1 00:01:33,590 --> 00:01:34,961 Take it! 2 00:01:44,571 --> 00:01:47,874 Hey. Aron here. Leave a message. 3 00:01:47,941 --> 00:01:51,578 Hey, Aron. Sonja here, again. 4 00:01:51,644 --> 00:01:54,114 I know that you're probably gonna be away this weekend. 5 00:01:54,180 --> 00:01:57,617 But listen, just think about what we're gonna play. Please. 6 00:01:57,684 --> 00:02:00,820 'Cause we have to decide, and we really... We need to practice, okay? 7 00:02:00,887 --> 00:02:03,156 Anyway, it will be fun. I promise. 8 00:02:03,223 --> 00:02:04,958 And, oh, please call Mom. Please. 9 00:02:05,250 --> 00:02:07,694 'Cause she worries, which you know already. 10 00:02:07,761 --> 00:02:09,996 Okay. Later, A. Bye. 11 00:03:41,154 --> 00:03:42,655 Whoa! 12 00:03:56,970 --> 00:03:59,305 Hey! It's Friday night. 13 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:02,909 April 25, 2003. 14 00:04:02,976 --> 00:04:06,613 I'm just entering Canyon-lands. 15 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:10,350 Just me, the music and the night. 16 00:04:11,951 --> 00:04:13,486 Love it! 17 00:05:04,437 --> 00:05:06,439 Whoo! 18 00:05:38,905 --> 00:05:40,940 Blue John Canyon. 19 00:05:41,700 --> 00:05:45,178 Guidebook says four and a half hours to the big-drop rappel. 20 00:05:45,245 --> 00:05:47,180 I aim to take 45 minutes off that. 21 00:06:03,530 --> 00:06:04,397 Whoo! 22 00:07:48,401 --> 00:07:50,537 Your face. 23 00:07:50,603 --> 00:07:55,575 - You looked like a dog. - I wish I was hiking with anyone else. 24 00:08:01,414 --> 00:08:03,683 I don't know. I think we go that way. 25 00:08:03,750 --> 00:08:05,752 But we went that way and had to come back. 26 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:07,554 - Hey! - Whoa. 27 00:08:09,890 --> 00:08:11,910 You're doing Blue John too, huh? 28 00:08:11,157 --> 00:08:14,327 Uh, no, actually. We're headed for the dome. 29 00:08:14,394 --> 00:08:15,862 - But I think we're lost. - She's lost. 30 00:08:15,929 --> 00:08:17,430 Hang on. 31 00:08:18,898 --> 00:08:20,400 - Oh, my God. - God. 32 00:08:23,737 --> 00:08:26,720 Let's see this. 33 00:08:26,139 --> 00:08:29,900 You are... here. 34 00:08:29,750 --> 00:08:30,810 - We are? - Mm-hmm. 35 00:08:30,877 --> 00:08:33,546 Oh, yeah. I knew that. I knew that. 36 00:08:33,613 --> 00:08:36,950 And the dome is there. 37 00:08:37,170 --> 00:08:39,319 Oh. 38 00:08:39,386 --> 00:08:41,888 Um, I can take you that way if you like. 39 00:08:43,390 --> 00:08:44,557 Uh... 40 00:08:44,624 --> 00:08:47,494 I'm sorry. The, uh- Friday the 13th there. 41 00:08:47,560 --> 00:08:48,895 Child-killer look. 42 00:08:50,730 --> 00:08:52,232 I'm only a psychopath on weekdays. 43 00:08:52,298 --> 00:08:54,300 And today's Saturday, so... 44 00:08:56,670 --> 00:08:59,172 Can't take this off. It's my face. 45 00:09:00,306 --> 00:09:01,808 Nice. 46 00:09:03,309 --> 00:09:05,512 - Aron. - Kristi. 47 00:09:05,578 --> 00:09:08,480 Allow me to introduce you to my friend Megan. 48 00:09:09,820 --> 00:09:10,950 - Nice to meet you. - It's an honor. 49 00:09:11,170 --> 00:09:13,586 What do you say? 50 00:09:13,653 --> 00:09:15,689 You're lost. I'm a guide. 51 00:09:16,589 --> 00:09:18,910 I'm good. 52 00:09:20,126 --> 00:09:21,628 - Why not? - Sure. 53 00:09:21,695 --> 00:09:24,230 All right. This way. 54 00:09:25,365 --> 00:09:26,900 You biked from Horseshoe, huh? 55 00:09:26,966 --> 00:09:29,769 What is that- like, 20 miles? 56 00:09:29,836 --> 00:09:31,971 Seventeen on the odometer. 57 00:09:32,380 --> 00:09:34,341 Oh. Oh. I thought it was 17.2. 58 00:09:34,407 --> 00:09:37,911 Uh, 17.3 actually. 59 00:09:37,977 --> 00:09:40,113 Ah, you're one of those. 60 00:09:40,180 --> 00:09:41,514 I'm not one of those. 61 00:09:41,581 --> 00:09:43,817 Do you spend a lot of time out here? 62 00:09:43,883 --> 00:09:45,985 It's my second home. 63 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:48,455 Ah, see? 64 00:09:48,521 --> 00:09:50,390 There's the fork right there. 65 00:09:50,457 --> 00:09:52,592 Aah. Okay, totally missed that. 66 00:09:52,659 --> 00:09:54,828 - Glad we bumped into you. - Yeah. 67 00:09:54,894 --> 00:09:56,996 What are the odds, considering we're all the way out here? 68 00:09:57,630 --> 00:09:59,566 Exactly. You go to the one place in America... 69 00:09:59,632 --> 00:10:02,302 you're pretty much guaranteed not to run into a weirdo... 70 00:10:02,369 --> 00:10:05,500 And what happens? 71 00:10:05,710 --> 00:10:07,240 All right. 72 00:10:07,307 --> 00:10:11,344 So the guidebook says that the route's through here. 73 00:10:11,411 --> 00:10:15,648 But I know a better way- the cool way. 74 00:10:17,684 --> 00:10:21,454 Guaranteed best time you can have with your clothes on. 75 00:10:21,521 --> 00:10:24,457 Although it's better with your clothes off. 76 00:10:25,692 --> 00:10:27,227 It is a bit of a climb. 77 00:10:27,293 --> 00:10:29,195 We climb. 78 00:10:29,262 --> 00:10:32,232 - And a bit of a squeeze. - We squeeze. 79 00:10:36,202 --> 00:10:39,406 So you get us all the way back in here... 80 00:10:39,472 --> 00:10:42,308 and then you tell us that you are not a guide. 81 00:10:42,375 --> 00:10:46,179 Well, no. I'm an engineer. But this is what I really want to do. 82 00:10:46,246 --> 00:10:48,381 Oh, that's wonderful. 83 00:10:48,448 --> 00:10:50,250 I've always wanted to be a supermodel... 84 00:10:50,316 --> 00:10:54,870 but I don't think that's actually really gonna work out, you know? 85 00:10:54,154 --> 00:10:56,289 Jesus, what if these things move? 86 00:10:56,356 --> 00:10:58,925 They've been here for millions of years. They're not gonna move. 87 00:10:58,992 --> 00:11:01,494 - Oh, sure they will. - What? 88 00:11:01,561 --> 00:11:04,264 - Yeah. Everything's moving all the time. - Oh! 89 00:11:04,330 --> 00:11:05,999 Let's just hope not today. 90 00:11:06,660 --> 00:11:07,834 Oh. Great. 91 00:11:11,705 --> 00:11:13,730 All right. 92 00:11:13,139 --> 00:11:17,100 Now all you gotta remember is that everything will be okay. 93 00:11:17,770 --> 00:11:19,713 Oh, my God! Oh, my God! 94 00:11:22,615 --> 00:11:24,617 - What... - Where- Aron! 95 00:11:24,684 --> 00:11:26,386 Are you okay? Aron! 96 00:11:26,453 --> 00:11:27,454 Aron! 97 00:11:43,803 --> 00:11:47,207 - Listen to the guy. He's fine. - Yeah. 98 00:11:48,742 --> 00:11:49,809 He's batshit. 99 00:11:49,876 --> 00:11:51,845 You're batshit! 100 00:11:53,346 --> 00:11:55,749 Come on! You gotta come down here! 101 00:11:55,815 --> 00:11:57,917 - Trust me! - Trust you? 102 00:11:57,984 --> 00:11:59,786 I'll kill you, Aron Ralston! 103 00:11:59,853 --> 00:12:02,389 Oh, please. You love this. 104 00:12:08,695 --> 00:12:09,562 Whoa! 105 00:12:16,536 --> 00:12:17,604 Whoo! 106 00:12:17,671 --> 00:12:19,773 Hey! 107 00:12:19,839 --> 00:12:21,307 - Nice job! - Oh, my God! 108 00:12:21,374 --> 00:12:24,100 - Megan! You're missing it! - Come on! 109 00:12:24,770 --> 00:12:25,245 It's amazing! 110 00:12:25,311 --> 00:12:26,746 - ****. ****. - Just jump! 111 00:12:26,813 --> 00:12:28,648 - Oh, my God. ****. - Just jump, Megan! 112 00:12:28,715 --> 00:12:29,949 ****. 113 00:12:30,917 --> 00:12:32,752 Oh, shit! 114 00:12:37,657 --> 00:12:39,159 Are you okay? 115 00:12:39,225 --> 00:12:40,727 - Nice jump. - Oh, my God. 116 00:12:40,794 --> 00:12:42,162 I can't believe I just did that. 117 00:12:43,463 --> 00:12:46,166 - That's why we have to do it again. - Again? Again? 118 00:12:46,232 --> 00:12:48,802 - Camera! Camera! - Camera? Camera! 119 00:12:48,868 --> 00:12:50,870 Camera! 120 00:12:51,638 --> 00:12:54,174 Whoo! 121 00:13:05,685 --> 00:13:10,957 So, Blue John is actually named after this guy, Blue John... 122 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:13,893 who was Butch Cassidy's cook... 123 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,620 - Ah. That's cool. - from, you know, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. 124 00:13:16,129 --> 00:13:17,797 - The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. - Yeah. 125 00:13:17,864 --> 00:13:21,167 And they would hide out in these canyons, I guess. 126 00:13:21,234 --> 00:13:24,838 But also what they'd do is they'd run horses... wild horses- into here... 127 00:13:24,904 --> 00:13:27,440 - and they'd trap 'em at the end of the canyons. - Wow. 128 00:13:27,507 --> 00:13:29,809 - That's how they'd catch the horses. - Oh, wow. 129 00:13:29,876 --> 00:13:31,611 You wanna take one more picture before I go? 130 00:13:31,678 --> 00:13:33,179 - Yeah. - Okay, cool. 131 00:13:33,246 --> 00:13:34,581 Ready? 132 00:13:35,915 --> 00:13:38,251 One, two, three. 133 00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:40,453 Blue John. Blue Cheese. 134 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:42,522 Well, will I ever see you again? 135 00:13:42,589 --> 00:13:44,858 That depends. Do you party? 136 00:13:44,924 --> 00:13:48,161 Do I party? Uh, yeah, sometimes. 137 00:13:48,228 --> 00:13:51,531 Tomorrow night, we're actually, seriously, throwing a party, if you wanna come. 138 00:13:51,598 --> 00:13:53,767 Yeah. You should come by, have a beer, kick back. 139 00:13:53,833 --> 00:13:55,435 Okay. Where am I going? 140 00:13:55,502 --> 00:13:57,237 It's about 20 miles away, near Green River. 141 00:13:57,303 --> 00:13:59,572 You know the old motel? It's behind that. 142 00:13:59,639 --> 00:14:02,108 There's gonna be a huge inflatable Scooby-Doo. 143 00:14:02,175 --> 00:14:03,710 - You can't miss it. - Really? Okay. 144 00:14:03,777 --> 00:14:05,645 - Yep. ... Cool. - Okay. 145 00:14:05,712 --> 00:14:08,214 It was good to meet you. See ya! 146 00:14:08,281 --> 00:14:10,450 Bye! Scooby-Doo! 147 00:14:10,517 --> 00:14:12,485 Yeah! 148 00:14:12,552 --> 00:14:14,540 Rock on! 149 00:14:17,824 --> 00:14:19,693 You think he's actually gonna show up? 150 00:14:19,759 --> 00:14:24,130 I don't think we figured in his day at all. 151 00:14:24,197 --> 00:14:25,365 Oh. 152 00:14:25,432 --> 00:14:28,435 You liked him. 153 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:09,350 Shit! 154 00:18:12,392 --> 00:18:14,127 This is insane! 155 00:18:32,379 --> 00:18:34,114 ****. 156 00:18:38,551 --> 00:18:41,154 Move this ****ing rock! 157 00:18:54,267 --> 00:18:55,680 Please. 158 00:19:03,209 --> 00:19:04,711 ****. 159 00:19:34,474 --> 00:19:35,975 ****ing save it. 160 00:19:36,420 --> 00:19:37,430 Oh, God. 161 00:19:56,596 --> 00:19:58,798 Kristi! 162 00:19:59,432 --> 00:20:01,101 Megan! 163 00:20:01,601 --> 00:20:03,670 Kristi! 164 00:20:03,737 --> 00:20:06,439 It's Aron! 165 00:20:06,506 --> 00:20:08,475 Megan! 166 00:20:09,876 --> 00:20:12,178 Kristi! Megan! 167 00:20:13,346 --> 00:20:15,348 Kristi! 168 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:35,769 Think. 169 00:20:38,271 --> 00:20:39,773 Just think. 170 00:20:59,526 --> 00:21:00,694 Ow! 171 00:21:37,530 --> 00:21:39,399 Hmm. 172 00:22:21,608 --> 00:22:23,109 Yeah. 173 00:22:35,522 --> 00:22:37,230 ****. 174 00:22:52,872 --> 00:22:55,542 Oh. ****. 175 00:22:56,843 --> 00:22:58,578 Shit. 176 00:22:59,279 --> 00:23:01,448 Oh, God. 177 00:23:01,514 --> 00:23:02,649 Shit! 178 00:23:03,683 --> 00:23:05,585 ****er. 179 00:23:56,970 --> 00:23:58,471 Come on. Please. 180 00:24:24,898 --> 00:24:26,633 Sweet. 181 00:24:29,235 --> 00:24:31,400 Ah. 182 00:24:35,175 --> 00:24:36,376 Oh. 183 00:24:44,284 --> 00:24:46,520 Nice and dull. 184 00:27:07,427 --> 00:27:09,362 Look at the size of this one, man. 185 00:27:09,429 --> 00:27:11,431 Like, how the **** did this get here? 186 00:28:04,951 --> 00:28:06,453 Yes. 187 00:28:15,328 --> 00:28:17,897 Okay. 188 00:30:00,166 --> 00:30:01,868 Hey! 189 00:31:18,578 --> 00:31:20,800 Hey, buddy. 190 00:31:20,613 --> 00:31:22,349 Here we go. 191 00:32:05,658 --> 00:32:07,627 Um. 192 00:32:09,929 --> 00:32:11,998 It's 3:05... 193 00:32:12,650 --> 00:32:17,470 on Sunday, April 27, 2003. 194 00:32:18,405 --> 00:32:22,750 Uh, this marks 24 hours... 195 00:32:22,142 --> 00:32:26,346 of being stuck in Blue John Canyon... 196 00:32:27,447 --> 00:32:30,984 right where it slots up before the big drop. 197 00:32:33,486 --> 00:32:35,188 My name's Aron Ralston. 198 00:32:35,255 --> 00:32:39,526 My parents are Donna and Larry Ralston of Englewood, Colorado. 199 00:32:40,727 --> 00:32:42,896 Um. 200 00:32:42,962 --> 00:32:46,533 Whoever finds this can keep the- the recorder. 201 00:32:46,599 --> 00:32:49,903 Just please try and get in touch with my parents... 202 00:32:49,969 --> 00:32:52,839 and-and give them this tape. 203 00:32:52,906 --> 00:32:54,474 I'd appreciate it. 204 00:32:55,508 --> 00:33:01,281 Uh, I was descending Blue John yesterday... 205 00:33:01,348 --> 00:33:07,687 uh, when this, uh, chockstone came loose... 206 00:33:07,754 --> 00:33:09,322 and rolled onto my arm... 207 00:33:09,389 --> 00:33:12,225 and now it's stuck. 208 00:33:12,292 --> 00:33:18,980 Um, the thumb is kind of this gray-blue color. 209 00:33:18,932 --> 00:33:20,467 Yeah. 210 00:33:20,533 --> 00:33:24,137 It's been without circulation for 24 hours. 211 00:33:25,105 --> 00:33:28,375 So, I think it's pretty well gone. 212 00:33:30,377 --> 00:33:32,545 I'm low on food. 213 00:33:32,612 --> 00:33:34,140 Um. 214 00:33:35,148 --> 00:33:38,918 That's about 300, 400 mil... 215 00:33:40,153 --> 00:33:42,880 and that's it for water. 216 00:33:46,659 --> 00:33:50,300 I'm in pretty deep doo-doo here. 217 00:33:54,634 --> 00:33:56,403 Hello! 218 00:33:56,469 --> 00:33:57,637 Please! 219 00:33:57,704 --> 00:33:59,806 There's someone down here! 220 00:33:59,873 --> 00:34:02,420 Help! 221 00:34:02,108 --> 00:34:04,110 I'm in the canyon! 222 00:34:05,211 --> 00:34:10,817 Help! 223 00:34:10,884 --> 00:34:14,554 Help! Help! 224 00:34:43,316 --> 00:34:44,851 Please! 225 00:34:44,918 --> 00:34:46,252 Help! 226 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:49,255 Help! 227 00:34:50,290 --> 00:34:52,525 Down here! 228 00:34:52,592 --> 00:34:53,993 Help! 229 00:35:07,707 --> 00:35:09,442 Don't lose it. 230 00:35:15,448 --> 00:35:17,170 Aron. 231 00:35:20,860 --> 00:35:22,322 Do not lose it. 232 00:36:14,274 --> 00:36:15,775 Not bad. 233 00:36:26,190 --> 00:36:27,754 Oh, dinner. 234 00:36:37,597 --> 00:36:40,367 Tomorrow night, we're actually, seriously, throwing a party. 235 00:36:40,433 --> 00:36:42,569 You should come by, have a beer, kick back. 236 00:36:42,635 --> 00:36:45,238 There's gonna be a huge inflatable Scooby-Doo. 237 00:36:45,305 --> 00:36:48,208 Scooby-Doo. 238 00:37:09,496 --> 00:37:12,980 Hmm. Mountain Dew. 239 00:37:15,502 --> 00:37:16,569 Plastic cup. 240 00:37:18,972 --> 00:37:20,273 Thank you. 241 00:37:21,808 --> 00:37:23,710 Oh. 242 00:37:23,777 --> 00:37:25,111 Might take a beer as well. 243 00:37:27,414 --> 00:37:28,748 Don't mind if I do. 244 00:38:26,720 --> 00:38:27,574 Oh. 245 00:38:30,243 --> 00:38:33,380 Hey. Aron here. Leave a message. 246 00:38:37,283 --> 00:38:41,254 Aron, it's Mom. I was hoping to catch you. 247 00:38:41,955 --> 00:38:44,224 Are you there? 248 00:38:44,290 --> 00:38:46,590 Hello? 249 00:38:47,193 --> 00:38:49,496 Okay. Nothing urgent. 250 00:38:51,264 --> 00:38:53,933 Dad's in New York, so it'll be a quiet weekend. 251 00:38:55,350 --> 00:38:58,571 Call me, okay? Lots of love. 252 00:39:16,790 --> 00:39:19,693 - Where you going? - Don't know yet. 253 00:39:19,759 --> 00:39:21,795 Right there, Brion. 254 00:39:21,861 --> 00:39:24,698 Maybe Utah. Maybe somewhere else. 255 00:39:24,764 --> 00:39:26,132 Have a good one. 256 00:39:26,199 --> 00:39:27,367 Always do. 257 00:39:27,434 --> 00:39:29,235 Always do. 258 00:39:56,730 --> 00:39:57,864 Let's go. 259 00:40:38,772 --> 00:40:40,106 Oh, come on! 260 00:42:13,466 --> 00:42:14,801 Crap. 261 00:42:20,473 --> 00:42:22,976 This is freaking me out, looking at myself. 262 00:42:23,910 --> 00:42:26,946 Sorry. I hope that's okay. 263 00:42:27,130 --> 00:42:28,148 Uh. 264 00:42:30,483 --> 00:42:32,819 It's Monday. Um. 265 00:42:34,621 --> 00:42:36,489 Bummer, all day. 266 00:42:37,557 --> 00:42:40,226 I tried to set up this pulley all morning... 267 00:42:40,293 --> 00:42:41,861 but it didn't work. 268 00:42:42,896 --> 00:42:44,864 It was worth a try. 269 00:42:44,931 --> 00:42:46,700 But there's too much friction. 270 00:42:46,766 --> 00:42:51,400 And it's a climbing rope, so there's too much stretch. 271 00:42:51,871 --> 00:42:53,873 What I could really use... 272 00:42:53,940 --> 00:42:58,812 is about 20 meters of static wrap rope, 9.8 mil. 273 00:43:00,447 --> 00:43:02,820 Uh, three or four pulleys... 274 00:43:02,148 --> 00:43:04,584 a rack of carabiners, a sling... 275 00:43:04,651 --> 00:43:08,880 power drill... and bolt kit. 276 00:43:10,223 --> 00:43:14,461 Oh, and, uh, eight burly men to do all the hauling. 277 00:43:16,930 --> 00:43:18,898 That should just about do it. 278 00:43:22,402 --> 00:43:23,903 I have, uh... 279 00:43:26,390 --> 00:43:28,808 about 150 milliliters of water left... 280 00:43:30,877 --> 00:43:35,115 which should keep me alive till tomorrow night... 281 00:43:36,549 --> 00:43:38,218 if I'm lucky. 282 00:43:38,284 --> 00:43:40,200 I peed twice. 283 00:43:41,154 --> 00:43:44,491 Almost pissed my pants. 284 00:43:44,557 --> 00:43:48,762 Uh, I don't know, my body's acting really weird. 285 00:43:55,100 --> 00:43:57,971 It's got to be chilled like sauvignon blanc. 286 00:44:02,208 --> 00:44:04,711 No number twos. 287 00:44:04,778 --> 00:44:07,147 Which should disappoint my insect friends. 288 00:44:07,213 --> 00:44:09,649 They'll just have to wait. 289 00:44:09,716 --> 00:44:12,152 Let's see, what else could I tell you? 290 00:44:12,218 --> 00:44:14,200 Um... 291 00:44:15,722 --> 00:44:19,259 There's this raven that comes every morning. 292 00:44:22,996 --> 00:44:24,431 Hey. 293 00:44:24,497 --> 00:44:27,330 I clocked it at 8:17. 294 00:44:30,300 --> 00:44:32,380 I'll- I'll film it for you tomorrow. 295 00:44:32,105 --> 00:44:35,842 Every morning at, uh, 9:30... 296 00:44:37,344 --> 00:44:40,413 I get 15 minutes of sunlight. 297 00:44:40,480 --> 00:44:42,150 It's really nice. 298 00:44:46,586 --> 00:44:49,550 I have been chipping away. 299 00:44:49,122 --> 00:44:52,926 More to- More to keep warm than anything. 300 00:44:55,280 --> 00:44:59,466 I'm beginning to think that my hand is supporting the rock. 301 00:44:59,532 --> 00:45:01,634 So when I chip away a little bit... 302 00:45:01,701 --> 00:45:03,803 it actually settles more. 303 00:45:07,874 --> 00:45:09,209 So... 304 00:45:11,878 --> 00:45:13,880 I found this great tourniquet. 305 00:45:44,344 --> 00:45:45,412 Oh. 306 00:45:46,880 --> 00:45:50,450 Oh, yeah. 307 00:46:36,960 --> 00:46:38,732 It hasn't been very useful. 308 00:46:42,902 --> 00:46:44,237 Lesson: 309 00:46:44,304 --> 00:46:49,476 Don't buy the cheap, made-in-China multi-tool. 310 00:46:50,543 --> 00:46:53,460 I tried to find my Swiss Army knife, but... 311 00:46:53,113 --> 00:46:56,160 This thing came free with a flashlight. 312 00:46:56,820 --> 00:46:59,850 The flashlight was a piece of shit too. 313 00:46:59,152 --> 00:47:01,721 I kept it in my truck for emergencies. 314 00:47:02,822 --> 00:47:05,325 Not that I'm blaming you, Mom. 315 00:47:06,426 --> 00:47:11,970 It was a perfectly great stocking stuffer. 316 00:47:14,334 --> 00:47:16,703 And there's no way you could have ever known... 317 00:47:16,770 --> 00:47:19,606 that I'd get in this kind of trouble. 318 00:47:19,673 --> 00:47:22,275 When we watch this later, will the camera have to be on? 319 00:47:22,342 --> 00:47:25,110 Yeah. So you have to leave the camera with us... 320 00:47:25,780 --> 00:47:27,380 if we want to watch something that you've made, right? 321 00:47:27,447 --> 00:47:29,182 - Yeah. - Good job, honey. 322 00:47:29,249 --> 00:47:32,686 - Isn't that great? - That is quite extraordinary. 323 00:47:32,752 --> 00:47:35,655 - So he's filming her now. - Sounds beautiful, sweetheart. 324 00:47:35,722 --> 00:47:38,291 - Yes. - We're seeing it now live... 325 00:47:38,358 --> 00:47:41,194 but he's going to be able to show this again. 326 00:47:43,663 --> 00:47:45,498 Go away. 327 00:47:47,634 --> 00:47:50,300 To be able to watch it. We can't just watch it with a... 328 00:47:52,405 --> 00:47:54,307 So good. 329 00:47:55,508 --> 00:47:58,110 Well done. Okay. 330 00:48:01,815 --> 00:48:04,500 Way to go, Sis. 331 00:48:04,117 --> 00:48:06,686 - Keep playing? - Yes, honey. Keep going. 332 00:48:58,538 --> 00:49:00,206 ****. 333 00:49:20,794 --> 00:49:22,462 ****! 334 00:49:30,670 --> 00:49:32,172 Ah, ****. 335 00:49:39,179 --> 00:49:42,150 Ah. Ah. 336 00:50:09,676 --> 00:50:12,779 ****. ****. 337 00:52:06,292 --> 00:52:08,610 Who's there? 338 00:52:16,569 --> 00:52:17,904 Aron? 339 00:52:50,236 --> 00:52:52,539 Please! 340 00:52:53,573 --> 00:52:55,709 Please! 341 00:53:05,850 --> 00:53:10,423 Please! 342 00:53:18,164 --> 00:53:21,701 Good morning, everybody out there. Steve. 343 00:53:21,768 --> 00:53:24,270 - Good morning. - It's The Morning Show with Brian Stephenson... 344 00:53:24,337 --> 00:53:25,939 Also coming up this half hour.. 345 00:53:26,600 --> 00:53:28,842 Good morning. This will get you going today. 90 for your high... 346 00:53:30,744 --> 00:53:32,812 Good morning, everyone! 347 00:53:32,879 --> 00:53:38,184 It is 7:00 here in Canyonland, U.S.A. 348 00:53:38,251 --> 00:53:40,987 And this morning on the boulder... 349 00:53:41,540 --> 00:53:43,690 we have a very special guest... 350 00:53:43,757 --> 00:53:48,361 self-proclaimed American superhero... 351 00:53:48,428 --> 00:53:50,864 Aron Ralston! 352 00:53:50,930 --> 00:53:54,501 Let's hear it for Aron! 353 00:53:54,567 --> 00:53:55,802 Hey. 354 00:53:55,869 --> 00:53:57,871 Hi. Oh, gosh. It's... 355 00:53:57,937 --> 00:54:01,408 It's a real pleasure to be here. Thank you. Thank you. 356 00:54:01,474 --> 00:54:05,445 Um- Hey, can I say hi to my mom and dad? 357 00:54:05,512 --> 00:54:07,647 Mom and Dad! 358 00:54:07,714 --> 00:54:09,949 Mustn't forget Mom and Dad. Right, Aron? 359 00:54:10,160 --> 00:54:12,850 Yeah. That's right. 360 00:54:12,152 --> 00:54:14,120 Uh- Hey, Mom. 361 00:54:14,187 --> 00:54:16,220 I'm really sorry I... 362 00:54:16,890 --> 00:54:18,792 I didn't answer the phone the other night. 363 00:54:18,858 --> 00:54:23,463 If I had, I would have told you where I was going, and then... 364 00:54:23,530 --> 00:54:25,532 Well, I probably wouldn't be here right now. 365 00:54:25,598 --> 00:54:27,367 That's for sure! 366 00:54:27,434 --> 00:54:30,103 But like I always say... 367 00:54:30,170 --> 00:54:32,939 your supreme selfishness... 368 00:54:33,600 --> 00:54:35,410 is our gain. 369 00:54:35,108 --> 00:54:37,477 Thank you, Aron. Anyone else you'd like to say hi to? 370 00:54:37,544 --> 00:54:40,380 Um- Well, Brion at work. 371 00:54:40,447 --> 00:54:42,115 - Hi, Aron! - Hey. 372 00:54:42,182 --> 00:54:45,151 Uh, I probably won't be making it into work today. 373 00:54:47,287 --> 00:54:49,889 Get a load of this guy! Oh, wait. Hold on. 374 00:54:49,956 --> 00:54:55,795 We've got a question coming in from another Aron... 375 00:54:55,862 --> 00:54:59,299 in Loser Canyon, Utah. 376 00:54:59,366 --> 00:55:00,834 Aron asks... 377 00:55:00,900 --> 00:55:03,136 Am I right in thinking... 378 00:55:03,203 --> 00:55:06,339 that even if Brion from work... 379 00:55:06,406 --> 00:55:08,800 notifies the police... 380 00:55:08,740 --> 00:55:10,343 they'll put a 24-hour hold on it... 381 00:55:10,410 --> 00:55:13,680 before they file a Missing Persons report? 382 00:55:13,747 --> 00:55:17,884 Which means you won't become officially missing... 383 00:55:17,951 --> 00:55:22,880 until midday Wednesday, at the earliest! 384 00:55:22,155 --> 00:55:25,425 Ah, yeah. You're right on the money there, Aron. 385 00:55:26,626 --> 00:55:30,363 Which means I'll probably be dead by then. 386 00:55:30,430 --> 00:55:34,134 Aron from Loser Canyon, Utah. How do you know so much? 387 00:55:34,200 --> 00:55:37,771 Well, I'll tell you how I know so much. 388 00:55:37,837 --> 00:55:39,839 I volunteer for the rescue service. 389 00:55:39,906 --> 00:55:41,841 Hmm? 390 00:55:41,908 --> 00:55:44,744 You see, I'm something of a, uh... 391 00:55:44,811 --> 00:55:47,247 well, a big ****ing hard hero. 392 00:55:48,415 --> 00:55:52,318 And I can do everything on my own, you see? 393 00:55:52,385 --> 00:55:54,988 I do see. 394 00:55:55,550 --> 00:55:57,223 Now... 395 00:55:57,290 --> 00:56:01,695 is it true that despite... 396 00:56:01,761 --> 00:56:06,299 or maybe because you're a big ****ing hard hero... 397 00:56:06,366 --> 00:56:09,669 you didn't tell anyone where you were going? 398 00:56:09,736 --> 00:56:11,838 Uh... 399 00:56:11,905 --> 00:56:13,907 Yeah, that's absolutely correct. 400 00:56:17,677 --> 00:56:20,460 - Anyone? - Anyone. 401 00:56:23,316 --> 00:56:26,319 Oops! 402 00:56:29,622 --> 00:56:31,291 Oops. 403 00:56:39,766 --> 00:56:41,267 Oops. 404 00:56:51,144 --> 00:56:52,712 Mom, Dad. 405 00:56:55,849 --> 00:56:58,184 I just want to take this time to tell you... 406 00:56:58,251 --> 00:57:01,921 that the times we've spent together have been awesome. 407 00:57:03,923 --> 00:57:06,226 And I haven't appreciated you in my heart... 408 00:57:06,292 --> 00:57:08,294 as I know that I could. 409 00:57:09,996 --> 00:57:13,400 Mom, I love you... 410 00:57:13,466 --> 00:57:17,370 and I wish that I'd returned all your calls, ever. 411 00:57:22,420 --> 00:57:23,977 I love you guys... 412 00:57:25,645 --> 00:57:27,981 and I'll always be with you. 413 00:57:33,453 --> 00:57:35,255 Yeah. 414 00:57:56,900 --> 00:57:57,577 Oh. 415 00:58:25,505 --> 00:58:27,374 Ah. 416 00:59:10,283 --> 00:59:11,685 Bone. 417 00:59:48,955 --> 00:59:53,727 It's no Slurpee. 418 00:59:53,793 --> 00:59:55,995 It's like a bag of piss. 419 01:00:11,578 --> 01:00:14,481 - Yahoo! - Nice! 420 01:00:30,563 --> 01:00:32,132 Come on, Ralston! 421 01:00:32,198 --> 01:00:34,701 Okay, I'm gonna go up again. 422 01:00:34,768 --> 01:00:36,703 Give me that. 423 01:00:36,770 --> 01:00:38,938 Quick, while he's gone. 424 01:00:39,500 --> 01:00:40,840 - Listen. - We could tell him. 425 01:00:40,907 --> 01:00:42,642 - I know that. - Okay? Tell him. 426 01:00:42,709 --> 01:00:45,178 - We're very worried about you. - 427 01:00:45,245 --> 01:00:47,213 - We're worried... - About your music. 428 01:00:47,280 --> 01:00:49,149 Your musical choices are really rough. 429 01:00:49,215 --> 01:00:52,185 If you keep singing Phish, you're never gonna get a girlfriend. 430 01:00:52,252 --> 01:00:54,621 - Never. - You might have one, but I really doubt that you do. 431 01:00:54,688 --> 01:00:57,524 - You may be sort of cute, occasionally. - I'm nervous and scared for you. 432 01:00:57,590 --> 01:01:00,460 - Okay. This cannonball's for you. - No one will care. 433 01:01:00,527 --> 01:01:02,262 Okay. 434 01:01:05,265 --> 01:01:07,133 That was a 10. 435 01:01:07,200 --> 01:01:08,702 All right. 436 01:01:10,870 --> 01:01:13,473 I'm going to test your theory... 437 01:01:13,540 --> 01:01:15,875 about whether or not it's better to do it... 438 01:01:15,942 --> 01:01:18,244 Oh, God! 439 01:01:18,311 --> 01:01:20,847 without your clothes on. 440 01:02:13,660 --> 01:02:14,567 Oh, ****. 441 01:03:15,950 --> 01:03:17,163 You don't even want me here, do you? 442 01:03:20,133 --> 01:03:22,135 I'm gonna go, Aron. 443 01:03:25,710 --> 01:03:27,730 Is that what you want? 444 01:03:30,310 --> 01:03:32,946 It is, isn't it? 445 01:03:36,282 --> 01:03:37,450 Okay. 446 01:03:39,285 --> 01:03:40,920 Come back. 447 01:03:45,492 --> 01:03:47,994 You're gonna be so lonely, Aron. 448 01:04:04,244 --> 01:04:09,582 Forty-six, 47, 48, 49, 50! 449 01:04:09,649 --> 01:04:12,850 You hear that, Aron? I'm coming! 450 01:04:14,870 --> 01:04:17,570 Um, I'm holding on. 451 01:04:18,925 --> 01:04:21,695 Time's moving really slowly. 452 01:04:23,263 --> 01:04:25,732 My heart's beating really fast. 453 01:04:25,799 --> 01:04:28,535 I swear to God, it feels like... 454 01:04:28,601 --> 01:04:31,838 - It feels like- - It's beating, like, three times as fast as it should be. 455 01:04:38,110 --> 01:04:39,512 So cold. 456 01:04:40,747 --> 01:04:42,248 So cold. 457 01:04:44,351 --> 01:04:46,252 Oh. 458 01:04:46,319 --> 01:04:47,887 Hey. 459 01:04:47,954 --> 01:04:50,357 Blue John. 460 01:04:54,394 --> 01:04:58,898 I... love... you. 461 01:04:58,965 --> 01:05:00,633 There you are. 462 01:05:01,768 --> 01:05:05,710 Rana. I've been thinking about you, girl. 463 01:05:05,138 --> 01:05:07,400 I've been thinking about you, girl. 464 01:05:07,107 --> 01:05:08,775 I admit it. I admit it. 465 01:05:12,979 --> 01:05:15,515 I know how I am. I tried to do everything. 466 01:05:15,582 --> 01:05:17,784 - Where I was. - I tried. 467 01:05:17,851 --> 01:05:19,586 Aron? Where are you? 468 01:05:19,652 --> 01:05:21,588 Where are you? 469 01:05:33,900 --> 01:05:35,902 What are you guys doing here? 470 01:05:36,603 --> 01:05:39,500 Eddie? Tom? 471 01:05:39,720 --> 01:05:41,808 Hey, you guys. What's going on? 472 01:05:43,900 --> 01:05:45,478 Eric? Hey. 473 01:05:47,147 --> 01:05:49,449 You look like the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. 474 01:05:52,819 --> 01:05:54,621 Dorks. 475 01:05:57,857 --> 01:05:59,859 Found you, Aron. 476 01:06:07,267 --> 01:06:10,904 Sis, I'm sorry that I won't be at your wedding. 477 01:06:10,970 --> 01:06:15,675 I know that I promised to play, that we'd play. 478 01:06:15,742 --> 01:06:17,344 I'm sorry. 479 01:06:17,410 --> 01:06:20,180 I know it'll be a good one. 480 01:06:21,681 --> 01:06:24,484 8:15. There's no raven. 481 01:06:24,551 --> 01:06:26,886 8:20. 482 01:06:26,953 --> 01:06:28,788 8:30. My raven didn't come. 483 01:06:31,958 --> 01:06:35,161 I've been thinking. 484 01:06:35,995 --> 01:06:38,164 Everything is... 485 01:06:39,532 --> 01:06:42,302 - It just comes together. - You're gonna be so lonely, Aron. 486 01:06:42,369 --> 01:06:44,537 - Have a good one. - Always do. 487 01:06:44,604 --> 01:06:45,839 Laters! 488 01:06:45,905 --> 01:06:48,742 - It's me. - Aron, it's Mom. 489 01:06:48,808 --> 01:06:51,177 - I was hoping to catch you. - I chose this. 490 01:06:51,244 --> 01:06:53,513 Dad's in New York, so it'll be a quiet weekend. 491 01:06:53,580 --> 01:06:54,814 I chose all of this. 492 01:06:54,881 --> 01:06:58,151 Call me, okay? Lots of love. 493 01:07:00,387 --> 01:07:02,220 This rock. 494 01:07:03,656 --> 01:07:06,159 This rock has been waiting for me my entire life. 495 01:07:06,226 --> 01:07:10,230 I hate this rock! 496 01:07:11,464 --> 01:07:13,366 - In its entire life... - ever since it was... 497 01:07:13,433 --> 01:07:15,802 a bit of meteorite... 498 01:07:15,869 --> 01:07:17,537 a million billion years ago... 499 01:07:17,604 --> 01:07:19,272 How the **** did this get here? 500 01:07:19,339 --> 01:07:20,840 up there in space... 501 01:07:20,907 --> 01:07:22,742 it's been waiting... 502 01:07:23,743 --> 01:07:26,179 to come here... 503 01:07:26,246 --> 01:07:28,448 right- right here. 504 01:07:31,685 --> 01:07:33,953 I've been moving towards it my whole life. 505 01:07:34,200 --> 01:07:37,691 The minute I was born, every breath I've taken... 506 01:07:37,757 --> 01:07:39,125 every action... 507 01:07:39,192 --> 01:07:42,362 has been leading me to this crack... 508 01:07:42,429 --> 01:07:44,597 on the earth's surface. 509 01:10:27,727 --> 01:10:30,960 Oh! 510 01:10:36,870 --> 01:10:38,872 Oh. 511 01:10:47,547 --> 01:10:53,860 Oh. Oh. 512 01:11:59,520 --> 01:12:01,121 Okay. Come on. 513 01:12:35,588 --> 01:12:37,257 Don't pass out. 514 01:13:59,406 --> 01:14:00,573 Don't fall asleep. 515 01:15:38,738 --> 01:15:40,240 Thank you. 516 01:17:49,200 --> 01:17:50,670 Easy. 517 01:17:56,276 --> 01:17:58,945 Easy. Come on. 518 01:18:54,667 --> 01:18:56,136 Oh! 519 01:21:23,850 --> 01:21:25,180 Help! 520 01:21:28,822 --> 01:21:31,558 Please! 521 01:21:31,624 --> 01:21:33,526 Help me! 522 01:21:38,798 --> 01:21:40,400 I need help! 523 01:21:52,912 --> 01:21:56,182 My name is Aron Ral- Aron Ralston. 524 01:21:56,249 --> 01:21:58,451 This Saturday I was trapped by a boulder. 525 01:21:58,518 --> 01:22:01,588 I haven't had food or water for five days. 526 01:22:01,654 --> 01:22:03,156 This morning I cut my arm... 527 01:22:03,223 --> 01:22:06,260 This morning I cut my arm off. 528 01:22:07,394 --> 01:22:10,130 Please. Some water? 529 01:22:12,732 --> 01:22:14,401 Thank you. 530 01:22:22,842 --> 01:22:26,479 - Do you have a phone? - Yes, but no signal. 531 01:22:26,546 --> 01:22:29,349 You should stop and rest. 532 01:22:29,416 --> 01:22:31,584 No. I've gotta keep going. 533 01:22:32,852 --> 01:22:34,754 Can one of you run? 534 01:22:34,821 --> 01:22:37,157 Can one of you run ahead?