Amos Wayne Richards, 64, of Concord, N.C., is now recovering at home. He said he was inspired to hike Little Blue John Canyon after he saw the Oscar-nominated movie "127 Hours," but he fell 10 feet during his trek on Sept. 8.[/color]

As the story relates, it looks like he also repeated Mr. Ralston's critical mistake:

Ziemann [the chief ranger] said the result could have been much worse for Richards because he went hiking alone and without telling anybody his plans.

No one knew what he was doing and he apparently he had no way to call for help.