Photo: Aron Ralston / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Aron Ralston's story is the rare one that lives up to its legend. Trapped by a boulder in a Utah canyon for days, he chose to amputate his own arm to survive. What I admire isn't the spectacle but the will underneath it: the decision to keep living when giving up would have been easier. An engineer from Carnegie Mellon turned mountaineer turned motivational speaker, he turned the worst day of his life into a message about endurance. Some people lecture about resilience; he simply embodies it, and that's why his words land.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Aron Ralston
- Name (Japanese)
- アーロン・ラルストン
- Reading
- あーろん・らるすとん
- Born
- October 27, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rabbit
- Origin
- Marions, Gironde, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- engineer / motivational speaker / mountaineer / autobiographer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Cherry Creek High School
- University
- Carnegie Mellon University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Aron Ralston born?
Born October 27, 1975 (age 50).
Where is Aron Ralston from?
Aron Ralston is from Marions, Gironde, France.
What does Aron Ralston do?
Aron Ralston works as engineer, motivational speaker, mountaineer, autobiographer.
How tall is Aron Ralston?
Aron Ralston is 2 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.