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拉斯顿当年27岁，住在科罗拉多州阿斯彭，是经验丰富的登山者和户外运动者。
原文引用 3 处
「Aron Ralston, 27, of Aspen, Colo.」
Deseret News · 2003-05-02
「Ralston, a 27-year-old mountaineer from Aspen, Colorado, is an experienced outdoorsman」
National Geographic · 2003-07-24
「Aron Ralston, 27, of Aspen, Colorado」
IOL · 2003-05-03
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事发前拉斯顿正在为攀登阿拉斯加的麦金利山（迪纳利）做准备。
原文引用 2 处
「He was training for an expedition in Alaska's Denali National Park.」
Deseret News · 2003-05-02
「this outing was a warm-up for an ascent of North America's highest mountain, 20,320-foot tall Mount McKinley」
Climb-Utah ·
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巨石重量说法不一：Deseret News 早期报道为600至800磅；美联社稿引警方说法为800至1000磅；CBS 引警方说返回现场的救援人员发现约1000磅，而非起初以为的200磅；国家地理写作800磅。
原文引用 4 处
「free himself from a 600- to 800-pound boulder」
Deseret News · 2003-05-02
「an 800- to 1,000-pound boulder」
Deseret News · 2003-05-04
「discovered that the boulder weighed 1,000 pounds, not the 200 that they first believed」
CBS News · 2003-05-04
「Ralston dislodged an 800-pound (363-kilogram) chockstone」
National Geographic · 2003-07-24
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被困后他尝试用绳索、锚点等攀岩装备设法移动巨石，都没有成功。
原文引用 4 处
「He tried to use his ropes and anchors to free himself, but couldn't.」
Deseret News · 2003-05-04
「Ralston's ropes and rigging equipment were found around the boulder, indicating he tried several times to pry himself out.」
Deseret News · 2003-05-02
「Ralston tried ropes, anchors, anything to move the boulder, but it wouldn't budge.」
Climb-Utah ·
「"At no point was I ever able to get that boulder to budge even microscopically," he said.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
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被困期间夜间气温降到华氏30度上下（零摄氏度左右）。
原文引用 2 处
「He stood there, trapped, for five days, during which temperatures dropped to 30 degrees.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
「Temperatures dipped into the 30's at night」
Climb-Utah ·
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据Deseret News，据当事人事后说，他一开始很快喝掉了三分之一的水，随后一度惊慌。
原文引用 1 处
「It happened after he quickly drank a third of his water supply — then panicked.」
Deseret News · 2004-09-19
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自觉生还希望渺茫后，他用摄像机录下给家人的留言，并在岩壁上刻下名字、出生年月和他以为的死亡日期。
原文引用 3 处
「Knowing his chances of survival were slim, Aron picked up his video camera and began recording messages that he hoped would be found after his death.」
NBC News ·
「He resigned himself to death, videotaping goodbye messages for his family and scrawling his name, birthday, and presumed date of death into the canyon wall.」
Outside ·
「He pulled out his video camera and recorded a message to his parents.」
Climb-Utah ·
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最终截肢之前，他曾几次尝试未能成功；当事人说共有三次。
原文引用 2 处
「By the time I executed the amputation, I had made three unsuccessful attempts.」
Deseret News · 2004-09-19
「On the fourth day, he made last-ditch attempts to amputate his arm but came up short」
Outside ·
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拉斯顿的同事发现他连续几天没来上班，向当局报告失踪；埃默里县警长办公室接到通知。
原文引用 2 处
「When Ralston was four days late for work, the Emery County Sheriff's Office was notified he was missing.」
Deseret News · 2003-05-02
「Ralston’s friends at the Ute Mountaineer store in Aspen began to worry when he failed to appear for work and called authorities.」
Climb-Utah ·
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这次出行原本只是一天的行程。
原文引用 4 处
「The adventure was to last one day.」
Deseret News · 2003-05-02
「Ralston began what was to be a day hike.」
Deseret News · 2003-05-04
「what should have been an eight-hour, 13-mile (21-kilometer) day hike」
National Geographic · 2003-07-24
「The round trip would take perhaps eight hours.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
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他把皮卡停在马蹄峡谷步道口，骑山地车约15英里到蓝约翰峡谷步道口，把车锁在树上。
原文引用 2 处
「parked his pickup truck at the Horseshoe Canyon Trailhead and took off on his mountain bike for the 15-mile ride to the Bluejohn Canyon Trailhead where he locked his mountain bike to a juniper tree」
Climb-Utah ·
「Ralston first rode his mountain bike about 15 miles cross-country, locking it to a tree at the head of the canyon.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
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拉斯顿出发前没有告诉任何人自己要去哪里。
原文引用 4 处
「He had failed to leave word with anyone of where he was going that day.」
National Geographic · 2003-07-24
「But in a lapse from his normal routine, Aron had not told a soul.」
NBC News ·
「He had not informed any of his friends or family about his intended whereabouts, so rescue appeared unlikely.」
Outside ·
「he didn't bother to give his roommates a detailed itinerary, as was his practice on mountain climbs」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
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随身补给的说法有出入：国家地理说是两个卷饼和3升水；Climb-Utah 说是两个卷饼、不到1升水，另有廉价多功能工具、小急救包、摄像机和攀岩装备。
原文引用 2 处
「His supplies—two burritos and three liters of water—were now gone」
National Geographic · 2003-07-24
「His backpack contained two burritos, less than a liter of water, a cheap imitation of a Leatherman brand multi-tool, a small first aid kit, a video camera, a digital camera and rock climbing gear.」
Climb-Utah ·
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据Los Angeles Times，前半段路他曾和两名年轻女子同行，之后独自进入峡谷较难的部分。
原文引用 1 处
「For the first leg of the climb, Ralston said he walked with two young women before taking on the tougher part of the canyon.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
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4月26日（星期六），拉斯顿在蓝约翰峡谷约3英尺宽的狭缝里攀越卡在两壁之间的巨石时，巨石移动，把他的右臂压在岩壁上，他无法脱身。
原文引用 5 处
「But in a 3-foot section of the canyon, the 3 1/2-by-4 1/2-by-2 1/2-foot boulder crashed onto Ralston, pinning his right arm.」
Deseret News · 2003-05-02
「Ralston scrambled over the boulder and was lowering himself down when it shifted, pinning his arm.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
「On April 26, 2003, the 27-year-old Ralston was canyoneering alone in Bluejohn Canyon.」
Outside ·
「As he began to climb down the opposite side the perfectly balanced 800-pound rock shifted several feet, pinning his right arm - he was trapped.」
Climb-Utah ·
「pinned April 26 by an 800- to 1,000-pound boulder that had shifted onto his right arm」
Deseret News · 2003-05-04
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据Los Angeles Times，据当事人在记者会上说，他攀越的是第二块巨石，巨石滚动，把他的右手压在了岩壁上。
原文引用 1 处
「The second boulder rolled as he tried to scramble over it, trapping his right hand against the wall.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
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4月29日（星期二）他的水喝完了。
原文引用 4 处
「He ran out of water on Tuesday, the statement said.」
Deseret News · 2003-05-02
「He ran out of water on Tuesday」
CBS News · 2003-05-04
「On Tuesday, he ran out of water.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
「He ran out of water on Tuesday」
IOL · 2003-05-03
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阿斯彭警方通过追查他的信用卡消费，发现他在格伦伍德斯普林斯加过油、在犹他州摩押买过食品，随后通知当地展开搜寻。
原文引用 2 处
「The charges indicated that he had purchased gas in Glenwood Springs, Colo., about 40 miles northwest of Aspen, and that he had then purchased groceries in Moab.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
「Authorities in Aspen discovered he had used a credit card to buy groceries in Moab, Utah and notified authorities there to start searching for him.」
Climb-Utah ·
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埃默里县警长办公室警佐 Mitch Vetere 说，如果拉斯顿留在原地，他会死在那里。
原文引用 2 处
「Aron Ralston, 27, of Aspen would have died had he stayed where he was」
CBS News · 2003-05-04
「The experienced outdoorsman would have died if he had stayed in the canyon」
Deseret News · 2003-05-04
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据Los Angeles Times，国家公园护林员 Jim Blazik 批评他独自进入偏远险峻地带，又没给朋友留下详细行程。
Blazik 强调这只是他个人看法，不代表国家公园管理局。
原文引用 1 处
「Blazik chided him for hiking through such rugged, remote terrain alone and without leaving a detailed itinerary with friends.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
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据Deseret News，5月1日（星期四）上午约10点，犹他州公共安全部、土地管理局、国家公园管理局及埃默里、韦恩、格兰德等县的人员开始搜寻。
原文引用 1 处
「Crews from the Utah Department of Public Safety, the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, Emery, Wayne and Grand counties began searching for him about 10 a.m., Swanke said.」
Deseret News · 2003-05-02
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5月1日，搜救人员在马蹄峡谷步道口一带找到了他的皮卡。
原文引用 3 处
「On Thursday, one ranger said he remembered seeing the truck near Blue John Canyon in an area where many people leave their cars when they go hiking and camping.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
「His truck had been found at the Horseshoe Canyon Trailhead, but no one had seen Ralston.」
Climb-Utah ·
「rescuers were converging near his truck, at the Horseshoe Canyon trailhead」
NBC News ·
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5月1日（星期四）上午，拉斯顿认定只有截肢才能活命，用多功能工具上的小刀截断右前臂，并扎上止血带、自行急救。
原文引用 4 处
「on Thursday morning, he decided that his survival required drastic action.」
CBS News · 2003-05-04
「Using a pocketknife, Ralston cut off his right arm below the elbow and applied a tourniquet and administered first aid.」
CBS News · 2003-05-04
「By the morning of May 1st, after five days trapped beneath the massive boulder, Ralston resolved set himself free by amputating his own right hand using his only resource—a multitool.」
National Geographic · 2003-07-24
「That same day, however, Ralston amputated his arm, applied a tourniquet and administered first aid, the statement said.」
Deseret News · 2003-05-02
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据当事人说，截肢和包扎前后约用了一个小时。
原文引用 2 处
「It was a process that took about an hour.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
「The entire procedure required approximately one hour.」
Climb-Utah ·
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脱困后他设置锚点、固定绳索，沿崖壁下降到峡谷底部；下降高度说法不一：CBS 写60英尺，NBC 和 Outside 写65英尺，Climb-Utah 写近70英尺。
原文引用 4 处
「He then rigged anchors, fixed a rope and rappelled 60 feet to the canyon floor.」
CBS News · 2003-05-04
「That would be followed by a 65-foot rappel」
NBC News ·
「rappelled 65 feet down into another branch of the canyon」
Outside ·
「He rigged anchors and fixed a rope to rappel nearly 70-feet to the bottom of Bluejohn Canyon.」
Climb-Utah ·
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下到谷底后，他沿峡谷向下游走进相邻的马蹄峡谷。
原文引用 2 处
「He continued hiking down the canyon and into Horseshoe Canyon, the statement said.」
Deseret News · 2003-05-02
「Leaving his rope hanging he hiked 5 miles downstream into adjacent Horseshoe Canyon」
Climb-Utah ·
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他走出的距离说法不一：洛杉矶时报写约5英里，Outside 写约6英里，Deseret News 写7英里。
原文引用 3 处
「He had walked about five miles when a helicopter search team spotted him」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
「After hiking approximately six miles, he came upon a family」
Outside ·
「walked seven miles before encountering other hikers and being spotted by a helicopter rescue unit」
Deseret News · 2004-09-19
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在马蹄峡谷，他遇到一个来自荷兰的游客家庭（夫妇和儿子），对方给他水，并帮忙向搜救直升机发信号。
原文引用 3 处
「After walking about five miles, Ralston came across a Dutch couple and their son and together they hailed a helicopter flying overhead.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
「where he encountered a Dutch family on vacation」
Climb-Utah ·
「They gave him water and walked with him until they could flag down a helicopter from the Utah Department of Public Safety.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
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5月1日下午约3点，犹他州公共安全部的直升机找到了他。
原文引用 2 处
「A Department of Public Safety helicopter found him about 3 p.m., the statement said.」
Deseret News · 2003-05-02
「Ralston was found about 3 p.m. Thursday with two other hikers, said Vetere」
CBS News · 2003-05-04
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获救时距他截肢约四小时。
原文引用 2 处
「Rescuers reached Ralston approximately four hours after he cut off his arm.」
Outside ·
「I just cut off my hand four hours ago and I need medical attention.」
Climb-Utah ·
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救援方认为，他身处又深又窄的狭缝峡谷，直升机很可能看不到他；如果他没有自己脱身，从空中不会发现他。
原文引用 3 处
「"If he wouldn't have gotten himself out of that mess," Vetere said, "they wouldn't have seen him from the air."」
CBS News · 2003-05-04
「Swanke said the canyon was so narrow, the helicopter pilot would never have spotted Ralston.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
「A helicopter likely would not have found him because of his position in the deep and narrow slot canyon.」
Climb-Utah ·
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直升机约12分钟把他送到犹他州摩押的艾伦纪念医院，他自己走进急诊室，之后被转送到科罗拉多州大章克申的圣玛丽医院。
原文引用 3 处
「The rescuers tried to keep Ralston awake for the 12-minute flight to the hospital in Moab, Utah, by talking to him. He walked into the emergency room on his own.」
CBS News · 2003-05-04
「He was transported to Allen Memorial Hospital in Moab, then airlifted to St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo.」
Deseret News · 2003-05-02
「Twelve minutes later, the helicopter arrived at Allen Memorial Hospital in Moab, Utah. Ralston walked into the emergency room without help」
Climb-Utah ·
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当天救援人员返回峡谷，想取回断臂，但搬不动巨石。
原文引用 3 处
「"They were unable to because it's a 600- to 800-pound rock."」
Deseret News · 2003-05-02
「A rescuer who went back to see if he could retrieve the arm said the boulder was too heavy to move.」
IOL · 2003-05-03
「Rescuers returned to the canyon later to try to retrieve the amputated limb; they saw it, but couldn't budge the boulder.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
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据Outside，他送医时失血约占全身血量的四分之一，体重减轻超过40磅。
原文引用 1 处
「By the time he arrived at the hospital, Ralston had lost 25% of his total blood volume and over 40 pounds.」
Outside ·
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据Los Angeles Times，当事人在记者会上说，医生告诉他即使没有截肢，被压住的手臂也保不住，因为巨石阻断了血液供应、造成严重软组织损伤。
原文引用 1 处
「He also said doctors told him that he would have lost the arm anyway because the 800-pound boulder had cut off the blood and caused severe soft-tissue damage.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
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据Los Angeles Times，当事人在记者会上说，他后悔没有留下去向的纸条，这件事他几乎每次都做，偏偏这次没做。
原文引用 1 处
「"This is something I almost always do, but I failed to do this time," he said.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
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据National Geographic，格兰德县搜救队队长 Rex Tanner 认为，拉斯顿本可以留张纸条或找个同伴；他也说，这一带常有人没告诉别人去向就下到难以返回的地方。
原文引用 2 处
「He could have left a note. He could have had a buddy.」
National Geographic · 2003-07-24
「Get themselves in a situation where they haven't told anybody where they're going, climb down into an area that's questionable, and not be able to get out.」
National Geographic · 2003-07-24
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据National Geographic，Rex Tanner 认为，被困期间拉斯顿做对的最重要一件事是保持冷静。
原文引用 1 处
「I think the number one thing is that he kept his head.」
National Geographic · 2003-07-24
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2004年拉斯顿出版自传《进退两难》（Between a Rock and a Hard Place），后被丹尼·博伊尔改编为电影《127小时》，2010年上映。
原文引用 4 处
「In 2004, Ralston penned an autobiography, Between a Rock and a Hard Place」
Outside ·
「Released in 2010, 127 Hours was met with widespread critical acclaim and nominated for six Academy Awards.」
Outside ·
「In November 2010 the movie 127 HOURS, directed by Danny Boyle and starring James Franco was released.」
Climb-Utah ·
「Now Ralston has written a book about his ordeal」
Deseret News · 2004-09-19
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截肢后拉斯顿继续登山，并于2005年3月完成独自冬季攀登科罗拉多州全部14000英尺以上山峰的计划。
原文引用 2 处
「despite the loss of his arm, he completed on March 7, 2005」
Backpacker · 2008-03-12
「in 2005 Ralston became the first person to summit all of Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks alone and in winter」
Outside ·
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拉斯顿学机械工程出身，曾在英特尔做工程师，后辞职搬到阿斯彭，在一家登山用品店工作。
原文引用 2 处
「Instead, Ralston moved to Aspen, took a job in a mountaineering store and packed his truck for the wilderness every chance he got.」
Los Angeles Times · 2003-05-03
「Ralston worked as a mechanical engineer for the technology company Intel in Arizona, Washington, and New Mexico for five years, before quitting in 2002 and moving to Aspen, Colorado to focus on climbing.」
Outside ·
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据National Geographic，拉斯顿曾是阿尔伯克基山地救援委员会成员。
原文引用 1 处
「a former member of the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council」
National Geographic · 2003-07-24
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蓝约翰峡谷是犹他州东南部“迷宫”（The Maze）地区的一条狭缝峡谷，位于峡谷地国家公园马蹄峡谷区以南，地处偏远。
原文引用 3 处
「Bluejohn is a slot canyon in "The Maze" region, just south of the Horseshoe Canyon segment of Canyonlands National Park, in southeastern Utah.」
Outside ·
「near the Maze District of the Canyonlands just west of the Colorado River」
Deseret News · 2003-05-02
「He was in an area called the Maze. It's remote」
National Geographic · 2003-07-24
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据Backpacker，后来被困处的那块石头被工作人员移走，以免再有人遇险。
原文引用 1 处
「a work crew removed the stone that had trapped his arm so that no one would suffer a similar fate」
Backpacker · 2008-03-12
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