Comments on: Aron Ralston update

By: Gemma

Gemma — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:34:13 +0000

I am surprised that every time a mountaineering accident gets notoriety it usually comes with a great deal of scrutiny and quite bitter criticism by experts in that community. There is always a harsh review about the personality, habits and behaviors of those involved in the events. It feels as though the mountaineering community has turned safety rules into principles and dogmas. If you break them, you are criticized, ridiculed and treated as a pariah in that community. I wonder why there is no room for mistake in the world of mountaineering. I find it way more arrogant to assume that a good climber never makes a mistake and that those who make one deserve what happens to them. This attitude aims to reinforce the idea of the climber as superhuman –only defeated by circumstances over which he or her had no agency and could not predict or prevent. In doing that critics become moral gatekeepers and place very high fences in the wilderness.

By: lolo

lolo — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 07:04:22 +0000

hehe

By: Fluffee

Fluffee — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:52:01 +0000

The story is not only about hiking alone or whatsoever literal… The story is all about making decisions in life… most of us doing risky decision alone… go out of the rules to satisfy our goal… but things will end up either we are wrong or we are right on track… the point is… Aron, got a mistake… he claimed it… but his will to survive, how he value his life.. and not giving up at his no chance point of his life… he pointed out that losing some part of you doesn’t mean losing your whole self… some point at that moment… there is a need that we have to track the path where we have lose something to realize the value of life… at the extent experience near to death ordeal because of stupidity in any form…

By: Cris

Cris — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:10:23 +0000

Going hiking alone and without telling anyone may seem foolish, but Aron was very young, and when you’re that young you just don’t think about bad things happening.
I first say Aron on a talk show years ago when he first published his book. His enthusiasm and zest for life awed and inspired me. He described amputating his arm to save his life, as being born again – being given a second chance at life. He’s living life to the fullest now because he learned through an unbelievable ordeal, how precious life is.

By: JoeW

JoeW — Thu, 26 May 2011 22:41:30 +0000

I have just watched the film 127 hours and stumbled on this thread while trying to find out more about Aron Ralston. Slightly shocked by some of the judgements made about him and frankly I think we should all be thankful that this remarkable man did not end up paying the ultimate price for his bad judgement and is still around to tell this story! This shows in stark reality what bad decisions could have cost, which certainly makes it a worthwhile story to tell. Money is of no consequence, media is such that he would struggle not to make money out of this; I hope he enjoys it.

By: CinD

CinD — Sat, 14 May 2011 17:54:39 +0000

I just finished reading his book and thought it was excellent. I think he is an amazing person and had a great story to tell. As for profiting off of his experience, that was not his plan – the media came to him, not the other way around. And his story has helped a lot of people so BFD if he makes money off of it. Only in America? Damn straight and more power to him!

By: Dangerousdaveeverett

Dangerousdaveeverett — Mon, 09 May 2011 14:32:00 +0000

Good on him. I’d promote myself too if I had to lose part of my arm, especially hacking it off yourself. Also it served as a good warning to others not to go places without telling somebody. Sounds like sour grapes on the part of people who are bitching about him. All I would say to the knockers is get a life, he certainly has.

By: donH

donH — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:08:52 +0000

Climbing out of what Aron Ralston fell into was amazing my other was explaining who I was.I read almost all the posts .Unless you’ve been their , before any judgement is waitless.I’ve rescued A few Extreme adrenaline junkies ; all it takes is one mental lapse and it could be your last.As for those who Fallow a code well, surviving in the Bush or extreme environments is not An adrenaline trip its life or death.Again , when did you last tell someone you were taking a drive ?thinking awe nothing gonna happen ? then Bam! you get hit your in ICU ! yet you only went down the block.

By: Andrew Lemley

Andrew Lemley — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:54:39 +0000

Aron I’m really getting deppressed. Your my inspiration. please please contact me. I’m really going through hard time please contact me.

By: Betty

Betty — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:28:14 +0000

I just get angry at those who say they would not profit from thier risky actions gone wrong. So i took a risk and it didn’t work out, first I am going to tell my story for many reasons, one so people understand the risks of going hiking on your own without telling anyone where you will be and when you expect to return and two becasue I welcome the opportunity to earn a living based on my life experiences. I don’t get what is so wrong with that…people do it all the time. I bet Aron did not plan to get stuck and cut his own arm off becasue he knew it would make a great story. Have you gone to the library and seen all the books on the shelf about similar situations? Aron’s happened to be interesting enough to turn the story into a movie. Get real folks….