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Israeli who saved Turk on Everest: You never abandon a friend

Nadav Ben-Yehuda says his military training helped shape his reflexive decision to rescue Aydin Irmak. Israeli envoy: They call each other 'my brother'

Israeli who saved Turk on Everest: You never abandon a friend - Israel News, Ynetnews

An Israeli who rescued a distressed climber on Mount Everest instead of pushing onward to the summit said Friday that the man he helped, an American of Turkish origin, is like a brother to him.



Nadav Ben-Yehuda, who was climbing with a Sherpa guide, came across Aydin Irmak near the summit last weekend. In that chaotic period, four climbers died on their way down from the summit amid a traffic jam of more than 200 people who were rushing to reach the world's highest peak as the weather deteriorated.

In a telephone interview with The Associated Press, Ben-Yehuda, 24, appeared proud that Irmak, 46, had made it to the summit, noting that he is one of a small number of "Turkish" climbers to reach the top. Irmak left Turkey for New York more than two decades ago, but remains proud of his Turkish heritage. The friendship stands in contrast to the political tension between Turkey and Israel, which were once firm allies.




"Aydin, wake up! Wake up!" Ben-Yehuda recalled saying when he found his friend in the darkness. The American, he said, had been returning from the summit but collapsed in the extreme conditions, without an oxygen supply, a flashlight and a rucksack. Ben-Yehuda, who developed a friendship with Irmak before the climb, had delayed his own ascent by a day in hopes of avoiding the bottleneck of climbers heading for the top.




There have been periodic tales of people bypassing stricken climbers as they seek to fulfill a lifelong dream and reach the summit of Everest, but Ben-Yehuda said his decision to abandon his goal of reaching the top and help Irmak was "automatic," even though it took him several minutes to recognize his pale, gaunt friend.




"I just told myself, 'This is crazy.' It just blew my mind," Ben-Yehuda said. "I didn't realize he was up there the whole time. Everybody thought he had already descended."




The Israeli carried Irmak for hours to a camp at lower elevation. Both suffered frostbite and some of their fingers were at risk of amputation. Ben-Yehuda lost 20 kilograms (44 pounds) in his time on the mountain, and Irmak lost 12 kilograms (26 pounds), said Hanan Goder, Israel's ambassador in Nepal. Goder had dinner with the pair after their ordeal.


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"They really have to recover mentally and physically," Goder said. "They call each other, 'my brother.' After the event that they had together, their souls are really linked together now."




The ambassador said the rescue was a "humanitarian" tale that highlighted the friendship between Israelis and Turks at a personal level, despite the deteriorating relationship between their governments. One of the key events in that downward, diplomatic spiral was an Israeli raid in 2010 on a Turkish aid ship that was trying to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza, which resulted in the deaths of eight Turkish activists and a Turkish-American.




Ben-Yehuda, who spoke to the AP just before leaving Nepal for urgent medical treatment in Israel, said he could not say with certainty how he would have reacted if he had come across a stricken climber he did not know. Oxygen is in such short supply and the conditions are so harsh, he said, that people on the mountain develop a kind of tunnel vision.





"You just think about breathing, about walking, about climbing," he said. According to Ben-Yehuda, the fundamental questions going through the mind of a climber heading for the peak are: "Are you going to make it?" and "When is the right time to turn back?"




And once a climber begins the descent, the all-embracing question becomes: "How fast can I go down?"




Ben-Yehuda said his military training in Israel helped shape his reflexive decision to rescue Irmak. "You never leave a friend in the field," he said.
 
If an Israeli has saved a Turk, another Isrelis have taken lives of 4 Turks in Flotilla raid incident as well. If you equate saving of one life with killing of 4, Israel is 3 times offensive and enemy of same Nation. Lets not forget that.
 
Personally I think that Turk should have just died, first of all if you can't make the climb (and where is his Sherpa ?), then don't climb. Climbing mt. Everest is just an ego-booster, but now that ****** turk (from america) has gone and become a political tool.
 
Personally I think that Turk should have just died, first of all if you can't make the climb (and where is his Sherpa ?), then don't climb. Climbing mt. Everest is just an ego-booster, but now that ****** turk (from america) has gone and become a political tool.
Wishing a person to die, a fellow Turk, shows what kind of person and those who thank you truly are.
 
A human being saving another human being- its natural- and its commendable-
no point in politicizing it with ethnicity- -

Although an israeli saving some one- thats what you dont get to see very often- they are good at killing- :argh:
 
If an Israeli has saved a Turk, another Isrelis have taken lives of 4 Turks in Flotilla raid incident as well. If you equate saving of one life with killing of 4, Israel is 3 times offensive and enemy of same Nation. Lets not forget that.
A Turk Or An American ;) If he was not from America I'm sure Mr.Israel Would not help him :unsure:
 
Wishing a person to die, a fellow Turk, shows what kind of person and those who thank you truly are.
When One Israeli Saving One Turk ,Others Killing 4 Turks .Tell Me,How Will You Xplain This ? Have You Any Xplanation ?
About Saving Irmak , Yes He's Of Turkish Origin But Is American . So , Why Dont You Say ," Israeli Saved An American ".
Helping / Saving A Human Being Is Natural....But When It Is Done By An Yahudi , Then Ofcourse The Thing Is Very Doubtful .
Because It's better To Trust An Enemy But Not Prophet Killer Jews/ Yahudi .
 
If an Israeli has saved a Turk, another Isrelis have taken lives of 4 Turks in Flotilla raid incident as well. If you equate saving of one life with killing of 4, Israel is 3 times offensive and enemy of same Nation. Lets not forget that.

Hijacking a thread about something completely different and than mentioning something like that is in bad taste.
 
Personally I think that Turk should have just died, first of all if you can't make the climb (and where is his Sherpa ?), then don't climb. Climbing mt. Everest is just an ego-booster, but now that ****** turk (from america) has gone and become a political tool.

He made an accident you moron!

Israeli did the right thing. It was an noble act.

Political tool?! U want a damn political tool??

The Flotilla activists that was a damn political tool!

1. Wherever you go and attack soldiers you get killed this is OnE big fcking fact!!

2. Normal people do not attack soldiers.But i dont blame them! Why? Because The motherrfcking Akp is responsible for the safety of Turkish citizens but they send those emo's to death they knew Israel wouldt step back so why didnt they stop them from going or why didnt they provide them military escort??

Just for himself to put up a nice show and strengthen his position for upcoming elections? YES!
 
Personally I think that Turk should have just died, first of all if you can't make the climb (and where is his Sherpa ?), then don't climb. Climbing mt. Everest is just an ego-booster, but now that ****** turk (from america) has gone and become a political tool.

This is wrong thinking!

If an Israeli has saved life than he was a very good man... simple as that.
When ever an Israeli will be in need of help,, we shall also not pull back.

What is going on in politics of states is wrong but two wrongs cannot make one right!

Hijacking a thread about something completely different and than mentioning something like that is in bad taste.

Obviously, some people are not mature enough.
 
He made an accident you moron!

Israeli did the right thing. It was an noble act.

Political tool?! U want a damn political tool??

The Flotilla activists that was a damn political tool!

1. Wherever you go and attack soldiers you get killed this is OnE big fcking fact!!

2. Normal people do not attack soldiers.But i dont blame them! Why? Because The motherrfcking Akp is responsible for the safety of Turkish citizens but they send those emo's to death they knew Israel wouldt step back so why didnt they stop them from going or why didnt they provide them military escort??

Just for himself to put up a nice show and strengthen his position for upcoming elections? Fck YES!

I wouldn't waste my time on answering your very idiotic statements, but i can't keep myself.

1: The people on the flotilla was not on an attack rampage, they went there to end the siege on Palestinians. You seem to be completely oblivious with what Israel is doing to Palestinians and Palestinian lands.

2: How exactly was the flotilla incident orchestrated by the AKP? There is not a single AKP parliament member that had involvement with IHA's action.

And lastly no one knew that Israel would go on a rampage on civilians whose sole purpose was to bring medicine and other necessary equipment to Palestinians. There is only one culprit in this incident and that is the Israeli military and government which gave the soldiers green light to massacre nine Turks. What i hate most of all is people who give in to puny Israel.
 
from the tip of everest to the depth of hell, a jew and a turkic can always keep each other cordial company...
 
alas here is Archdemon once Israel is mentioned, sometimes i wonder if some people get money for their propoganda in defence.pk. Archdemon and Axa i see a flowering friendship there...
 

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