Aron Ralston - the man forced to amputate his own arm
Story of climber who cut off his arm goes to Hollywood
By
LFTO News Team
Outdoor headlines
06 November 2009 14:14
Danny Boyle, director of Slumdog Millionaire, is about to direct a new film featuring climber Aron Ralston.
Ralston was famously forced to amputate his own arm in 2003.
It had been trapped under a boulder in the Utah mountains and Ralston had survived for five days drinking his own urine before undertaking the gruesome task of removing his arm with a knife and pair of pliers.
He later wrote a book about his experience - Between a Rock and a Hard Place - and now his story will be adapted to the screen.
Filming for '127 Hours' will begin early next year.
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