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1) 127 hours
Pub. Date
2011
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The powerfully uplifting true story of one man's struggle to survive against mountainous odds. Aron Ralston has a passion for all things outdoors. But when a falling boulder traps him in a remote Utah canyon, a thrill-seeker's adventure becomes the challenge of a lifetime. Over the next five days, Ralston embarks on a remarkable personal journey in which he relies on the memories of family and friends as well as his own courage and ingenuity to turn...
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One of the most extraordinary survival stories ever told-Aron Ralston's searing account of his six days trapped in one of the most remote spots in America, and how one inspired act of bravery brought him home. It started out as a simple hike in the Utah canyonlands on a warm Saturday afternoon. For Aron Ralston, a twenty-seven-year-old mountaineer and outdoorsman, a walk into the remote Blue John Canyon was a chance to get a break from a winter of...
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Pub. Date
[2019]
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Aron Ralston went for a normal hike on a normal day. But he slipped, got stuck in a canyon for five days, and wound up amputating his own arm to survive. Filled with suspense as well as information about hiking and survival, this gripping, true tale will attract adventure-seekers.
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©2019.
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"Every year, novice climbers and experts are injured or killed by inadequate preparation and errors in judgment. Since 1948, the American Alpine Club has documented the year’s most teachable climbing accidents, providing invaluable lessons to climbers. In Accidents in North American Climbing, each incident is carefully analyzed so climbers can avoid similar situations in the future. In our "Know the Ropes" and "Essentials" sections, professional...
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Pub. Date
2016.
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"Thousands travel every year to admire the beauty of the San Juan Mountains. Unfortunately, with joy comes danger. People confront circumstances they hadn't imagined or planned for. These stories of climbing accidents, lost hunters, Jeep rollovers, and bear encounters show what happens when things go wrong."--from back cover.
9) Echo
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Pub. Date
2022
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"After a terrible accident high in the Alps, travel journalist Nick Grevers wakes from a coma to find that his climbing buddy, Augustin, is missing and presumed dead. But Nick claims to not remember anything-even whatever horrible event that led to his maimed face and the plastic surgery that leaves him still in bandages and feeling like a B-movie monster. Sam, Nick's long-suffering boyfriend, wants to be glad that Nick is alive and coming home. But...
10) 127 hours
Pub. Date
2011
Description
An rock climbing accident leaves Aron Ralston trapped for five days and he must survive.
11) 127 hours
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
After a mountain climber falls into a canyon and becomes trapped by a boulder, he resorts to desperate measures to survive and make his way to safety.