Life or Death: True Stories 1

July 25, 2011
True Stories 1
Life or Death
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True Stories 1: Life or Death
ACTIVE LISTENING....................................3
ACTIVE SPEAKING.....................................5
LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK:

FUTURE..................................................10
PRESENT CONTINUOUS......................11
PAST CONTINUOUS..............................12
PRESENT PERFECT...............................13
FLUENCY BOOSTER PART A.....................14

PART B.....................15
PART C.....................17
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ACTIVE LISTENING
What would you do in a life or death On the first day he hiked about 20 miles
situation? What would you give up to into the desert when he fell into a hole.
save your life? Could you give up your As he fell, he moved a large rock that
house or your car? Could you give up weighed 360 kilos. The rock landed on
all the money in your bank account? his arm. He was trapped. He was alone
How much could you give up? Could in the desert, and no one knew where
you give up your own arm? What if he was.
your life depended on it? Could you cut
your own arm off? In 2003, Aron Aron knew that help was not coming.
Ralston was in that kind of life or death
He immediately thought of cutting off
situation. He was hiking in a desert his arm. Of course, he didn’t want to do
canyon when something terrible this, so he tried not to think about it.
happened. He fell, and his arm became After a short time, he lost feeling in the
trapped under a big rock. There was no trapped arm. He tried many different
one to help him. He had only two ways to escape. He tried to push the
choices. He could die or he could cut rock, but he couldn’t. He tried to break
his arm off to escape. the rock, but he couldn’t. He tried to
use his climbing equipment to pull the
Aron was an experienced adventure rock, but he couldn’t. He knew that
athlete. In 2002, he quit his job as an there was almost no chance of anyone
engineer and set a world record for finding him. He had very little water
climbing. He became the first person to and he knew he could not survive for
climb all of Colorado’s largest long.
mountains alone in winter. He was not
afraid of danger. In 2003, he was Aron knew that death was a very real
almost killed by an avalanche while possibility. He took out his video
skiing. Later that same year he almost camera and began to record himself.
lost his life while hiking. He didn’t
expect it to be dangerous, so he made a "My name is Aron Ralston. My parents
very big mistake. He didn’t tell anyone are Donna and Larry Ralston of
where he was going. Englewood, Colorado. Whoever finds

this, please make an attempt to get it to he had a vision. He saw himself in the
them.” future with only one arm playing with a
small boy. The boy had blond hair and a
Aron said goodbye to his family. red shirt. Aron had no children, but he
knew this was his future son. He also
"So again love to everyone. Bring love knew that he could not give up. He
and peace and happiness and beautiful could not die. He had a son in the future
lives into the world in my honor. Thank that he needed to meet.
you. Love you."
His knife was too weak to cut the bone,
He stopped recording. He then used his but he had an idea. He wouldn’t cut the
knife to write his name on the rock. bone. He would break it. After
Under his name he wrote October 1975. breaking his bone, he was free! He had
This was the month and year he was been alone for five days without food
born. Under that he wrote April 2003. and with little water, but he was still
This was the current month and year. alive. He took a picture of the rock and
This was his gravestone. He prayed to his hand before leaving.
God and was ready to die.
The place where he was trapped for
He knew that cutting off his arm was five days was twenty meters from the
his only chance to escape. He had a ground. Aron was an experienced
knife, but it was a very cheap one. As climber, but now he had only one hand.
he cut off his arm, he felt a strange Very carefully, he used his ropes to
mixture of terrible pain and joy. He climb down to the ground. He was still
called it a beautiful pain. Cutting his twenty miles from anyone in the middle
arm was the worst pain of his life, but of the desert. He didn’t have a cell
the idea of freedom made him very phone, so he began to hike back. After
excited. He had to be careful not to pass some time, Aron met a family of hikers.
out from the pain and excitement. He They gave Aron food and water and
cut the skin. He cut the muscles. He cut called for help. Soon, Aron was on an
the nerves. But he couldn’t cut the emergency helicopter that took him to
bone. His knife was not strong enough. the hospital.
He didn’t know what to do.
Aron lost his arm that day, but he
After five days, Aron gave up. He was learned a lot about himself. He also
defeated. He knew he would die. Then, learned that the most important thing in

life is relationships. When he almost world and talks about his experience to
died, thinking about his family and schools and businesses. In 2010, Aron
future son helped him not give up. He and his wife had a baby boy named
still climbs mountains and does other Leo. Aron believes that Leo saved his
adventure sports. Aron also travels the life back in 2003.
ACTIVE SPEAKING
What would you do in a life or death What choices did Aron have? He
situation? What would you give up to could die or he could cut his arm
save your life? Could you give up off.
your house or your car? Could you
give up all the money in your bank Aron was an experienced adventure
account? How much could you give athlete. In 2002, he quit his job as an
up? Could you give up your own arm? engineer and set a world record for
What if your life depended on it? climbing.
Could you cut your own arm off? In Did Aron set a record for climbing?
2003, Aron Ralston was in that kind Yes, he set a world record for
of life or death situation. climbing.
What kind of situation was it? It
was a life or death situation. He became the Hirst person to climb
all of Colorado’s largest mountains
He was hiking in a desert canyon alone in winter. He was not afraid of
when something terrible happened. danger.
Did something wonderful happen? Was he afraid? No, he was not
No, something wonderful didn’t afraid.
happen. Something terrible
happened. In 2003, he was almost killed by an
avalanche while skiing.
He fell and his arm became trapped What happened in 2003? In 2003
under a big rock. There was no one to he was almost killed by an
help him. He had only two choices. avalanche while skiing.
He could die or he could cut his arm
off to escape. Later that same year he almost lost

his life while hiking. He didn’t expect his arm? No, he tried not to think
it to be dangerous, so he made a very about it.
big mistake. He didn’t tell anyone
where he was going. After a short time, he lost feeling in
What mistake did Aron make? He the trapped arm. He tried many
didn’t tell anyone where he was different ways to escape.
going. Did he try to escape? Yes, he tried
many ways to escape.
On the Hirst day he hiked about
twenty miles into the desert when he He tried to push the rock, but he
fell into a hole. couldn’t. He tried to break the rock,
How far did he hike? He hiked but he couldn’t. He tried to use his
about twenty miles. climbing equipment to pull the rock,
but he couldn’t.
As he fell, he moved a large rock that Did he try to push the rock? Yes, he
weighed 360 kilos. The rock landed tried to push the rock. Did he try
on his arm. to break the rock? Yes, he tried to
What landed on his arm? A large break the rock. Did he try to roll
rock landed on his arm. the rock? No, he didn’t try to roll
the rock. He tried to pull the rock.
He was trapped. He was alone in the
desert, and no one knew where he He knew that there was almost no
was. chance of anyone Hinding him. He had
little water and he knew he could not
Aron knew that help was not coming. survive for long.
Did he think that help was coming? Did he have a lot of water? No, he
No, he knew that help was not didn’t have a lot of water. He had
coming. little water.
He immediately thought of cutting off Aron knew that death was a very real
his arm. Of course, he didn’t want to possibility. He took out his video
do this, so he tried not to think about camera and began to record himself.
it. Who did Aron record? He recorded
Did he think a lot about cutting off himself.

and year.
"My name is Aron Ralston. My parents
are Donna and Larry Ralston of This was his gravestone. He prayed
Englewood, Co. Whoever ?inds this, to God and was ready to die.
please make an attempt to get it to
them.” He knew that cutting off his arm was
his only chance to escape. He had a
Aron said goodbye to his family. knife, but it was a very cheap one.
Did Aron have an expensive knife?
"So again love to everyone. Bring love No, his knife wasn’t expensive. It
and peace and happiness and was a cheap knife.
beautiful lives into the world in my
honor. Thank you. Love you." As he cut off his arm, he felt a strange
mixture of terrible pain and joy. He
Why did Aron record himself? He called it a beautiful pain. Cutting his
wanted to say goodbye to his arm was the worst pain of his life, but
family. He wanted to tell his family the idea of freedom made him very
he loved them. excited.
Why did he feel excited? He felt
He stopped recording. He then used excited because he was almost
his knife to write his name on the free.
rock.
What did he use to write his name He had to be very careful not to pass
on the rock? He used his knife to out from the pain and excitement. He
write his name on the rock. cut the skin. He cut the muscles. He
cut the nerves.
Under his name he wrote ‘October What did he cut? He cut the skin,
1975’. This was the month and year the muscles and the nerves.
he was born. Under that he wrote
‘April 2003’. But he couldn’t cut the bone. His
Why did he write ‘October 1975’? knife was not strong enough. He
This was the month and year he didn’t know what to do.
was born. Why did he write ‘April Could he cut the bone? No, he
2003’? This was the current month couldn’t cut the bone. Why

couldn’t he cut the bone? His knife knew this was his future son.
was not strong enough. What did the boy look like? The
boy had blond hair and a red shirt.
After Hive days, Aron gave up. He was Who was the boy? The boy was
defeated. He knew he would die. Aron’s future son.
What happened after Pive days?
After Pive days, Aron gave up. He He also knew that he could not give
knew he would die. up. He could not die. He had a son in
the future that he needed to meet.
Then, he had a vision. He saw himself
in the future with only one arm His knife was too weak to cut his
playing with a small boy. bone, but he had an idea. He wouldn’t
What did he see in his vision? He cut the bone. He would break it. After
saw himself in the future with only breaking his bone, he was free!
one arm playing with a small boy. Did Aron cut his bone? No, he
didn’t cut his bone. He broke his
The boy had blond hair and a red bone.
shirt. Aron had no children but he

He had been alone for Hive days hospital.

without food and with little water, Where did the emergency
but he was still alive. He took a helicopter take Aron? The
picture of the rock and his hand emergency helicopter took Aron to
before leaving. the hospital.
What did he do before leaving? He
took a picture of the rock and his Aron lost his arm that day, but he
hand before leaving. learned a lot about himself. He also
learned that the most important
The place where he was trapped for thing in life is relationships. When he
Hive days was twenty meters from almost died, thinking about his family
the ground. and future son helped him not give
How long was he trapped? He was up.
trapped for Pive days. What did Aron learn about the
most important thing in life? Aron
Aron was an experienced climber, learned that the most important
but now he had only one hand. Very thing in life is relationships.
carefully, he used his ropes to climb Thinking about his family helped
down to the ground. He was still him not give up.
twenty miles from anyone in the
middle of the desert. He still climbs mountains and does
How far was Aron from anyone? other adventure sports.
He was twenty miles from anyone. Has Aron quit climbing? No, Aron
hasn’t quit climbing mountains. He
He didn’t have a cell phone, so he still climbs mountains and does
began to hike back. After some time, other adventure sports.
Aron met a family of hikers. They
gave Aron food and water and called Aron also travels the world and talks
for help. about his experience to schools and
Who gave Aron food and water? A businesses. In 2010, Aron and his
family of hikers gave Aron food wife had a baby boy named Leo. Aron
and water. believes that Leo saved his life back
in 2003.
Soon, Aron was on an emergency Who saved Aron’s life in 2003? His
helicopter that took him to the son, Leo, saved his life.

FUTURE
Aron will be an experienced adventure the future, he will almost be killed by

athlete. Aron is going to quit his job as an avalanche while skiing.
an engineer and set a world record for
climbing. Later that same year he will almost lose
Is Aron going to his life while hiking.
become an engineer? He won’t expect it to
No, he’s not going to be dangerous, so he
become an engineer. will make a very big
He’s going to quit his mistake. He isn’t going
engineer job. to tell anyone where
he is going.
He will become the What mistake will he
first person to climb all make? He won’t tell
of Colorado’s largest anyone where he is
mountains alone in going. Why won’t he
winter. He is not going tell anyone where he
to be afraid of danger. is going? He won’t
Will Aron become the expect it to be
first man to climb dangerous.
Everest? No, won’t
become the first man On the first day he will
to climb Everest. He hike about twenty
will become the first miles into the desert
person to climb all of when he will fall into a
Colorado’s largest mountains alone hole.
in winter. Is he going to be afraid? How far will he hike into the desert? He
No, he’s not going to be afraid of will hike twenty miles into the desert.
danger. As he falls, he is going to move a large
rock that weighs 360 kilos. The rock is
In the future, he will almost be killed going to land on his arm.
by an avalanche while skiing. Where will the rock land? The rock
What will happen in the future? In will land on his arm.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Aron is thinking of cutting off his arm. What is he thinking? He’s thinking there
What is Aron thinking about? Aron is no chance of anyone finding him. He is
is thinking about cutting off his arm. worrying about his water.
Aron is thinking that death is a very real
Of course, he doesn’t want to do this, possibility.
so he is trying not to think about it. Is Aron feeling positive? No, he’s not
After a short time, he is losing feeling feeling positive. He is thinking that death
in the trapped arm. is a real possibility.
Is Aron feeling pain in his trapped
arm? No, Aron isn’t feeling pain in He takes out his video camera and is
his trapped arm. He is losing feeling recording himself.
in his trapped arm. What is he doing? He is recording
himself.
He is trying many different ways to
escape. Aron is saying goodbye to his family.
What is trying to do? He is trying What is Aron saying to his family? Aron
many different ways to escape. is saying goodbye to his family.
He is trying to push the rock, but he He stops recording. He is using his knife to
can’t. He is trying to break the rock, write his name on the rock. What is he
but he can’t. He is trying to use his writing? He is writing his name. What is
climbing equipment to pull the rock,
he using to write? He is using his knife to
but he can’t.
write.
Is he trying to push the rock? Yes,
he’s trying to push the rock. Is he Under his name he is writing ‘October
trying to break the rock? Yes, he’s 1975’. This was the month and year he was
trying to break the rock. Is he trying born. Under that he is writing ‘April 2003’.
to pull the rock? Yes, he’s trying to This is the current month and year. This is
pull the rock. his gravestone.
Why is he writing this? He is making his
He is thinking that there is almost no gravestone.
chance of anyone finding him. He is
worrying about his water. He is praying to God and is ready to die.
PAST CONTINUOUS
Aron was thinking that cutting off his arm wasn’t thinking about freedom. He was
was his only chance to escape. Why was thinking about giving up.
he thinking about cutting off his arm?
Then, he had a vision. He was watching
He was thinking of cutting off his arm himself in the future with only one arm
because it was his only chance to playing with a small boy.
escape. What was he watching? He was
He called it a beautiful pain. He was watching himself in the future with only
feeling the worst pain of his life, but the one arm playing with a small boy.
idea of freedom was making him very
He was thinking that this was his future
excited.
son.
How was the idea of freedom making
What was he thinking? He was thinking
him feel? The idea of freedom was
making him feel very excited. that this was his future son.
He was also feeling that he could not give
He called it a beautiful pain. He was up. He was thinking that he could not die.
feeling the worst pain of his life, but the Was he thinking about giving up? No,
idea of freedom was making him very he wasn’t thinking about giving up. He
excited. was thinking that he could not die.
How was the idea of freedom
making him feel? The idea of
He had a son in the future that he needed
to meet. Then he was thinking about a
freedom was making him feel very
excited. new way to escape. He would break his
arm. When he was breaking his arm, he
He was being very careful not to pass out was in a lot of pain.
from the pain and excitement. He was How did he feel when he was breaking
cutting the skin. He was cutting the his arm? He was in a lot of pain when
muscles. He was cutting the nerves. he was breaking his arm.
What was he cutting? He was cutting
the skin, the muscles, and the nerves. Was he thinking about freedom? No, he
But he couldn’t cut the bone. His knife Then he was free.
was not strong enough. He didn’t know
what to do. He was thinking about
giving up.
PRESENT PERFECT
Aron Ralston is an amazing person. He experiences with businesses and

has done many things in his life.
He has had many adventures. schools. He has shared his story with
many people.
What has Aron done? Aaron has had
Has his story been a secret? No, his
many adventures.
story hasn’t been a secret. He has
He has seen beautiful places. shared his story with many people.
Has he seen ugly places? No, he hasn’t Since then, he has continued to climb
seen ugly places. He has seen beautiful mountains. He has continued to have
places. adventures. He has even become a
father.
He has been in dangerous situations.
What kind of situation has he been Over the years, he has learned many
in? He has been in dangerous things about himself and about life. He
situations. has learned that his will to live is very
strong.
He has climbed many mountains. He has What has he learned? He has learned
skied down many slopes. In fact, he has that his will to live is strong.
set a world record for climbing. What
kind of record has he set? He has set a Also, he has learned that the most
world record for climbing. important thing in life is relationships.
What else has he learned? He has
He has experienced an avalanche. He also learned that the most important
has even cut his own arm off. As you thing in life is relationships.
can see, he has escaped death several
times. He has taught us that humans can do
amazing things.
Since then, he has traveled the world. He What has he taught us? He has
has been to many countries. taught us that humans can do
Has he been to other countries? Yes, amazing things.
he has been to many countries.
He has shown us that we can overcome
Since then, he has talked about his life and death situations if our desire to

FLUENCY BOOSTER PART A
What would you do in a life or death How many choices did he have? He
situation? What would you give up to had only two choices. What choices
save your life? Could you give up your did Aron have? He could die or he
house or your car? Could you give up could cut his arm off.
all the money in your bank account?
How much could you give up? Could Aron was an experienced adventure
you give up your own arm? What if athlete.
your life depended on it? Could you cut Was Aron an experienced athlete?
your own arm off? In 2003, Aron Yes, he was an experienced adventure
Ralston was in that kind of life or death athlete.
situation.
What kind of situation was it? It was In 2002, he quit his job as an engineer
a life or death situation. When did it and set a world record for climbing.
happen? It happened in 2003. When did he quit his job? He quit his
job in 2002. Did Aron set a record
Aron was hiking in a desert canyon for climbing? Yes, he set a world
when something terrible happened. record for climbing.
Did something wonderful happen?
No, something wonderful didn’t He became the first person to climb all
happen. Something terrible of Colorado’s largest mountains alone
happened. Where was he hiking? He in winter.
was hiking in a desert canyon. Who was the first person to climb all
of Colorado’s largest mountains
He fell and his arm became trapped alone in winter? Aron was the first
under a big rock. person to climb all of Colorado’s
Did he fall? Yes, he fell. Did his arm largest mountains alone in winter.
become trapped under a house? No,
his arm didn’t become trapped under He was not afraid of danger.
a house. His arm became trapped Was he afraid? No, he was not afraid.
under a big rock.
In 2003, he was almost killed by an
There was no one to help him. He had avalanche while skiing.
only two choices. He could die or he What happened in 2003? In 2003 he
could cut his arm off to escape. was almost killed by an avalanche

while skiing. into a hole.
Later that same year he almost lost his As he fell, he moved a large rock that
life while hiking. weighed 360 kilos. The rock landed on
What happened later that year? his arm.
Later that year he almost lost his life What landed on his arm? A large
while hiking. rock landed on his arm. How much
did the rock weigh? The rock
He didn’t expect it to be dangerous, so weighed 360 kilos.
he made a very big mistake. He didn’t
tell anyone where he was going. He was trapped. He was alone in the
What mistake did Aron make? He desert, and no one knew where he was.
didn’t tell anyone where he was going. Was Aron with his friends in the
Did he expect it to be dangerous? No, desert? No, he wasn’t with his friends
he didn’t expect it to be dangerous. in the desert. He was all alone in the
desert.
On the first day he hiked about twenty
miles into the desert when he fell into a Aron knew that help was not coming.
hole. Did he think that help was coming?
How far did he hike? He hiked about No, he knew that help was not
twenty miles. Did he fall into a lake? coming.
No, he didn’t fall into a lake. He fell
FLUENCY BOOSTER PART B
He immediately thought of cutting off After a short time, he lost feeling in the
his arm. Of course, he didn’t want to trapped arm. He tried many different
do this, so he tried not to think about ways to escape.
it. Did he try to escape? Yes, he tried
Did he want to cut off his arm? No, many ways to escape.
of course he didn’t want to do this.
Did he think a lot about cutting off He tried to push the rock, but he
his arm? No, he tried not to think couldn’t. He tried to break the rock, but
about it. he couldn’t. He tried to use his climbing

equipment to pull the rock, but he Englewood, Colorado. Whoever finds

couldn’t. this, please make an attempt to get it to
Did he try to push the rock? Yes, he them.”
tried to push the rock. Did he try to Who did Aron want to contact with the
break the rock? Yes, he tried to break recording? He wanted to contact his
the rock. Did he try to roll the rock parents.
with his equipment? No, he didn’t try
to roll the rock with his equipment. Aron said goodbye to his family.
He tried to pull the rock with his Did Aron say goodbye to the rock?
equipment. No, Aron didn’t say goodbye to the
rock. He said goodbye to his family.
He knew that there was almost no
chance of anyone finding him. "So again love to everyone. Bring love
Did he have a good chance of anyone and peace and happiness and beautiful
finding him? No, there was almost no lives into the world in my honor. Thank
chance of anyone finding him. you. Love you."
What did Aron want? Aron wanted
He had little water and he knew he everyone to bring love and peace and
could not survive for long. happiness and beautiful lives into the
Did he have a lot of water? No, he world.
didn’t have a lot of water. He had
little water. He stopped recording.
Did he continue recording? No, he
Aron knew that death was a very real didn’t continue recording. He
possibility. stopped recording.
Did Aron know that death was a real
possibility? Yes, Aron knew that He then used his knife to write his
death was a very real possibility. name on the rock.
What did he use to write his name on
He took out his video camera and the rock? He used his knife to write
began to record himself. his name on the rock.
Who did Aron record? He recorded
himself. Under his name he wrote ‘October
1975’. This was the month and year he
"My name is Aron Ralston. My parents was born. Under that he wrote ‘April
are Donna and Larry Ralston of 2003’. This was the current month and
year.

Why did he write ‘October 1975’? and joy.

This was the month and year he was
born. Why did he write ‘April He called it a beautiful pain. Cutting his
2003’? This was the current month arm was the worst pain of his life, but
and year. the idea of freedom made him very
excited.
This was his gravestone. He prayed to Why did he feel excited? He felt
God and was ready to die. excited because he was almost free.
Was Aron ready to die? Yes, Aron
was ready to die. He had to be very careful not to pass
out from the pain and excitement. He
He knew that cutting off his arm was cut the skin. He cut the muscles. He cut
his only chance to escape. He had a the nerves.
knife, but it was a very cheap one. What did he cut? He cut the skin, the
Did Aron have an expensive knife? muscles and the nerves.
No, his knife wasn’t expensive. It was
a cheap knife. But he couldn’t cut the bone. His knife
was not strong enough.
As he cut off his arm, he felt a strange Could he cut the bone? No, he
mixture of terrible pain and joy. couldn’t cut the bone. Why couldn’t
What kind of pain did he feel? He felt he cut the bone? His knife was not
a strange mixture of terrible pain strong enough.
FLUENCY BOOSTER PART C
He didn’t know what to do. After five in the future with only one arm playing
days, Aron gave up. He was defeated. with a small boy.
He knew he would die. What did he see in his vision? He saw
What happened after five days? himself in the future with only one
After five days, Aron gave up. He arm playing with a small boy.
knew he would die.
The boy had blond hair and a red shirt.
Then, he had a vision. He saw himself Aron had no children, but he knew this

was his future son. The place where he was trapped for
What color was the boy’s hair? The five days was twenty meters from the
boy’s hair was blond. What color was ground.
the boy’s shirt? The boy’s shirt was How long was he trapped? He was
red. Did Aron have children? No, trapped for five days. How high was
Aron didn’t have children. Who was he? He was twenty meters from the
the boy? The boy was Aron’s future ground.
son.
Aron was an experienced climber, but
He also knew that he could not give up. now he had only one hand. Very
He could not die. He had a son in the carefully, he used his ropes to climb
future that he needed to meet. down to the ground.
Who did he need to meet? He had a What did he use to climb down to the
son in the future that he needed to ground? He used his ropes to climb
meet. down to the ground.
His knife was too weak to cut his bone, He was still twenty miles from anyone
but he had an idea. He wouldn’t cut the in the middle of the desert.
bone. He would break it. How far was Aron from anyone? He
What was he going to do to the bone? was twenty miles from anyone.
He was going to break the bone.
He didn’t have a cell phone, so he
After breaking his bone, he was free! began to hike back.
What happened after breaking his Did he have a cell phone? No, he
bone? After breaking his bone, he didn’t have a cell phone.
was free.
After some time, Aron met a family of
He had been alone for five days without hikers. They gave Aron food and water
food and with little water, but he was and called for help.
still alive. He took a picture of the rock Who gave Aron food and water? A
and his hand before leaving. family of hikers gave Aron food and
What did he do before leaving? He water.
took a picture of the rock and his
hand before leaving.

Soon, Aron was on an emergency Who does Aron talk to about his
helicopter that took him to the hospital. experiences? Aron talks to schools
Where did the emergency helicopter and businesses about his experiences.
take Aron? The emergency
helicopter took Aron to the hospital. In 2010, Aron and his wife had a baby
boy named Leo.
Aron lost his arm that day, but he What is their baby’s name? Their
learned a lot about himself. baby’s name is Leo.
What did Aron learn about? He
learned about himself. Aron believes that Leo saved his life
back in 2003.
He also learned that the most important Who saved Aron’s life in 2003? His
thing in life is relationships. What did son, Leo, saved his life.
Aron learn about the most important
thing in life? Aron learned that the
most important thing in life is
relationships.
When he almost died, thinking about

his family and future son helped him
not give up.
What helped him not give up?
Thinking about his family helped
him not give up.
He still climbs mountains and does

other adventure sports.
Has Aron quit climbing? No, Aron
hasn’t quit climbing mountains. He
still climbs mountains and does
other adventure sports.
Aron also travels the world and talks

about his experience to schools and
businesses.

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