Aron Ralston

“dum spiro, spero -Part of the official state motto of South Carolina. Literally, "While I breathe, I hope" Or more loosely, "Where…

— Aron Ralston

I feel like I'm climbing as well, if not better, than ever.

— Aron Ralston

It adds up, but I deem it all necessary, even the camera gear. I enjoy photographing the otherworldly colors and shapes presented…

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Bring love and peace and happiness and beautiful lives into the world in my honor. Thank you. Love you.

— Aron Ralston

“Desert dawn Rise up early, lift your song On the breath of life that rises from the Glowing stone Feel the rock…

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I stepped out of my grave and into my life again.

— Aron Ralston

It's me. I chose this. I chose all of this — this rock has been waiting for me my entire life. I’ve…

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Everything happens for a reason, and part of that beauty of life is that we're not allowed to know those reasons for…

— Aron Ralston

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…

— Aron Ralston

“People say that we're searching for the meaning of life. I don't think that's it at all. I think that what we're…

— Aron Ralston

Judging by my degradation in the last 24 hours, I'll be surprised if I make it to Tuesday.

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“I did get myself into this. Somehow, in some convoluted way, it’s what I’ve been looking for in my life. How else…

— Aron Ralston

“Mountains are the means, the man is the end. The goal is not to reach the tops of mountains, but to improve…

— Aron Ralston

“Mountains are the means, the man is the end. The goal is not to reach the top of the mountains, but to…

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If you want someone to show up and help you if something bad happens, you'd better tell someone where you're going. And…

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I limited myself to one shout a day. But I didn't like the sound of my voice. It sounded panicked, it sounded…

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“It was the first time the features and formative processes of the desert had made me pause and absorb just how small…

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What you're looking at there is my arm, going into the rock... and there it is, stuck. It's been without circulation for…

— Aron Ralston