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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The climber who amputated his own arm to free himself from beneath a boulder had no other choice if he wanted to survive, one of his rescuers said Friday. Aron Ralston, 27, of Aspen would have died had he stayed where he was, in remote Blue John Canyon near Canyonlands National Park in the far southwestern Utah, Emery County sheriff's Sgt. Mitch Vetere told NBC's "Today" show. Ralston, described by authorities as an avid outdoorsman in exceptional physical condition, was in serious condition late Thursday at a hospital in Grand Junction, Colo. Vetere said two other rescuers who returned to the canyon in hopes of retrieving the limb discovered that the boulder weighed 1,000 pounds, not the 200 that they first believed. They were unable to retrieve the arm. Using a pocketknife, Ralston cut off his right arm below the elbow and applied a tourniquet and administered first aid. He then rigged anchors, fixed a rope and rappelled 60 feet to the canyon floor. Could you do this? |
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Yes, except I would amputate my whole arm because I am a hard scouser init. |
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impressive. most impressive... |
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...but he is not a jedi, yet. |
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theres 14 tedons in your arm as well as 2 good size bones that must have been a fuckin good knife |
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Imagine if he trapped himself in his fly after taking a piss...he should have that pen knife taken off him. |
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Can you imagine the pain!??!? OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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if it was a sharp pocket knife...thats easy :) |
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i can understand how he didnt die through loss of blood its not a quick job hackin your own arm off (although i havnt tried) |
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sorry should cant understand |
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oh god, this guy must be so hardcore! i'd cry myself to death. |
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well, he must've been in a hell of a lot of pain already because, quite clearly, his arm must've already been squished.. |
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I'll take death please! |
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I don't think I would be able to do that... but I guess most people would say that... you never know till you're in a situation like that... |
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there is a possibility that he couldnt feel his arm? |
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yeah, that's got to be like existing in an entirely different dimension. |
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sounds probable. |
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he broke the bones, so he didn't have to try to cut through them... read the whole article, it explains his story in great detail. |
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yeah, just saw him on tv. he explained quite calmly and cooly how he turned and shifted his arm until the bones gave way at his wrist. |
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wow, that sounds pretty disgusting... |
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Ha, the joys of climbing... |
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well, if i remember correctly, he also said that he had gotten into deep meditation and prayer before doing it, too. stories like this deeply move me. i can't even imagine being in a situation like that. |
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It doesn't even sound as bad as you are all making it sound. |
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whatever. i say red, you say blue. sure, sounds like fun... matter of fact, why don't we ALL do it????? cutting tendons like i have with chicken, only this time... I FEEL IT!!!!! sure, no big deal at all. |
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theyll probably make it into a film after they finish "9/11 - the truth" |
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how many sequals? |
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man, NOTHING impresses some people. |
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thats sequels (im not feeling so good) |
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No, it's not fun...but it isn't particularly special either. When it is a matter of survival you are capable of doing almost anything. There are stories of people who have knawed their own limbs off, never mind a pen knife. |
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then again, i guess freddy krueger has seen it all. |
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He says he felt a mysterious surge of energy, on a day that turned out to be ''National Day of Prayer'' or something. Hallelujah! |
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so the level of gore involved is key??? what about just losing the use of your right arm? i think to musicians this would be a big deal... or an artist... anyone who is right handed. |
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ophecks: good for him. |
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I don't think you're thinking about in that way.. I mean, if you don't do it, you DIE. |
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No, but it was a matter of self preservation, I would have been impressed if he sacrificed his arm to save someone else. But anyone in that situation would do the same. |
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some places in africa people get choped their limbs off every day (for minor offences)...no one really cares about that... |
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sorry, you guys are right... i'll just be jaded and uncaring like everyone else. yeah, i feel better already. |
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Someone I don't know had to cut their own arm off to survive in a place I know nothing about doing a risky sport of his own choice... I have the news on and it is showing kids with arms and legs missing...blown off during bombing raids from an unjust war...it is all about priorities, you can't feel sorry for everyone. |
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I think it's incredible, can't imagine doing that. I'd probably take the knife to my jugular before I took it to my arm. |
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Depends if you had your head trapped instead of your arm. |
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that's bullshit. loads of people wouldn't do that, even when its a live or die situation. |
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If they had the means they would try. I know I wouldn't think twice about it if my life was in danger. |
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this happened like a week ago |
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This guy was in phenomenal shape and had a lot of savvy... even if I DID have the guts to chop my arm off, I don't know if I COULD actually physically do it with the $5 knife he had. |
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i bet it would hurt you more if it would take you long to do it... |
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if you cut the tendons and remove the skin from around the elbow it would be pretty easy to snap it out of place. |
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are you a butcher or something? |
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Have been |
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i think the important part is that somewhere, there's a fucking arm under a boulder |
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Moral of this story: Take a cell phone with you on hikes into no-man's land... ;) |
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