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Why head back to the tent?

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Marchesk:
So the nine hikers abandon the tent, not even bothering to grab warmer clothing and boots, head down the snowy, rocky terrain to the woods with poor visibility. That would have taken some time. Two of them start a fire, four more try to make a shelter in the ravine seventy meters away. But then Igor, Zina and Rustem look like they tried to return up the slope to the tent, almost a mile away.

Why do this? If the tent had to be abandoned so quickly, then why is going back an option? Certainly if a snow slide has buried the tent enough to prevent retrieving warmer clothing, then going back up the mountain isn't going to change that situation. And if the wind was blowing downhill, then going back up is more difficult, and it creates further exposure to extreme temperatures. Zina didn't even make it halfway back. They couldn't have been in very good condition at that point, unless really powerful winds made progress extremely slow. Additionally, it's questionable whether they could even locate the tent, although the flashlights may have been left for that purpose.

It would seem like staying to help with the fire or den would make more sense.  Of course I'm assuming they were headed back to the tent after reaching the cedar tree, at the very least.

A related question would be why does it look like they went separately? I would have expected them to fall closer to one another if they had travelled together, which would have made more sense, being that two or more people could help each other out when falling or going off course.

sarapuk:
I think a lot of people who have investigated this case seem to think that because the bodies were pointing up towards the direction of the Tent then that is the direction they were going when they met their demise. I suppose its an easy trap to fall into because obviously there is a mountain slope that those members of the Dyatlov group are dealing with. But that doesnt mean that they were heading up the slope when they met their demise. And yes it doesnt make sense that they should be wanting to return to somewhere that clearly played a part in the events that followed, no sense whatsoever.  UNLESS whatever it was that caused all the group to leave the Tent in the first place was no longer a threat and those 3 members tried to get back to the tent and their clothing, etc. And why were they not closer together on their return to the Tent. Lots of twists and turns in the Dyatlov Mystery.

Marchesk:

--- Quote from: sarapuk on November 16, 2018, 03:57:55 PM ---But that doesnt mean that they were heading up the slope when they met their demise.
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I can see the argument for Rustem, but not Zina and Igor. They were too far from the cedar tree, Zina was dressed well enough not to have succumb on the way down, and if they had reached the tent and were coming back a second time, they would have been bringing warmer clothing back with them.

sarapuk:
Unless Zina and Igor were killed by something on the way down  !  ?

Marchesk:

--- Quote from: sarapuk on November 17, 2018, 04:08:21 AM ---Unless Zina and Igor were killed by something on the way down  !  ?

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Is there any evidence suggesting they were at the cedar tree or snow den? Were Zina, Igor or Rustem wearing anything from the two Yuris?

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