGV199.42.U82 B587 2005

Description

Hiking into the remote Utah canyonlands, Aron Ralston felt perfectly at home in the beautiful natural world. 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 of hell, with scant water, food, or warm clothing, and the terrible 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.

First Sentence

FRAYING CONTRAILS STREAK another bluebird sky above the red desert plateau, and I wonder how many sunburnt days these badlands have seen since their creation.

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  • Between A Rock and A Hard PlaceBoard BookThorndike Press2005-01-10
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