Between a Rock and a Hard Place

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Published by Simon & Schuster, London, 2004, 1st UK Edition, small mark on front board, D/w, Nr. Fine.   A truly incredible survival story – Ralston (an experienced mountaineer) set off for a day’s hike in 2003 in a remote part of Utah, became trapped when a falling rock pinned his right arm and wrist against a canyon wall, and then spent six days surviving and trying to work out how he could extricate himself, before summoning the courage to both break and then amputate his own arm in order to escape.  Meanwhile, a major search is taking place for him. Well written and absorbing.