Imagine being so dedicated to exploring that you retrace the footsteps of a guy who had to cut off his own arm to survive. That’s exactly what a group of adventurers did, journeying to the very spot where Aron Ralston made the gut-wrenching choice to trade a limb for his life. The rock that pinned him? Still there, probably judging them silently. And in case you were wondering—no, they didn’t try to reenact the ordeal.

 

Explorers travelled to scene where trapped mountaineer faced choice of cutting own arm off or death