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Hikers' experience and training

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Hunter:
Forum Members,

This topic is not really brand new. It is what I split off from the most recent discussion under "Book 1079," which had wandered away from Book 1079 and needed its own channel.

This topic now begins with Hunter's and Ziljoe's messages you see below.

Amashilu
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Ziljoe

--- Quote ---A fuel tablet helps but if wood is dry then the work is mostly done. I would suspect all the hikers were skilled in how to light a fire.
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Unfortunately, not all of them. I came across a report where tourists stumbled upon another group that was trying to make a fire out of raw wood.

Ziljoe:

--- Quote from: Hunter on August 27, 2025, 12:15:14 PM ---Ziljoe

--- Quote ---A fuel tablet helps but if wood is dry then the work is mostly done. I would suspect all the hikers were skilled in how to light a fire.
--- End quote ---
Unfortunately, not all of them. I came across a report where tourists stumbled upon another group that was trying to make a fire out of raw wood.

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That is a concern. It's quite important.

Hunter:
Ziljoe,
Sometimes the experience of tourists from the Dyatlov group is exaggerated. There is a website that lists the number of hikes of each member of the group. It is not that big.

Ziljoe:

--- Quote from: Hunter on August 28, 2025, 09:38:06 AM ---Ziljoe,
Sometimes the experience of tourists from the Dyatlov group is exaggerated. There is a website that lists the number of hikes of each member of the group. It is not that big.

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Yes, there's a list on the main page of the dyatlov pass site. . I would have thought lighting a fire would be one of the basic skills first taught to anyone going in to the wilds. Especially if they didn't have any other fuel source. I would also suspect they had more small camps and daily skiing trips that were never recorded. I could be wrong . But it's such a basic knowledge set to learn.

Falcon73:
Yes I think the experience possibly being overrated should not be ruled out in this case.  They may have all hiked but had they ever run into a real emergency?  Not saying this contributed or didn't.  Unfortunately it adds to a long line of possibilities that can't be ruled out without more evidence.

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