It started out as a simple hike in the Utah canyon(峡谷)lands on a warm Saturday afternoon. For Aron Ralston, atwenty-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 solo climbing Colorado's highest and toughest peaks. He'd earned this weekend vacation, and though he met two other climbers along the way, by early afternoon he had finally found himself in his element: alone, with just the beauty of the natural world all around him.
It was 2:41 pm. Eight miles from his truck, in a deep and narrow slot(狭缝) canyon , Aron was climbing down a wedged boulder(巨石) when the rock suddenly came loose.
Before he could get out of the way, the falling stone pinned his right hand and wrist against the canyon wall.
And so began 4 days of suffering for Aron Ralston. With little water and food, no jacket for the painfully cold nights, and the terrible knowledge that he'd told no one where he was headed, he found himself facing a lingering death-trapped by an800-pound boulder 100 feet down in the bottom of a canyon. As he eliminated (淘汰) his escape options one by one through the days, Aron faced the full horror of his situation: By the time any possible search and rescue effort would begin, he'd most probably have died of dehydration (脱水),if a flash flood didn't drown him before that.
What does one do in the face of almost certain death? Using the video camera from his pack, Aron began recording his grateful good-byes to his family and friends, thinking back over a life filled with adventure, and documenting a last will with the hope that someone would find it.
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Aron was growing weaker with each passing day.
Luckily, the rescue team found Aron.