How to find the Aron Ralston rock | Location of 127 hours in Bluejohn Canyon
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- 게시일 2024. 04. 26.
- On my recent trip to Utah I decided to find the location of the Aron Ralston rock. Naturally, I turned to the internet and KRplus for help, but was unable to find any actual instructions on how to reach the place. Here is my advice on how to find the rock that pinned Aron to the slot canyon wall.
1) google maps "Aron Ralston Boulder" and save the location of the rock. This will be the accurate location of the rock.
2) park at "little bluejohn trailhead" and follow the main floor of the canyon all the way to the slot canyon where the rock is.
3) Keep looking at the location of yourself on your phone map just to make sure you don't take a turn back up Bluejohn somewhere.
Special thanks to Shep for letting me use his music in this video. Be sure to check him out on KRplus at Shepard Merritt.
Hope this video helped. Thanks for watching and God bless!
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imagine this dude went looking for the rock and then another rock fell down
127 hours 2: electric boogaloo
jesus... chain reaction.
@@liquidreverb whats the reference with electric boogaloo?
@@DeletedDevilDeletedAngel It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
@@eclipsegfxable ok
His arm is technically still there. The remnants of his arm were recovered. Aron then had them cremated and returned to the site and spread the ashes. He spoke of this in his autobiography.
Imagine seeing an arm just sitting there, wiggling
@@DicedTea NO😭😭
@@PRINCEACARDI **flop flop**
@@DicedTea AAAGHHHH
@@DicedTea Dude that's scary!
I’m surprised but very glad that there’s no graffiti all over the rock. It’s like a sacred site.
I was there yesterday and someone broke it down it’s in millions of pieces 😔
@@raypist7650 proof?
@@Whimsy3692 proof?
@@raypist7650 So you’re saying someone went down there with a pick axe and destroyed it? Sure pal
@@Whimsy3692 lol delete your comment virg
i watched the movie only an hour ago.. man, what a story... an incredible example of the human will to live. this place almost seems sacred now - in a lonely canyon, among merciless rocks, where it seemed like death was certain, a new life began. it must have been quite an experience going there and feeling the atmosphere. thank you for sharing.
Same here,I aslo watched the movie before an hour ago 🤗
Omggg i just finished watching the movie right nowwww
lol both the actor and the real person have charges on assult/sexual
@@lord-pulse8888maybe it messed with their head
Imagine putting your arm in the gap to "recreate" in a photo and the rock shifts.
And that's one way to cut You're arm
You know what you have to do
pray you have internet service I guess
That would suck
No thanks bro .. even for the imagine that lol
Bruh it’d be crazy if his arm was still there lol
a team of 13 people went out there and removed his hand
His arm is technically still there. The remnants of his arm were recovered. Aron then had them cremated and returned to the site and spread the ashes. He spoke of this in his autobiography.
There's a picture w the arm still stuck somewhere online I Have to find it again
@@closinginonclosure “hey it’s dusty down here!”
@@BIGGESTOPPRO i have the book, between a rock and a hard place. I have the image there
Man I really appreciate your video. You really went through all of the check lists. Definitely will be hitting this place up and hopefully with me being an amateur I don’t end up like Aron but I’m excited to give it a shot.
You'll be fine! What happened to Aron was a freak accident. Not having enough water out in the dry canyons is probably the most dangerous thing.
@@globalvagrant1392 I usually almost pack too much water when I hike lol but there’s been several times when I have had the pleasure of giving someone water who didn’t pack enough so I’ll continue that practice. I just bought a lifestraw from REI in interested in check that out.
Don't give it a shot, give it a "slot"
A good watch, I totally relate to wanting to be out in that landscape, Atmospheric, and away from the average person in a boring suburban street! cheers....
Yeah but those boring people can help you anytime
Did this trek myself way back in 2011 or so. I used Aron's book and online maps to plan my route. Seems like I accessed from farther up the canyon than you did and there were definitely some tricky parts to navigate. Found Aron's rock and the spot kind of creeped me out with how remote it was and just knowing what happened there. I went to complete the canyon portion to the dropoff but that section of the canyon was completely dark and quite a bit of standing water. Called it a day and headed back out of the canyon at that point to make sure I got back to the car before it got dark. To this day one of the more memorable adventures I've undertaken.
No, no you didn’t.
Great vlog! thank you for this...
Its crazy it looks like you can still see some of the faded blood stain to the right over a foot ahead of Aron’s Rock in the middle
Great video, buddy. This video deserves way more views. Lots of love from India. Wish you made some more videos on the rock. Great video regardless
I really appreciate you saying that and for watching.
@@globalvagrant1392 you are welcome. Keep making more videos, good luck
Satellite GPS, great tip dude.
Geez you're keen mate 😮
The music perfectly fits
Thanks for sharing
Great content and kudos to the hard work Subscribed !👍
Keep uploading:)
It’s almost like this isn’t his story to tell/ give out the location
Good job.
Imagine as he’s showing us the rock his hand gets lodged into the exact rock that Ralstons did.
Great video, man. Definite sub. Were you able to get through the drops without rappeling? It looks like it would be possible to scramble and stem climb to that slot - is that possible or are ropes 100% needed?
Thanks! Yeah dude I definitely did not bring any ropes with me. It's pretty basic getting down the route I took.
Amongst my circle of friends I am fascinated by the wilderness and places of solitude. My friends cant understand why someone would venture on their own to these sorts of places , I always tell them I feel one with nature and feel very much at peace on my own if that makes sense? think I'm weird .yet I find their are many like me!
Love the video! Been waiting for one like this. I am looking to do this in a couple weeks. How much time does it take to go from the trailhead to the “Ralston Boulder” and back?
I think it took me about 4 or 5 hours but I took my time. It's not too far of a hike. Bring water though.
@@globalvagrant1392 Thanks so much. And I’ve been reading some guidebooks that say you would need ropes to climb from the Boulder back up canyon. Did you?
@@globalvagrant1392 Thanks - got my answer.
@@globalvagrant1392 Which one actually is it? The one you're pointing directly at or the one below? I imagined it to be the one below, was he not standing on the ground for the 127 hours?
I believe the one on top in the thumb nail. I compared it with a photo online of Aron at the rock and I think it's the one. It's been so long since he was there that the area looks different because of all the water that has washed through bringing more rocks and changing the level of dirt in the bottom etc. For example the words he carved in the wall are completely gone.
Thank you for this! Plan to go out to Bluejohn in the summer.
It's awesome out there!
Nathan, I would love to tag with you.
@@joejoemorechrist6886 dude this is why people don't like religous folks, you're over here lecturing about the lord on a random youtube comment on a youtube video about a rock, just stop. Giving a bad name to religion I swear
@@flyingchimp12 oh shut it cry me a river lil baby 🍼😎
@@flyingchimp12 Jesus is the creator of the universe and our Rock of salvation... You just don't like to hear about Jesus because you're a satanic agent troll the Lord Jesus rebuke you 👊😑
Love your vids.. not sure how you have only almost 3k subs. KRplus randomly recommended me this channel but you've got a sub from me.
May we see more of these. Cheers 🍻 for the pre-work entertainment.
Cool
I've watched about 100 hiking Utah videos now and one of my pet peeves is when everyone says it's not crowded, they don't tell you what time of year they went. I'm sure it's more crowded in June than it is in January.
Mostrou igual do filme . Que loucura .😮 gostei show no vídeo . Mostrando mapa pra sabe onde que é . Top
4:20 youre looking for that spot where Aron got stuck and then you got trapped again with a rock... thatd be the most unfortunate thing 😂💀
Exactly why people shouldn't make videos like this and encourage people to go there.
Thank you for helpful tips.
Does any part of the trail you went on as showed thru the west fork to Arson's point require steep risky rocks ascending or descending and does it require walking straddle on rocks high above the ground ( i noticed you did that in your video) or is it possible to squeeze thru crevices just walking on the ground ?
There was one part where u had to drop down. If you are savy at climbing it was no big deal to get back up. It's in the video on the hike down. Once u are at the slot canyon its pretty much just walking through. Some bolders are in the slot u might have to go around or over but it wasn't anything intense.
Man I am not going to visit this place alone(Never Ever!). I will definitely take some 5 to 10 guys with me during this trek. I am scared of that last scene of the movie.
Smartest person in the comments section.
This video made the movie real.
Who ever does this please be safe and take a lot of water and food, emergency beacon. I wave watched way to much “I should be alive” videos lol
I should be alive. Ah the show about the people who died and gave interviews about how its bs
it's like a zoo exhibit.... i randomly stumbled upon the story, but the amount of people looking for that rock.. its like a fcking tourist attraction.. kinda sick
the nature surrounding it is absolutly beautifull though
Agreed it's like Crawling into the swimming pool water pump that nearly killed UFC fighter BJ Penn or visiting Columbine, the man's story is clearly a cautionary tale but no let's make it "fun" it's screwed up.
wow!
"Keeps crowds down'. Not anymore now that you made this VID
Haha! It's still quite the trek to get there
It’s not like it’s a closely guarded secret eh? All I’d say is if you make the trek do the right thing , three things, 1- take pictures , 2- take your rubbish 3- and only leave footprints. Stay safe peeps.
Covid: Fine, I'll do it myself
If you look at how the rock is positioned now, the part that faces you in that thumbnail is the side that his hand was trapped on.
I mightve missed this in the video but how long was the trek from where you parked to the rock and from there how long to finish? Approx. How many miles one way?
Ahhh geez it's been so long now. It didn't feel very long but when I look on the map it seems to be at least 3 miles in. So maybe 7 miles round trip. Sorry 😞
@@globalvagrant1392 thanks!
5:45 rock scene
Thanks
Anyone that hasn’t read the book should. One takeaway from the book is that Aaron had been through a lot of situations where something bad could have happened, but didn’t. The one that got him was this pretty mellow day run through a fairly easy canyon and then this freak accident happened.
after seeing the rock you obviously climbed back up the way you came? wouldn't that be more difficult than going down the big drop with ropes?
You could go down the drop with ropes but then you are in a different canyon and you'd have to hike out of that canyon and back to wherever your car is. The easiest route for me was to just come back out the same way I went in. It'd be fun to have the ropes though and definitely needed in some of these slot canyons out there.
Were the etchings that Aron made in the canyon when he thought he was going to die still there? He pretty much etched his name, birthday, and assumed date of death in the canyon wall, as well as wrote "R.I.P".
No, they probably didn't last long after it happened. I looked for them just in case. I'm assuming flash floods erased it a long time ago.
He went back 6 months to the day after the event with the 60 minutes film crew. They showed the scratching of his name then said he removed the scratches. I was there this week and I couldn't find any name etched into the wall. It is gone
My claustrophobia is screaming right now!
Is it possible to get to the boulder and back without climbing gear?
Is his hand or the skeleton of it still stuck in the rock? I assume they didn’t recover it..
I think they did remove it a couple days after it happened.
@@globalvagrant1392 Yeah I looked it up after my comment, they had a team recover it and cremated his arm and hand to give to him. He ended up scattering the ashes in the same place because he felt that’s where it belonged.
@@avimech8546 dang that is awesome. Thanks for sharing
So that huge boulder that your left hand is on at 4:18...and the other three @ 4:32...where did those come from, or to put it differently what's responsible for moving those to their final resting place, they would weigh at least hundreds of pounds each.
I would assume a flash flood is responsible. I can't think of any other way it would be there.
@@globalvagrant1392 I know that seems like it makes sense because what else could move it right, but that first rock is "huge" and probably weighs in excess of 1000 lbs., the amount of water you would need and the force with which it was moving to just budge a boulder that size would be almost scary to witness.
@@malibustacy3606 I agree which is why one of my dreams is to be above one of the slot canyons when a flash flood comes through. I think it'd be incredible to watch
@@malibustacy3606 Water doesn't move 1000 lb. boulders, seismic events like earthquakes do.
How long did it take to hike from the Little Bluejohn Trailhead to the rock?
Not too long... maybe a couple of hours. It's not a difficult hike really. Just make sure u can climb out of the couple of drops before u do them. Shouldn't be a problem
@Global Vagrant
I am sure Aaron would disagree wit you!
Having a hard time finding little bluejohn trailhead. Any idea where I park or where it is? Any information is useful
its the rock below the one you're pointing at
Old mate is one tough son of a b. Hacking your own arm off , trekking back to get the help and surviving. Just think about this. When going into the wilderness remember three things , 1 take only photos, 2 take your rubbish home, and 3 leave only footprints.
Why we can't take videos?
@@miko4575 it was an old saying from an aboriginal ( I’m Aussie) meaning take photos not trinkets ie :flora and fauna, pet rocks or even wildlife. Take your rubbish and only leave footprints. It always stuck with me . I thought it was a cool saying.
@@miko4575 it was told to me before videos were a thing haha I never really thought to add that to the saying .
imagine if this guy ended up doing the same thing lol
1:39 no no no no no no no please don’t say that, I don’t wanna cut my right arm.
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5:47 it's not the boulder you are pointing at, it's the one wedged below that, isn't it? Comparing with other photos of the site.
pls reply
is this note (Aron Ralston 1975-2003) still there?
Nah, long gone from the water tearing through the slot canyon. Looked all around for it
@@globalvagrant1392 ok, thanks
@@globalvagrant1392 If I'm not mistaken, after he returned to the rock with news crews, when they'd all left, he somehow removed his carving from the rocks.
I would never go out in the canyons by myself but that's just me. I don't see the point, I can risk my life doing other things...lmao
Saw the movie after I read his book - very disappointed. The stories, details and emotions in the book will stick with you forever. One of the best books I've ever read.
Imagine if another rock falls on his arm
Mate you legend, i was only on google earth yesterday havin a look . Dam looks hard to find by G-Earth
bro became and easter egg💀💀
okay, fan boy.
Just watched the movie. Just wanted to know what ever happened to his right hand?
Someone was saying they came a couple days later and removed it.
Yeah let's hike through the same slot canyon Aaron got stuck in.
I would rather visit this place than any of the wonders of the world.
Do it!
was the blood still on the wall
No blood lol
The rock
Was the bloodstain still there?
Haha no blood stains, and I couldn't even find the carving he put into the wall. So, I guess the rock has been blasted away a good bit since then.
@@globalvagrant1392 Yea when Aron went back 6 months after the accident to do the special on NBC he rubbed out the carving and spread the ashes of the arm there - blood was still there at that time. I'm guessing park rangers or whatever have since went there and restored the natural look
Wouldn’t it be a irony if this guy gets trapped too?
Istg that intro song is kinda disrespectful 😂
It's like an Easter egg no disrespect
Sequal of 127 hours.
169 hours 🥴
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What about his arm Bone?
No phone service no other people and slot canyon sounds familiar
One thing you didn't do is point out the exact rock, I was expecting you to get up close and say this one is it. You pointed at two, one higher than the other, so us that have no idea about the movie, or story or pictures have no clue if he was pinned on the lower one and sat on the ground or had to stand on a rock while this happened. I'm guessing it's the lower one, but like I said you didn't identify it by saying it's this one or that one
It was the lower middle rock
don't fall down, dude
Did you find JIMMY HOFFA???
What are the coordinates (WGS84) ???
Bluejohn Canyon
maps.google.com/?q=Bluejohn+Canyon%2C+Utah&ftid=0x8748315c78df3cff:0x8a613fb4ece45703&entry=gps
Is his hand still there?
💀🤚
They took out his arm and cremated it, Aaron later went back to spread the ashes of his arm on the boulder.
No.
Did you go alone
Yes... I know it's stupid but it's really not a dangerous hike.
Weird story they filmed the movie at the same spots he was at THATS why it looks so real from they even used THE REAL BOULDER HE WAS TRAPPED UNDER FOR THE MOVIE
I always heard they shot that on a set bc of how difficult it was to go that far out every time they needed to set up and shoot.
Don’t go when it is raining cause the canyons flood then your in a new problem that could be dangerous
Aaron would have been freed sooner if it had rained.
Did you find his arm hand??????
It was cremated . And returned to him. Then he spread it there
Obviously anyone hiking or climbing please tell people where you are planning on going. Leave a map with the route and the journey time so someone can know when you should have arrived in case of an accident.
He took his arm back from the rock and cremated it and spread it in that area near the rock so his arm and blood is still technically there
He carved his name and death date. Are they visible?
Nah they've been gone for a long time I assume.
They put the boulder back after they got his hand out?!?
Thats a good question! I guess they just lifted it enough to remove his arm, then sat it back down.
@@globalvagrant1392 guess so, after all it took to move that damned thing I would have thought they would have just left it afterwards.
@Global Vagrant
Completely wrong! They COMPLETELY removed it, and then put it back.
@@MrParkerman6 source?
It's actually on BLM ends up at Horseshoe Canyon Canyonlands.
good story to make good money
Don't go in that canyon if not necessary
Anyone found his arm?
Did this guy take the google picture? Lol
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It's probably not advertised because it's not a tourist attraction...
You went alone huh🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤦♂️ 😅
This guy is Aron;s secret lover ...
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Imagine if he died there
If that were the case, he probably still wouldn’t have been found. There are probably things like this that happened to other people that we dont even know about!
I was expecting to see his hand
If he keep his arm there probably it would be rn discomposed or someone could take it
@@suzuiryota3554 who will take someone hand 😂
@@paominthangmate4040 idk some random guy
I’ve always wanted to retrieve his arm and put it up for auction on eBay😂
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