[access-uk] Re: a talking book
- From: "Matthew Allbones" <mallbones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:57:26 +0100
Hi Carol
I donknow if you have accessed the RNIB's tallking book service. If you
want to, and not pay the subscription, then you need to go through local
social services. They will give you a Daisy player and you can hav e up
to 5 books at a time. The online book catalogue is pretty good. They
have recently launched some other services but you can look at them from
the web site. They do also produce a literary magazine called Rhetoric
which I have recently subscribed to. I think there are also message
boards but I have not realy used them.
I have been looking at using Audible for downloading MP3 books but as
yet have not round to tackling the instruction book for my mp3 player.
I have to say that I have found a similar difficulty in finding
recommendations for good reads, but I am surprised how many of the
recommendation are in the RNIB library.Regards
Matt
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Carol Pearson
Sent: 25 September 2007 14:27
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: a talking book
Dave and all,
This is a truly amazing story ...
Wish you'd not given so much details as now I feel I've almost read the
book! <Smiles>
Anyway, this brings me to a question: I don't read much and probably
should do more. A sighted friend suggested I joined (or started) a book
club; but I reckon most of the books others read wouldn't be available
to me . . . and I'm not quite that enthusiastic. However, I'd like to
get a good list together, from friends who give more than just a
six-line synopsis of a book, and wonder if a list is available where
books are discussed in more depth and are available to VI people,
including those of us in the UK. Any information would be gratefully
received <Smiles>
--
Carol
carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: "David Russell" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:30 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: a talking book
> This should help you. It was not the Grand Canyon, but must be the
> incident
> you are referring to. this was the result of a quick google search.
>
> Hope it is of help.
>
> David
>
> Cheating Death
> in Bluejohn Canyon
>
> Written By: Shane Burrows
>
> The following is one of the most astonishing stories of survival that
I
> have
> ever encountered. Instead of dying in Bluejohn Canyon a Colorado
canyoneer
> accomplishes one of the most daring self-rescues in mountaineering
> history.
>
> The ensuing story was compiled from various interview's, Aron
> Ralston's news conference, Associated Press news releases, local news
> releases,
>
> Aron Ralston's website
> , personal experience in Bluejohn Canyon and other sources.
>
> The photograph to the left is a self portrait of Aron Ralston
> taken in Water Holes Canyon c2001. All other Photograph's used in this
> article were
> provided by Neil Baird.
>
> The Story:
> April 26, 2003, started as a routine Saturday of climbing for
> Aron
> Ralston, an avid outdoorsman and mountain climber. He planned to spend
the
> day riding his mountain bike and climbing the red rocks and sandstone
just
> outside the Canyonlands National Park in southeastern Utah. The area
is
> some
> of the most desolate and intriguing wilderness in the lower 48 states
with
> areas of buttes, mesas and convoluted canyons.
>
> Ralston had climbed alone before plenty of times. He had
scaled
> all 59 of Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks, 45 of them solo in winter, and
> this
> outing
> was a warm-up for an ascent of North America's highest mountain,
> 20,320-foot
> tall Mount McKinley.
>
> Ralston, 27, of Aspen, Colorado, parked his pickup truck at
the
> Horseshoe Canyon Trailhead and took off on his mountain bike for the
> 15-mile
> ride
> to the Bluejohn Canyon Trailhead where he locked his mountain bike to
a
> juniper tree.
>
> Dressed in a T-shirt and shorts and carrying a backpack he
> planned
> to canyoneer down remote
> Bluejohn Canyon
> and hike out adjacent
> Horseshoe Canyon
> to where he parked his truck and then go back for the mountain bike.
His
> backpack contained two burritos, less than a liter of water, a cheap
> imitation
> of a Leatherman brand multi-tool, a small first aid kit, a video
camera, a
> digital camera and rock climbing gear. The backpack did not contain a
> jacket
> or extra clothing. Canyoneering is where a climber uses rock-climbing
> skills, ropes and gear to negotiate narrow slot canyons.
>
> Ralston spent six days pinned beneath the center chockstone.
> Ralston was 150-yards above the final rappel in Bluejohn
Canyon.
> He was maneuvering in a 3-foot wide slot trying to get over the top of
a
> large
> boulder wedged between the narrow canyon walls. He climbed up the
boulder
> face and it seemed very stable as he stood on top. As he began to
climb
> down
> the opposite side the perfectly balanced 800-pound rock shifted
several
> feet, pinning his right arm - he was trapped.
>
> Within the first hour after becoming trapped Ralston had
> calculated his options and came up with four possible solutions.
>
> list of 4 items
> . Someone would happen along and rescue him.
> . He would be able to chip away at the rock and free his hand.
> . He would be able to rig up something with the ropes and equipment he
had
> to move the rock.
> . If all else failed, he would need to sever the arm.
> list end
>
> Death was a 5th possibility that Ralston didn't want to consider.
>
> Ralston tried ropes, anchors, anything to move the boulder,
but
> it
> wouldn't budge. Next he tried to chip away at the rock with a cheap
> imitation
> of a Leatherman brand multi-tool, with no positive results. Ten hours
of
> chipping at the rock managed to produce only a small handful of rock
dust.
>
> Temperatures dipped into the 30's at night, and still Ralston
> worked to free himself. Sunday and Monday passed but he was still
trapped.
> Sunlight
> reached the narrow canyon floor for only a very short period of time
each
> day. He ran out of food and water on Tuesday.
>
> On Wednesday, Ralston began sipping the urine he had started
> saving a day earlier. He pulled out his video camera and recorded a
> message
> to his
> parents. He next etched his name, birth date, and what he was certain
was
> his last day on earth into the canyon wall. He topped it off with RIP.
>
> On Thursday morning, Ralston had a vision of a 3-year-old boy
> running across a sunlit floor to be scooped up by a one-armed man. He
> understood
> this vision to be of his future son and decided that his survival
required
> drastic action. If he did not rescue himself now, he would not have
the
> physical
> strength remaining to do it later.
>
> A very loney place.
> A very big rock!
>
> Ralston prepared to amputate his right arm below the elbow
using
> the knife blade on his multi-tool. Realizing that the blade was not
sharp
> enough
> to cut through the bone he forced his arm against the boulder and
broke
> the
> bones so he would be able to cut through the tissue. First he broke
the
> radius
> bone, which connects the elbow to the thumb. Within a few minutes he
> cracked
> the ulna, the bone on the outside of the forearm. Next he applied a
> tourniquet
> to his arm. He than used his knife blade to amputate his right arm
below
> the
> elbow. The entire procedure required approximately one hour.
>
> Multi-tool similar to the one used to amputate.
> Ralston administered first aid to himself from the small kit
in
> his backpack. He rigged anchors and fixed a rope to rappel nearly
70-feet
> to
> the
> bottom of Bluejohn Canyon. Leaving his rope hanging he hiked 5-miles
> downstream into adjacent Horseshoe Canyon, where he encountered a
Dutch
> family on
> vacation.
>
> The Dutch couple Eric and Monique Meijer and their son, Andy,
had
> just finished photographing the famous Grand Gallery. As they packed
up
> their
> gear and began to hike out of the canyon they heard a voice behind
them
> cry
> "Help, I need help". The couple immediately realized that this must be
the
> lost hiker whom they had been briefed about by a ranger earlier in the
> day.
>
> Ralston walked quickly toward the couple. His arm, or what
was
> left, hung in a self-made sling and he spoke clearly: "Hello, my name
is
> Aron,
> I fell off a cliff on Saturday and I was stuck under a boulder. I just
cut
> off my hand four hours ago and I need medical attention. I need a
> helicopter".
>
> It was decided that the wife and son would try to get out of
the
> canyon as quickly as possible to get help. Eric remained with the
injured
> man
> to guide him in the correct direction and provide him with food, water
and
> mental support. Despite all of the blood loss, Ralston maintained a
strong
> walking
> pace until sand in his shoes started to irritate him. He stopped in a
> shady
> part of the canyon to cure the annoyance so he could continue.
>
> In the meantime Ralston's friends at the Ute Mountaineer
store in
> Aspen began to worry when he failed to appear for work and called
> authorities.
> The dilemma was that Ralston had neglected to notify anyone of his
> itinerary. His mother found out her son was missing Wednesday when his
> boss
> called her.
> A friend helped her break into her son's e-mail for clues on his
> whereabouts
> to no avail. Authorities in Aspen discovered he had used a credit card
to
> buy groceries in Moab, Utah and notified authorities there to start
> searching for him.
>
> Mitch Vetere, a patrol sergeant with the Emery County
Sheriff's
> Office in Green River, got the call Thursday morning. A climber was
> several
> days
> overdue. His truck had been found at the Horseshoe Canyon Trailhead,
but
> no
> one had seen Ralston.
>
> Terry Mercer, a helicopter pilot with the Utah Highway Patrol
in
> Salt Lake City, met Vetere and another deputy about 1:00 p.m. Thursday
at
> Horseshoe
> Canyon, where Ralston's truck was parked. After reading notes and
looking
> at
> Ralston's equipment in his truck, Mercer and Vetere knew Ralston was
an
> experienced
> climber. The search helicopter was soon airborne and Mercer flew for
about
> two hours - Nothing.
>
> Suddenly the flight crew noticed two people deep in Horseshoe
> Canyon waving. It was the Dutch wife and son and they were franticly
> signaling the
> helicopter and pointing in the direction of the victim. The flight
crew
> quickly perceived the signals and landed in a wide spot in the canyon
near
> Ralston.
> The flight crew was shocked at the sight - dry and fresh blood coating
his
> body - and the missing arm. The rescue crew could not believe it;
Ralston
> was
> within a mile of his pickup truck. He almost didn't even need to be
> rescued.
>
> After Ralston was helped into the helicopter, Mercer peeked
back
> at him. Ralston's right arm was in a makeshift sling made from a
Camelback
> used
> to carry water. Ralston leaned his head back in the helicopter and
sipped
> on
> some water. Vetere kept him talking, so he wouldn't lose
consciousness.
> Twelve
> minutes later, the helicopter arrived at Allen Memorial Hospital in
Moab,
> Utah. Ralston walked into the emergency room without help, then
pointed
> out
> on
> a map where he had been stuck.
>
> The rescuers were amazed at Ralston's will to live. A
helicopter
> likely would not have found him because of his position in the deep
and
> narrow
> slot canyon.
>
> Mercer and two other deputies went back into the canyon
hoping
> they could retrieve Ralston's arm and that it could be reattached but
the
> trip
> was futile. The deputies could not move the boulder. It would take
> thirteen
> men with equipment to later remove the severed arm.
>
> Aron Ralston had an amazing will to live, he never gave up
and he
> saved himself.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf
> Of John Gallagher
> Sent: 25 September 2007 12:16
> To: access-uk-freelists.org
> Subject: [access-uk] a talking book
>
>
> Hi list,
> Pat has asked me to find a book which was out a few months ago
> it concerns a man who fell when climbing in the grand cannion.
> he had to cut his arm off to survive.
> I cannot find this book at all has any one any ideas?
> I know this is a stab in the dark "smile"
> thanks.
>
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