Bonus: In process, abandons dream to complete Everest climb, only 300 meters from summit!
photo credit: AP/Binod Joshi
An Israeli mountaineer abandoned his dream to reach the summit of Mount Everest just 300 meters from the peak in order to save an injured Turkish climber.
Twenty-four-year-old Nadav Ben Yehuda would have become the youngest Israeli to summit the world’s highest mountain, but he aborted his ascent to assist the stranded climber, Israel Radio reported on Tuesday.
Nadav Ben Yehuda (via Facebook)
The two climbers were then evacuated by helicopter to Kathmandu. Ben Yehuda was said to be suffering from frostbite in the course of the rescue, and there were fears that he might lose one or more of his fingers. The condition of the Turkish climber was not immediately known.
Ben Yehuda told Israel Radio that he assisted two other climbers in the course of his attempted ascent — a Briton and a Georgian.
Four climbers lost their lives on Everest at the weekend, and Ben Yehuda said his route was “strewn with bodies.”
As of the time of this post, I have not seen this story reported in the Turkish media.
If it is, I’m guessing they’ll try to work in the “saved in order to harvest his organs” angle. Or something.
A law school graduate, David Lange transitioned from work in the oil and hi-tech industries into fulltime Israel advocacy. He is a respected commentator and Middle East analyst who has often been cited by the mainstream media
A law school graduate, David Lange transitioned from work in the oil and hi-tech industries into fulltime Israel advocacy. He is a respected commentator and Middle East analyst who has often been cited by the mainstream media
