Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Desperate Days in Blue John Canyon

For those of you who have either seen the movie 127 Hours starring James Franco as real-life canyoneer Aron Ralston or read Mr. Ralston's own testimony of his April 26, 2003 accident in the autobiographical book Between a Rock and a Hard Place, I bring you a follow-up piece done by NBC's Tom Brokaw called "Desperate Days in Blue John Canyon," in which Tom takes Aron back to the scene of the tragedy on his 28th birthday. For those of you who haven't seen or read either, you may want to do so before viewing these six YouTube clips, as Aron's story is a harrowing, albeit inspirational one, and definitely worth at least knowing about...







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