Afterwards, the group, which was brought to the limit of its physical and psychological powers by the hurricane and the cold, gained the clear realization that their death is imminent and develops the "stress response".
The consequence of this is consciousness narrowing, limited attention, the inability to process stimuli, disorientation and escape reactions (Fugue)
The behavior in the tent discussed worldwide and leaving the tent, sometimes without shoes and outer clothing, can be easily explained.
....2.The Group was amicable and is well prepared for taiga and cold conditions. It is necessary notice that at that time ability and desire operate in collective were much stronger, than now. After WWII has passed only 14 years, namely because of such qualities of the USSR could win war with fascists though in the beginning forces, means and skills were very unequal. It has been very well acquired even by following generation which was not at war. Besides, it is one of national lines of Russian character....
"Pro" investigators work with the evidence that exists. They can look for other evidence, but until that is "booked in," one should see what the existing evidence says first. In this case, the evidence is abundant, though some of it was mishandled, unfortunately. They were not incoherent or irrational once they left the tent area and in fact it seems they secured the tent well (otherwise, with the winds coming down that mountain, their belongings would have been spread out all over the mountainside by the time the rescuers got there). There are two possible irrational elements, though; one is why the tent was cut open, if it was, and two, why they didn't at least take their blankets with them (the footwear and heavy coats might have gotten frozen up). We can only guess at the first, but we can't assume that when they cut the tent all was well. It must have been incredibly cold and ice might have been collapsing the tent. When they tried to knock it off, the ice situation might have become even worse, and so they decided that securing the tent was crucial. If they fought, leading to the cutting of the tent, it would be impossible to ever demonstrate that for sure, but there is some evidence that points in this direction.
That leaves us the question about leaving the tent without their heavy coats and proper footwear (except apparently for the two who acted as sentries that night), or even blankets. Prior to 1959, at least in the USA, there had been newspaper stories about people surviving in the snow in ways that seem incredible. In a nation with a lot of cold weather, like the Soviet Union, it's likely there were similar stories, and it may be that they simply thought hypothermia would take longer to set in than it did, or that they would be able to find adequate shelter down at the tree line, or perhaps their notions about hypothermia were very unrealistic. If they take the blankets, the blankets are likely to get iced up and then they'd have to deal with that problem, so if they thought survival wouldn't be that difficult after they left the tent, it would make sense that securing the tent and its contents would be the top priority. Often, we can look back and ask, "why did they do that," but in fact its easy to second guess, especially if in this case, Igor insisted that he knew exactly how to survive for several hours outside the tent that night.
I look forward to reading your article. The more I think about everything the more my head hurts! how they left the tent and ended up by the cedar tree etc just doesn't seem to add up. As you state, if it was due solely to the weather then surely they would have grabbed things to take with them as they left? If something had scared them, then why would they stand outside before walking down the slope? SarapUK says some of them died with terror on their faces - what would cause them to look so scared? So many questions.
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Afterwards, the group, which was brought to the limit of its physical and psychological powers by the hurricane and the coldHow did the tourists undergo physical exhaustion in 6-8 hours? Did they run a marathon for 6-8 hours? Or unloaded a car of coal at speed? Explain what kind of physical activity, in your opinion, the tourists experienced in this short period of time? Estimate the volume and intensity of this physical activity in numbers.