he came back. >> anatoli spent the whole night trying to rescue those people. he would have wanted to bring back both beck and yasuko at that point, but if he had done that, he probably would have died himself. >> the last part being there, i couldn't see anybody. i could still feel somebody next to me, and i remember thinking it was probably yasuko. at that point, there was no pain left; there was just a sense of just detachment and calm, and i didn't feel uncomfortable, i didn't... nothing hurt. it just was sliding away, gradually fading to black. >> when rob called in the morning, i scrambled out of my sleeping bag, and i just remember climbing over bodies to get to the radio. i just had to get there. and i picked up the radio, and i said, "rob, where are you?" i was really hoping he was going to say "south col." and he said, "i'm at the south summit." and my heart just hit the floor. rob once said that if you're stuck up there, you might as well be on the moon. >> rob called, saying that he couldn't move and "come and get me." and when we asked rob about do