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ŠćÉ«app at Stark to Host Courageous Survivor Aron Ralston

Aron Ralston, who courageously survived a hiking accident, will present ā€œ127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Placeā€ on Tuesday, Nov. 13,

Aron Ralston, survivor of a hiking accident, will speak at ŠćÉ«app at Stark on Nov. 13.ŠćÉ«app at Stark invites the community to the second event of this seasonā€™s popular Featured Speakers Series. Aron Ralston, who courageously survived a hiking accident, will present ā€œ127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Placeā€ on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Timken Great Hall, located in The University Center at Kent State Stark, 6000 Frank Ave. NW in Jackson Township.

Tickets are required for this free Featured Speakers Series lecture. Tickets may be obtained by visiting the Kent State Stark Information Desk in Main Hall, while supplies last. A limit of four tickets will be distributed per person. Phone reservations will not be accepted.

Ralston was hiking alone in remote Utah canyons when an 800-pound boulder tumbled loose, pinning his right hand and wrist. Trapped for six days, warding off dehydration and hypothermia, his remarkable will to live led him to commit an extreme act of survival. Using a dull multitool, Ralston severed his forearm, rappelled a 65-foot cliff and hiked for five hours before being rescued. His life-altering story is documented in the best-selling book, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, and the movie, 127 Hours. Aided by prosthetic devices that he helped design, Ralston inspires perseverance as he continues his adventurous lifestyle.
                                   
For more information about Kent State Starkā€™s Featured Speakers Series, contact Cynthia Williams at 330-244-3262 or cdwillia@kent.edu or visit.

POSTED: Monday, November 5, 2012 12:00 AM
Updated: Saturday, December 3, 2022 01:02 AM
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