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Explore our hand-picked selection of 26 inspiring quotes by Aron Ralston.

About Aron Ralston

  • Born: October 27, 1975
  • Occupation: Engineer
    • I'd fallen in love with a woman but she broke up with me and i was devastated. six months later, i went into a suicidal depression from the break-up of the relationship, but i resolved to not do what my friends had done. and so i reached out for help
    Suicide Suicidal Six Months
    When i climb a fourteener, a 14,000-foot/4,260-meter peak, in the winter by myself, i leave an itinerary and information about where my vehicle will be parked and the name of the county sheriff to contact in case i don't get home.
    Home Winter Feet
    I feel like i'm climbing as well, if not better, than ever.
    Climbing Wells Feels
    It adds up, but i deem it all necessary, even the camera gear. i enjoy photographing the otherworldly colors and shapes presented in the convoluted depths of slot canyons and the prehistoric artwork preserved in their alcoves.
    Color Cameras Depth
    A crystalline moment shatters, and the world is a different place. where there was confinement, now there is release. recoiling from my sudden liberation, my left arm flings downcanyon, opening my shoulders to the south, and i fall back against the northern wall of the canyon, my mind is surfing on euphoria. as i stare at the wall where not twelve hours ago i etched “rip oct 75 aron apr 03,” a voice shouts in my head: i am free!
    Wall Rip Fall
    Judging by my degradation in the last 24 hours, i'll be surprised if i make it to tuesday.
    Aggravation Tuesday Judging
    Bring love and peace and happiness and beautiful lives into the world in my honor. thank you. love you.
    Thank You Beautiful Love You
    I was accustomed to being in far, far riskier environments. so i thought going into that canyon was a walk in the park - there were no avalanches, it was a beautiful day and i was essentially just walking.
    Beautiful Parks Avalanches
    Like looking through a telescope into the milky way and wondering if we're alone in the universe, it made me realize with the glaring clarity of desert light how scarce and delicate life is, how insignificant we are compared with the forces of nature and the dimensions of space.
    Delicate Life Space Light
    Perhaps it’s time, i muse, to close those chapters and remember the enduring lesson of my entrapment: that relationships, not accomplishments, are what’s important in life.
    Accomplishment Important Lessons
    I certainly made mistakes.
    Mistake Made Made A Mistake
    I kind of entered a flow state. i've been there before while climbing. you are not thinking ahead. you are just thinking about what is in front of you each second.
    Thinking Climbing Flow
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