Nadav had warned Irmak in Camp 4 not to join the crowd cluttering Everest's face.

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He's kept in touch with Irmak, who suffered a brain edema and doesn't remember much of the rescue.

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It was Irmak, who couldn't speak from his frostbitten face, but he looked at Ben Yehuda and his deformed hand.

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Ben Yehuda connected Irmak, a man roughly his own weight, to his rappelling harness and began to maneuver them down.

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It was Aydin Irmak, a 46-year-old Turk Nadav knew from base camp.

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According to reporting by Outside Magazine, Irmak summited Everest this year.

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Irmak fell into an ice crack, dragging Ben Yehuda with him.

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Eight hours after finding Irmak, the two men reached Camp 4.

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Ben Yehuda was dragging Irmak by then, barely able to stand.

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An hour into the descent, Ben Yehuda removed the mitten covering two gloves on his right hand so he could hold Irmak and the rope more securely.

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After resting for a few hours and examining his frozen right hand, now swollen to the size of a baseball glove, Ben Yehuda took another 20 hours to get Irmak to Camp 2.

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Irmak slipped from Ben Yehuda's grip.

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