Nadav ben Yehuda

Tuesday night I heard a really inspiring talk by a man named Nadav ben Yehuda and I really want to share some parts of his story.
Nadav is 24, he climbed mount Everest last May. He is a proffesional ice climber and has climbed many difficult mountains.
His story is unbelievable. Nadav didn't make it to the top because at about 300meters from the peek he saw a body (every body he saw he would go over and check if the body was dead or alive), this body was alive. With about a minute of hesitation Nadav decided that if he were to climb up to the peek just to stand on the top take a picture by a flag and say he climbed to the the top of mount Everest he would risk this man's life even more. It was now or never to save this man's life.
Nadav explained how impossible it is to carry someone down the ridiculously dangerous route. And that at times he had to drag the man behind him.
There is a lot more to the story but it was so in detail I can't really write everything.
Nadav saved this Turkish man's life, if he wouldn't have stopped, decided to give up on his goal, turn away 300meters before the peek of his 3 months dangerous adventure, the man would still be frozen on that mountain. 
Nadav risked his own life in so many ways by carrying the man. He is a true hero.
All the Israelis went out for a cup of beer with him after his speech. We got to ask our own questions and he was able to speak to us in Hebrew which was easier for him. He told us that he is still going through therapy and taking pills for trauma. He wears a glove because he got frost bite coming down the mountain and his hand cannot get infected or be exposed to the sun.
It was just so amazing to sit and listen to him talk and tell his story. He is a true Israeli though, has been up 3 more mountains since Everest even with no feeling in his hand!

I learned so much from his speech.The power he had to do the impossible and save a man's life is so incredible.
We must all learn from this story, whether its about making decisions, doing the right thing, believing in yourself. SO much we can learn from such a hero.

My friend was tweeting during the speech and wrote down some great quotes that he said so I wanted to share them with you.....