Aron Ralston is a famous American mountaineer, motivational speaker, and mechanical engineer. Aron came into the limelight after reports of surviving a canyoneering accident surfaced. The mountaineer survived the accident by cuffing off part of his arm.
The accident took place on April 26, 2003, and it has been documented in Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Ralston’s autobiography. The incident has been adapted in 127 Hours film, where Aron is portrayed by James Franco. Aron is known to have been married to his first wife Jessica Trusty. The couple’s marriage lasted for a few years after which they divorced.
Who is Jessica Trusty?
Jessica Trusty is a famous ex-wife who came into the limelight because of her marriage to Aron Ralston. Jessica and Aron met before 2009, upon which they started getting to know each other. The two made their relationship official in 2009 after which they exchanged vows and began family.
There are no records of the couple’s relationship, the two likely had a son before they ended their marriage in 2012. They have never talked about the reasons they ended their marriage. Jessica has since lived away from the limelight, ensuring that most of her details are not accessible in the media.
Jessica has not talked of her marriage and there are no records of her social media profiles. It is not known if she remarried after the divorce from Aron.
Who is Aron Ralston?
Aron Ralston is a famous mountaineer who gained the limelight after he survived a canyoneering accident in 2003. Aron was born on October 27, 1975, and he lived in Denver after his parents moved there when he was twelve years old.
Aron earned a mechanical engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon University, and he began work in Pittsburg as a resident assistant. He also worked as a mechanical engineer with Intel in Chandler, Tacoma for five years.
Aron began building skills as a mountaineer when he was working as an engineer. In 2002, he quit his job to climb Denali. He also moved to Aspen, Colorado so that he could pursue a life of climbing mountains.
Canyoneering Accident
Aron Ralston was involved in an accident in the evening hours of April 26, 2003. Aron was canyoneering alone through Bluejohn Canyon in Wayne County, Utah, when he had an accident.
While Aron was descending the lower stretches of a slot canyon, a suspended boulder dislodged while he was climbing down from it. The boulder smashed his left hand and then it crushed his right hand against the canyon wall.
Aron had not informed anyone that he was hiking, nor did he have a way of calling for help. He spent five days slowly sipping his water and eating a small amount of food while he tried to extricate his arm.
He was unable to free himself from the boulder which made him resolve to cut his arm to set himself free. After he ran out of food and water, he drank his urine and prepared some tapes to prepare to die.
After Aron woke up the next day, he realized his arm had begun decomposing. He amputated his forearm using a dull knife and pliers. The events were documented in his autobiography and adapted into a film, 127 Hours.
