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Prologue "Circulating with the Robbers Roosters"

• John Griffith gets the name Blue John.

• Blue John runs with the Wild Bunch.

• The Wild Bunch gets in a scuffle with a posse.

• Blue John runs south and is not heard from again.

Chapter 1 "Geologic Time Includes Now"

• Aron Ralston heads into Horseshoe Canyon in Utah.

• Ralston meets two women on his hike and they hike for awhile together, but part ways.

• Through a slot, Ralston teeters on a chockstone that moves on his way down.

• The chockstone pins his right arm to a wall.

• Ralston ponders escape and rescue possibilities.

Chapter 2 "Beginnings"

• Ralston describes his childhood and how he gets to Colorado.

• There is a description of the first memories of Ralston's adventures in Colorado.

• There is a description of Ralston's first solo trip.

Chapter 3 "The Night Shift"

• Introduction of Betty Darr.

• Ralston focuses on retrieving a bike lock key...

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