The unforgettable survival story of the year -- the astonishing day-by-day account of Aron Ralstons terrible accident self-amputation rescue and recovery. On Saturday 26 April 2003 Aron Ralston a 27-year-old outdoorsman and adventurer set off for a days hike in the Utah canyons. Eight miles from his truck he found himself in the middle of a deep and remote canyon. Then the unthinkable happened: a boulder shifted and snared his right arm against the canyon wall. He was trapped facing dehydration starvation hallucinations and hypothermia as night-time temperatures plummeted. conclusion that anyone who was looking for him was not going to find him in time. He then made the most difficult decision of his life: his only hope was to amputate his own arm and get himself to safety. Miraculously he survived. Between A Rock And A Hard Place is more than just an adventure story. It is a brave honest and above all inspiring account of one mans valiant effort to survive and is destined to take its place among adventure classics such as Touching The Void.