"It's 3:05 on Sunday, April 27, 2003. This marks my twenty-four-hour mark of being stuck in Blue John Canyon. My name is Aron Ralston. My parents are Donna and Larry Ralston, of Englewood, Colorado. Whoever finds this, please make an attempt to get this to them. Be sure of it. I would appreciate it."
One of the most extraordinary survival stories ever told—Aron Ralston's searing account of his six days trapped in one of the most remote spots in America, and how one inspired act of bravery brought him home.
It started out as a simple hike in the Utah canyonlands on a warm Saturday afternoon. For Aron Ralston, a mountaineer and outdoorsman, a walk into the remote Blue John Canyon was a chance to find himself in his element: alone, with just the beauty of the natural world around him.
In a deep and narrow slot canyon, Aron was climbing down off a wedged 800-pound boulder when it terrifyingly came loose, pinning his right hand and wrist against the canyon wall.
What does one do in the face of almost certain death? The knowledge of his family's and friends' love kept him alive, until a divine inspiration on Thursday morning solved the riddle of the boulder. Aron then committed the most extreme act imaginable to save himself.
Written By : Nando Parrado
Narrated By : Josh Davis and Nando Parrado
Published By : Orion Publishing Group
Length : 6 hours
Type : Autobiography Adventurers & Explorers
Download Price : $14.25
A horendous plane crash saw many members of a top Uruguayan rugby team killed, this is the moving true story of survival against all the odds... More info...
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Written By : Various
Narrated By : Full Cast Production
Published By : Listen & Live
Length : 6 hours
Type : Adventurers & Explorers
Download Price : $24.95 $16.25
A classic collection of traveller's tales from the wilderness, forest, desert, glacier and jungle. More info...
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Written By : Alan Tennant
Narrated By : Alan Tennant
Published By : Simon & Schuster
Length : 6 hours
Type : Adventurers & Explorers Knowledge & Learning
Download Price : $26.00 $15.95
In this extraordinary narrative, Alan Tennant recounts his all-out effort to radio-track the transcontinental migration of the peregrine falcon. More info...
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Written By : Kelly Tyler-Lewis
Narrated By : Graeme Malcolm
Published By : Simon & Schuster
Length : 6 hours
Type : Adventurers & Explorers Historical Biographical
Download Price : $29.95 $17.95
In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed south aboard the Endurance to be the first to cross Antarctica. Shackleton's endeavor is legend, but few know the astonishing story- of the Ross Sea party... More info...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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