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de Aron Ralston (Author) "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..." En savoir plus
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In a moving account of strength in the face of adversity, Ralston presents the full story behind the 2003 event that became worldwide news: his self-amputation of his right arm after it was caught between a boulder and a canyon wall during what began as a routine day hike in the Utah Canyons. An experienced climber, Ralston, 28, effectively shows he wasn't a risk-taker, and alternates between describing how his jaunt turned into a nightmare when a huge stone suddenly came unstuck as he used it to climb down a ledge, and recalling early experiences that changed his novice attitudes toward hiking, which he admits "were not intrinsically safe." Ralston candidly renders the details of six days of entrapment, using transcribed monologues from videotapes he made while trapped, including his increasingly exhausted thoughts as well as poignant farewells to his family. But his best writing details his self-amputation and his subsequent march to safety, in which he rappelled one-armed down a hill and then hiked six miles before someone found him. Ralston's prose is never gruesome, nor is it used to shock, even as he describes first breaking his forearm, and then slipping "into some sort of autopilot" as he cuts through muscle fibers to detach the arm. It's truly thrilling when he finishes and is free: "A crystalline moment shatters and the world is a different place." 16 pages of color photos.
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Adult/High School - From midday Saturday, April 26, 2003, until midday Thursday, May 1, Ralston was pinned between a boulder and a canyon wall in a remote area of Canyonlands National Park in Utah. He had little food and water. No one would even wonder where he was until he didn't show up for work on Tuesday. Unable to sit, lie down, use his right arm (that was the part between the rock and the wall), or sleep, he knew right away that he was in for an excruciatingly difficult time. Those 120 hours of what he calls "uninterrupted experience" tested to the fullest his physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual being. His eventual rescue led to international headlines, partially due to his dramatic means of escape: he severed his arm with a cheap, dull, dirty knife. This is a searing and amazingly detailed rendition of his ordeal, along with accounts of several of Ralston's previous wilderness adventures. He is one active and tough guy, but readers never get the sense that he is boastful or seeking notoriety. Rather, he seems genuinely intrigued, even mildly befuddled, by his insatiable drive to be active in the wild. One could say he takes too many risks, and that he has a tendency toward carelessness. He himself notes this. But the man's drive and devotion to his calling are nothing but admirable. Sixteen pages of color photographs add considerably to readers' experience of this nuanced, gripping survival story that belongs in most collections. - Robert Saunderson, Berkeley Public Library, CA
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5.0étoiles sur 5 encouraging, Nov. 15 2009
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I purchased this book for a girlfriend who sent it on to her grandson. He's in the military, in boot camp. They have no TV, no computers, no iphones or Blackberrys, no movies. They can read, but only what their family will kindly mail to them. I know he loved the book.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 unbelievable read, Juil 18 2007
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The books I most enjoy reading are survival stories and this book is one of the best I have ever read. Maybe Aaron Ralston is super human because his account of survival after dislodging a boulder and subsequently being trapped in a remote canyon is so extroadinary it almost seems impossible. Obviously Ralston had the will but also the common sense to portion his rations and eventually break the bones in his wrist and sever his hand to free himself. Frankly I'm guessing few people would have had the courage or even the intelligence to formulate such a survival plan. And then to survive an amputation whilst in a remote setting, well you can see the odds were against him! This was a page turner, I was on the edge of my seat at times nauseated by the graphic details but nonetheless amazed he managed to suvive what was literally a death trap.
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3.0étoiles sur 5 Really good but too long, Mars 5 2006
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Wow. I had never before heard of Aron Ralston before I read this book. This is a really amazing and surprisingly honest read. Ralston portrays himself very honestly with his faults along with his many attributes. His determination and resoursefulness show that he's worth the hype. My main critisism is that this book is too long. He interwinds chapters about his different expeditions before the accident and a very long and detailed account of each day trapped. I had to work really hard to keep myself from just skipping ahead to the end. I still recommend reading it, even if you do skip some chapters or read the end first. After all, we all already pretty much know the ending.
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