Man famous for drastic measure in Utah trying to save state's wild places.

Byline: Jeff DeMoss

June 12--OGDEN -- Nine years ago, Aron Ralston gained international fame for cutting off part of his arm to save his life in a Southern Utah slot canyon. Today, he's leveraging that fame to champion the cause of preserving Utah's wild places. Ralston, whose 2003 ordeal in Bluejohn Canyon near Canyonlands National Park was recounted in the Oscarnominated film "127 Hours," will visit Ogden this week as the keynote speaker at the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance Show, an expo for independent outdoor retailers nationwide. In addition to talking about the experience that made him famous, Ralston said he will be speaking about advocacy efforts to designate more wilderness areas in Utah. He said …