Between a Rock and a Hard Place
by Aron Ralston
Ralston's 127 hours trapped by a boulder in a Utah canyon and the choice he made to live. Candid about his own recklessness.
Read it if…
you want a first-person account of the ultimate hard choice.
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Skip it if…
the amputation is too much for you.
Try instead: Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea →
Three things you will actually use
- Tell someone where you are going.
- Acceptance precedes action.
- Will is real.
Do this first
Read the final day.
Our verdict
127 hours.
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