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Aron was stuck. Hiking in Colorado’s remote Blue John Canyon alone, he had climbed down into a canyon when a wedged boulder suddenly came loose, pinning his right hand against the canyon wall. With just a little bit of water, and nobody knowing where he was, Aron had to survive for six days and decide whether he could do the unthinkable. Let’s get into it!
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I'm early this time 🤩 Brew, I want to write you an intro song to use. Legitimately. Loved this!

[@mahmoudsobhy5843]

​@@AyoJavid bros first

[@GPHVNKK]

Fourt aye that’s pretty good

[@DS-lt7fw]

I am perfectly fine with never knowing how I will perform in a life or death situation. In fact I don't want to ever know.

[@monad_tcp]

leaving it to the last moment as a surprise, aren't you ?

[@elcambiollego]

An attitude I respect and I am sure, rescue teams, volunteers, doctors and authorities will appreciate a lot.

[@stephweasenforth7891]

Yeah I don’t plan on finding out either, but I can only hope if I’m involuntarily in such a situation, I can get it done and get back home where I belong

[@palakrawat2687]

​@@monad_tcp well from today I love surprises

[@hamsterama]

And you won't need to know, if you keep yourself out of risky situations. Most life-or-death situations, like the one featured in this video, are completely avoidable.

[@haumea_real]

biggest fears: 1. Being in a brew’s episode 2.dying

[@boulderbash19700209]

Number two is not necessary 😅

[@ivettrivera5306]

1 and 2 dont have to be separate

[@gzenko3408]

2 is definitely more likely

[@user-mv7ox4js8n]

Well that's inspirational ​@@gzenko3408

[@firegirl4707]

or succumbing to a fear in a Brew episode

[@SolarLight-wc8py]

I remember watching "127 hours" many times years ago and the moment Brew showed a man with his hand stuck under a boulder, I knew everything he's going to say.

[@thesoutherncowgirlpoet]

I watched it once as a kid and had nightmares from it. My mom showed it to us as an "educational film" but I think 9 was too young to see something that heavy. Or not, it definitely made me super aware of outdoor safety, so much so that I became an outdoor safety educator 😅

[@user-fc1zs1wh9g]

yea why is he saying it was 121 hours ...this story is well known its 127 lol

[@ChrisRobba]

You forgot a detail about cutting his arm off. Cutting through the nerves was excruciating pain for him and probably the hardest part getting free.

[@theflashgirl2057]

I think he cut though the rotten part of the arm? So the nerves were already dead

[@ChrisRobba]

@@theflashgirl2057 in the original telling of this I know he had at least one nerve that was extremely painful, there’s a full length movie about this accident

[@ofox716]

​@ChrisRobba and a long form documentary before that. I watched the documentary in school years before the movie was made.

[@ChrisRobba]

@@ofox716 yeah pretty sure I saw both it’s just been a long time ago already

[@asymetricalart]

​@@ofox716 oh I think I watched the movie a few years ago I believe james Franco played the role!

[@blindmanflamingfishdafeesh]

I like the use of the vegetable to not get demonitized

[@user-mv7ox4js8n]

Smart thinking

[@iamhungey12345]

He disarmed himself.

[@DianaWanMa]

Ok nice one 😂😂😂

[@Ospyro3em]

Rendered himself 'armless

[@KitsuyuutsuR]

Ba-dum-dum-dum tsss 😂

[@boogrs55]

He let his melee weapon go

[@freezasama5802]

Wow a traumatic experience is funny haha very funny

[@princeofalbany]

This just goes to show that you should never do this kind of thing on your own; if you think there's any chance you could end up in a dangerous situation, you should take someone with you, so that if things go wrong, someone will be there to help you or at least call someone who can.

[@Dinmc123]

But there are still some accidents that happend even still you have many people, just like the accidents in the video

[@James-mr5kb]

Also take an emergency gps tracker with you. Even with another person, there are spots with no cell service.

[@TheCagedK]

@@Dinmc123yea there’s not a 100% chance of safety ever. Doesn’t mean it doesn’t help

[@krisstopher8259]

a dude from russia i think got stuck in a deep cave and died in there after several days probably. he went alone and didn't even tell anyone. alone in total darkness hundreds of meters from the surface

[@Carlie-df6xr]

Respect to Aaron- Dude had to be SUPER clever and determined to CUT OFF HIS OWN ARM-

[@Zeldon567]

When it started to rot, it wasn't his arm anymore.

[@drewt1717]

​@@Zeldon567ngl, that's still some brutal and manly determination.. I can't confidently say I would have done the same...

[@Ferrari255GTO]

​@@drewt1717once your mind is worn, there's a wild instinct that takes over, it was his physical strength that kept him going and nothing else, when he himself couldn't make a decision, his most primal part did, and that's something that is inside all of us, and we should all hope NEVER to need it. Either way luck always plays a part on theese situations, without the tourists he would've never made it, the rotten flesh could've caused him a crazy infection and taken him earlyer through blood poisoning, and i don't know what wildlife is around but more than likely there could be something out there looking for a meal. Either way he deserves some insane respect for keeping himself toghether and still climbing, i don't think i would want to after that...

[@Zeldon567]

@@drewt1717 What I mean by that is that what used to be his arm became rotting tissue. The act of cutting off what used to be his arm is no less harrowing, but after it rot he had to get rid of it one way or another. It wasn't his arm anymore.

[@drewt1717]

@@Zeldon567 well it was still important enough that they went back and collected it. Can you imagine what the taxidermist who had to stuff and mount THAT trophy was thinking?!?! 🤣🤣☠️💀

[@cuckmeister3193]

"Throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the handless one."

[@treflecrystal]

Can't escape Lobotomy Kaisen

[@rieru_6767]

even the lobotomy kaisen is spreading here ToT

[@Nikotheinternetperson]

NO WAY

[@Nikotheinternetperson]

@@rieru_6767what’s tot

[@BobbyCroseBewler]

"Stand proud Aron, you're strong"

[@deoyx]

Utah claimed one of my friends lives. He was hiking with a friend and fell. 20 years old, gone in a flash.

[@Unplayerable]

I’m sorry😢

[@Katt_618]

that sucks, I’m sorry for your loss 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@izzatihassan1475]

Remnds me of another case, mike turner, who had gone on a hike in Wyoming with his dog. Instead of arm, his foot got stuck. he kept a diary and write in it. His writing began with positive thoughts to finally being upset that no help came for him. in the end he died of dehydration two weeks after. his dog luckily survived and lived to old age. Not all have the guts to cut their own limb like Ralston, and I'm amazed by his determination.

[@NineShadows]

imagine you're going on a hike, walk by a stuck rock and see an amputated arm edit: thanks for the likes guys

[@ryanclemons1]

umm I'm going back home

[@NineShadows]

@@ryanclemons1 lol

[@mr.o3062]

The severed arm was later removed from the boulder and cremated, then the ashes were returned to the site of the incident to be spread there

[@NineShadows]

@@mr.o3062 ik its a joke

[@amgames5638]

@@mr.o3062 To be fair, it was sitting there for awhile... but it was in the middle of nowhere so i doubt anyone saw it lol

[@joshm3342]

I knew a man who enjoyed skydiving. Then, he had a bad skydiving accident, but got patched up by a skilled surgeon. Less than a year later, he resumed skydiving, and had another, much worse, accident which REALLY messed him up. He has never been the same since. I think he became addicted to painkillers at one point. Some people just have that need for an adrenaline rush. Driving a car on public roads is more than enough risk for me.

[@user-hc6mn4bx7d]

Reminds me somewhat of Utah's Nutty Putty Cave tragedy. I cannot imagine how unbearable it must be to be stuck, helpless for so many days. Truly an experience out of nightmares. I'm glad he got out and returned to his family. And also, a great video, Brew, you make amazing content!

[@user-fj8mz5dj4k]

😢😢😢

[@Randomly_Existing743]

nutty putty exists?

[@Pulko172]

​@@Randomly_Existing743 if you plan to watch it then better prepare, its gruesome

[@hangezoeSNK]

it was closed later, so it exists but it's impossible to get into it@@Randomly_Existing743

[@VexSaberBam]

It's always Utah man

[@ElfAzzid]

If this guy had watched the movie '127 Hours' before the trip, he could have avoided the entire situation.

[@FlywithCat]

Isn't the movie based on his story?

[@bossandrew3695]

@@FlywithCat Yes it is

[@billblaski9523]

​@@FlywithCatlol zing!

[@ichlalsulbulqiah1974]

@@FlywithCat r/woosh

[@storm_fling1062]

​@@ScxriaaI don't think you realized this was a joke

[@JuanLopezXVIII]

I’m born and raised in Colorado, this story was so huge for us. It was a reality check of the fun times we have here in the mountains. The mountains will easily take your life like the ocean can

[@TheOfficialTarynTots]

Aaron is an incredible tough dude. Idk if I'd have that strong enough will to do what he did. I watched 127 hours because of him even though I don't care for James Franco.

[@detroitbecomeconnor2262]

saw the post about this vid earlier today, you do awesome work, brew!

[@haileybalmer9722]

I will always be amazed that so many men read the cautionary tale of Into the Wild and thought, wow, that should be ME.

[@Prinren]

Okay watching this while cutting into a croissant might not have been the best idea... But wow this is so inspiring.

[@elliebellie3852]

I've heard this story several times and it never gets easier to listen to, but it's an incredible story. What an impossible decision to have to make.

[@kingchris8255]

The good ending to this is so touching😭 This proves that humanity is not a species that gives up so easily.

[@WilliamDearthwd]

Oh, I kind of forgot that 127 Hours movie was based on an actual incident. Yeah, I watched it.

[@rissa1048]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t part of the reason they moved the boulder and got his arm out of there because people started treating it as some kind of tourist location?

[@BlueRedGooGoo]

This is why you keep at least an emergency whistle with you if you're out like this.

[@afrikasmith1049]

Two morals of the story: 1:No matter how hard your situation is you must never give up. 2: When going on a dangerous trip always be patient and travel with a group.

[@maryfreebed9886]

Or at the very least with a fully charged phone and more powersticks, lest it run out of charge. They really should leave nowhere without cell reception.

[@ionasan]

And tell people where you're going. This whole thing could have been avoided if he let people know exactly what park he was going to. I'm shocked he didn't have a cell phone with him. I know in 2003 cell phones weren't as common but I know my parents both had cell phones back then. I'm glad he survived but this definitely could have been avoided with more preparation.

[@maryfreebed9886]

@@ionasan I'm honestly wondering if he'd actually had any real chance of keeping the arm after the boulder fell on it. Assuming he'd somehow managed to lift the boulder away from it, what condition was his arm in? I'm guessing that it would have been not merely broken but smashed and shattered, about as functional as an empty rubber glove, and that elective amputation would have been chosen, since at least a prosthetic limb would be useful.

[@SMCwasTaken]

0:06 Tf2 scout ahh looking guy 💀💀💀

[@Geraldo-yy9pg]

thats foul

[@twocvbloke]

I don't think any of us could ever imagine what that guy went through trapped in that place like that, and what he had to do to escape, an amazing story of survival...

[@matthewboire6843]

This is to show that you should allways tell people where your going and for how long

[@SWISS-1337]

I mean the old wives tales are "you get what you put out into the universe" and either through divine ordainement, or simply subconsciously putting yourself in more risk than necessary on those journeys, you should be careful what you wish for.

[@jomartcanlas6917]

We miss the animated brew.😂

[@twyyre5385]

Why did he stop doing that style?

[@kelsiumintake9520]

This video is SO much better than the movie.

[@zettaizero479]

i dont even have the courage to continue watching as you describe in detail how he felt when he cuts his arm

[@alexandrubossro]

I loved the old style videos where you showed yourself

[@IRLtwigstan]

I do too. It was unique and brought life to his vids. I feel like I can watch his new content anywhere.

[@K1ra_20]

Hi! Love your videos!

[@kidsarecomedians]

I feel like after being trapped for almost 100 hours he deserves to escape and no one deserves what happened to him and I think it’s inspiring with the fact that he managed to escape that situation that a lot of people would not have been able to

[@sillyveemo]

now THIS is a brew video. lovely visuals as well

[@fromthegamethrone]

That is one hell of a story, the fight in this man in strong.

[@Arhealatang]

I have never 😬😬😬 more at a video than this. But also wow 👏

[@lol-xx9kn]

Watch 127 hours. It's so much

[@e-money5085]

It's just keeps getting more and more painful

[@brianbrian1769]

I got an early notification . That was handy.

[@soggos5820]

Hahaha, you get it?

[@MathewSan_]

Great video 👍

[@TylerMcL3more]

What a legend. His kid will grow up a proud one, with high self confidence in what they’re made of. 😊 Good job Poppa Aaron!

[@brohen]

I miss the way the videos used to be DX but these are still good too

[@SPAnComCat]

What a Resilient Guy!

[@SavageBRUH66_fn]

That would hurt

[@nurajannattaslima9853]

NAHHHH 🙏😭🗣🔥💯

[@ChaoticKittyUwU]

REALLL

[@blindmanflamingfishdafeesh]

He used a tourniquet, so his arm was "dead." It had no circulation and he probably couldn't feel it.

[@coma2726]

​@@blindmanflamingfishdafeesh id also imagine he had a ton of adrenaline in him then, thats not something a normal person can do without surgical equipment or as said, adrenaline.

[@southernflatland]

I've seen more extensive documentaries about this, and from what is said about it, he said the most painful part was cutting through the last major nerve going to his dead arm. It's absolutely amazing he survived at all.

[@Tozzmic]

The movie is also pretty great

[@coolperson1293]

I think it’s called 120 hours or something

[@Pankaw]

​@@coolperson1293 127 hours

[@coolperson1293]

@@Pankaw o ok mb

[@Pankaw]

@@coolperson1293 na you're good, i was just adding

[@user-wx3zt2vo6e]

I like his story a lot thank you for talking about him too

[@marcopohl4875]

I always thought his arm was still alive when he cut it off, but his will to survive is still insane!

[@maryfreebed9886]

I don't think it was, at least not for more than a few minutes after being pinned under the rock. He only realized that it was a lost cause once it started to rot, but really the arm was already gone by the first hour. Waiting accomplished two things: one, it made it psychologically easier to part with the arm once obvious decay set in, and two, it made it physically easier to part with the arm once decay had tenderized it. Once the boulder fell, though, there was no other possible outcome except becoming an amputee.

[@marcopohl4875]

@@maryfreebed9886 That's what I got out of the video too. What I meant was that other explanations of the story I've seen never mentioned his arm was dead, so I assumed he could feel the pain of cutting his arm off. Still a crazy story, though.

[@maryfreebed9886]

@@marcopohl4875 I'm wondering if the portion of the tape that's unreleased and in the safety deposit box is the part that features him actually doing the deed and taking his own arm off. Did he film that too? If so, it makes sense that they'd keep that to themselves.

[@ericduncan7266]

@@maryfreebed9886 I kinda want to see it if that’s true

[@SlyQuasar]

Theres a story from where I am from in Indiana. Lots of cave systems that are unexplored and even more back when this story took place. I believe it was the 1930s and these cavers went into what is now known as Crystal Caverns. Some dozens of miles of small and large caves. A group of 5 guys went into the cave and about 2 hours in decided to split up as there were a few off shoots from the main cave system. One guy goes alone, the most veteran from what i remember, and gets lost. He cant find his group and knows that calling for help wont work because its too loud and will echo. A search team is sent in when the other 4 guys cant find him and it takes like 36 hours for them to find him. They apparently are able to find him because at one point he had gotten so bored of being in the dark and quiet that he picked up a rock and just started banging it on the ground besides him. Since the sound isnt as loud as a yell it made locating him easier. I used to go caving but after hearing that I decided that it wasnt really for me lol.

[@darosed9903]

Good to be back

[@devenjvice]

Man, I had heard this story but didn't know a lot of the details. Dude is lucky he survived, he made terrible decision after terrible decision. Then, really strange that they would go back to the canyon with a crew and equipment.. to collect his rotten, severed arm. What? Why?

[@linkhyrule5087]

I remember seeing this on the news when I was a kid, and not understanding what at all was going on.

[@alb9022]

There are no instantaneous friends. Those are called acquaintances.

[@godzillapickle6911]

Brew's videos are S+ teir.

[@birisuandrei1551]

Moral of the story: bring a one handed pickaxe with you when you go climbing.

[@Renwoxing13]

When he was arguing with hinself about having to cut his arm , if your narrated timeline is accurate - I would imagine it was his subconscious mind warning him that he was wrecking the blade of the longer knife, dulling it & that it would be much more effectively saved to cut his arm off when the time came. His brain warning him he should have used the small blade to bash the rock.

[@slumberfloeey6851]

I miss the old video format, with brew talks while sipping the coffee

[@Kellbellgurl]

It's amazing how a small mix of probability, timing, and will power can make all the difference.

[@BackyardButcher]

WOW! Aaron's story is crazy! 😊

[@TeeKing]

His will to live is truly astounding. That voice he was talking to was his higher self, the one who is always watching, the part of ourselves that is a flowing conduit to the Divine.

[@theflashgirl2057]

And yet most of us ignore it

[@Ethan_Studio_productions]

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[@exotic42069]

when i tried to test my strength i once punched a nail into wood using my hand like a hammer

[@Diamonddust1995]

The climber that decide to cut of his arm is inspired to be a climber because of the news that 8 people dies from it. probably most in-character crisis reaction.

[@retard_activated]

"Some, he disgarded 'out-of-hand'" 😂 "It took a small Arm-y to free the limb" lolol Staaaahhhp 😂😂😂 Eye see what you did there, lol 😅

[@sabrinabynum9573]

No way Aron went back to climb again.

[@jessicaolson490]

He definitely found out he is very strong.

[@Imsj31]

Omg this is crazy.

[@Topbeehler]

NGL, I'd die for sure. That's not an ordeal most could find the will to get past

[@goreobsessed2308]

Heard this story when I was younger. Still can't believe bro didn't leave a proper note of where he was gonna go. Suprised it took him days to get around to getting his arm off. He got it done though props to him....yeah id probably have bled out good thing he waited till the arm was dead

[@jakubremiszewski9323]

"oh well, been stuck here 2 hours, guess no one is coming, time to chop off my primary arm"

[@Serenity_Dee]

I've known about this story for a long time, probably within a year or two of when it happened at the outside. It's the kind of thing I hope never to have to find out about myself.

[@Nique25]

Some people really have death wishes

[@SilasGTBronte]

I was just reading a Wikipedia article about him this morning and this gets posted today.

[@MarkerMurker]

This guy became the Hash Slinging Slasher

[@frederickdenbosch3742]

😂

[@wancheng89]

Great animation!

[@crawdadlando4053]

Then there’s the farmer whose corn shucker caught his arm and caught fire. He had to do the same thing but quickly.

[@-.dOrA_tHe_eXpLoReR.-]

“i *was* a right handed”

[@heatherwatts2005]

So like does he have a son? Did he get to spin his son around and hold him with his stump afterwards? I was hoping to hear that.

[@therandomvlogger1]

This is why you tell others where you’re going and when to be expect to be back and who to tell if you’re not back in time.

[@ChaoticKittyUwU]

why does he look like the guy from TF2

[@duckypolice]

Hi Brew!

[@TeshiroHiroto]

I can't believe scout from TF2 had to go through all of that

[@LuneArchProjects]

Fr❤

[@KidarWolf]

The morals of the story: never go alone never fail to leave detailed trail plans - or, if the trail is more spontaneous (which it should never be, unless you've ended up in a survival situation!), leave caches and accompanying trail blazes, with directions to your next intended location never travel without at least some additional resources, because you never know what's going to happen along the way. It sucks carrying extra rations and water and gear, but it sucks even more not having them when you need them.

[@justinstewart5963]

I’m so glad this one had a good ending, I was about to be really sad. What a badass.

[@JohnJCB]

He cracked his arm so hard it started to glow

[@victorkaegi8716]

This story makes me feel like i can survive anything its all about mindset!!

[@oh..1795]

BRING BACK THE CHARACTERS💔💔

[@Pediatrical999]

Woman Wanted to Test her Strength… Ends up successfully.

[@JadeCaro]

Yeah... I don't want to find out if I have what it takes to survive, thank you. I probably don't.

[@thisdude9363]

Who knows. Remember, he tried everything except what would most likely free him first. He wasn't able to cut through, break, and rip off his own arm until he was basically delirious and half feral.

[@anaya3148]

This is stressing me outtt

[@rachaelford5525]

I just watched this recently cause i couldnt bring myself to watch it. But it was a really good film and im so happy he survived and has a family now

[@metern]

Watch the movie 127 Hours (2010). That movie shows you all the gruesome things that happened to Aron. Recommend watching it after eating dinner.

[@supsuo9563]

why am i gettin the feeling that ive already heard this story but at the same time i havent

[@luxiee1]

You should cover Eric LeMarque! I think his story is somewhat similar, there was a movie made about him

[@southernfriedwestcoaster]

Its crazy the will to live some people have

[@MisatoBestWoman]

I saw the movie and while it’s no match for the true story it’s a great movie. I’m excited to see this video telling the story

[@SpiritOfTheGalaxy143]

If only he had a phone...

[@ericksonnguyen5811]

Very inspiring

[@realreaaaaall]

would you win? "the rocks and boulders trapping me might cause me some trouble but nah, i'd win. throughout rocks and climbing, i alone am the armless one"

[@CowboybubPercussion]

Do you know if he turned his ashes into a diamond diamond would be extremely valuable because of the story behind it. Fruit for thought.