Friday, May 09, 2003

Forget Survivor. Forget Tough Man. I've found the world's toughest man: Aron Ralston. This is the mountaineer who got his arm trapped under an 800 pound rock. He broke his wrist so he could amputate his arm below the elbow with a cheap knife. He rappeled down a 60 foot cliff and hiked miles to be rescued. He walked out of the helicopter under his own power and told the doctors he would need some blood because he had lost a lot. Whenever someone tells you that Americans have gone soft, show them this guy. I'm impressed.

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