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The mystery of Dyatlov Pass. Have the killers been found? Part 5 February 18, 2021 - (c 9-й минуты):
[–] And then further there, strictly to the north, beyond the ridge there is already Otorten. But the guys did not get there. Their tent was somewhere around here. I am going down there... But before that, I will now observe this place through binoculars again.
I can clearly see individual trees. I can even see pine branches. Even in such weather, in the fog... But closer – several rows of stones. Now we climbed up on foot from there. I can tell you – it is very difficult to walk! You try to choose the crust. One step to the side – and you immediately fall through...
Today the same southwest wind is blowing... As I already said, it was hard to go up. It will be easier to go down. But running here is completely out of the question. It does not work. It's impossible.
[–] I moved a little to the side. Two steps on the hard snow, and the next step – and you fall through, somewhere up to your knees, somewhere up to your ankles. But you don't fall through up to your waist, like in the forest zone.
[–] I went down to the forest. I even had to change my hat. The hat was wet. The last 200 meters are very hard to walk, very hard. Every time you move your foot, you fall through again. (…)
Behind is Mount Kholat Syakhl. From here you can see my starting point perfectly. Everything is in perfect view. That point ahead was the edge of the forest in 1959. Several tributaries and streams converge in this lowland.
[–] I am now at the place that, it seems to me, was the observation point. From here you can see the entire slope perfectly.
You don't even need binoculars to see the movement of people on the mountain, the setting up of a tent. The wind was strong on the pass. At the tent site, the wind is much weaker. (…)
When we descended into the forest zone, there was no wind at all. The photographs show the "white wall" effect. In reality, when you stand on the slope, everything can be seen quite far through the haze.
I assume that by the time Dyatlov's group began setting up the tent, the pursuit group was already at the cedar, where they had made a flooring for themselves. They did not catch up with them at the last overnight stop, otherwise the massacre would have taken place there.
The pursuit group reaches the edge of the forest (the pass) and sees a group of tourists moving away from them along the bare slope of Mount 1079. They did not dare to pursue the tourists in the bare terrain, so after the pass they sharply turn right, towards the forest.
The distance from the pass to the tent site is approximately 1 km. The pursuers did not fully understand why the tourists had stopped. They see that on the mountain slope the tourists have stopped, taken off their backpacks, there is some activity going on there...
As I have already told you, the slope is clearly visible from below. And here you can ask me a question: if the pursuit group saw the tourists, could the tourists see them? Yes, it is possible. The slope is mutually visible. Yes, we can assume that the four tourists (Zolotarev, Thibault-Brignolle, Dubinina and Kolevatov) went down not for firewood, but to meet those "tourists" whom he saw. But I still adhere to a different point of view. The pursuers remained unnoticed in their movement, and they noticed how 4 people separated from the group of tourists on the slope and began to move down. Why? Perhaps the tourists went for firewood. When I voiced this in the first part, a lot of questions (absolutely logical) were asked to me.
For example, why didn't the tourists take a few logs in their backpacks in the morning, especially since they left some of their things in the storage shed? And, accordingly, if they didn't take firewood there, then why did they go here for firewood? No, Igor Dyatlov was not looking for easy ways, he deliberately chose a route through bare terrain and decided to spend a cold night there, without a fire in the stove. Indeed, at first glance this seems illogical. But let's try to model this situation differently. So, Dyatlov's group has been traveling along the route for several days. All this time they have been moving through the zone forests, heat the stove and spend the night very comfortably.
But we must take into account the context. Igor Dyatlov was set on very harsh tourism. And he wanted to create a certain difficulty. He was deliberately going for an escalation. That is why Dyatlov forbade taking firewood with him, leaving it in the storage shed. But in fact, having found himself on the slope of Mount 1079, this decision was cancelled. Why? The air temperature dropped sharply, a very strong wind was blowing there, this decision of Dyatlov was cancelled, and then they needed firewood...
Who went for firewood? There were 2 leaders in the group – Dyatlov and Zolotarev. The experienced Zolotarev and 2 guys went for firewood. Dubinina went along for the company, just for a walk.
You are asking the question – they went for firewood and took a girl with them? This should not be a refuting argument: Dubinina and Kolmogorova were very trained athletes, and they could easily drag 2-3 logs up with them!
About the cedar. Over 60 years, the surrounding forest has grown very seriously. Four tourists are moving towards the first cedar, and the pursuit group begins to approach them. In our opinion, the meeting took place near the cedar. There their paths crossed. Perhaps the tourists even got used to harvesting firewood.
What happened next? The criminals captured these 4 tourists, forced them to move another 75 meters down, to the area of the stream. Why? They forced the tourists to move to the lowest point, which was no longer visible from the pass. There they kill them... Then the criminals decide to lure the remaining tourists out of the tent. Darkness falls, and they light a fire as a landmark. The path is trodden. They patiently wait for the 5 tourists to come looking for their missing comrades. The guys in the tent are calmly preparing for dinner. They cut up a loin, drew a newspaper "Evening Otorten". They are waiting for the guys with firewood. But they do not return. Dyatlov justifiably begins to worry, goes to look for them. In order to be able to return to the tent and not miss, not to pass by, they leave the 1st flashlight there (which was found by Slobtsov and Sharavin), go down, pass several stone ridges and leave the 2nd flashlight there.
The scree there is not mortally dangerous, I passed it completely calmly. If only you do not run there, then you can step over these stones without injuries. These are not some kind of mountains that you need to climb over! It is half a meter high.
They go in the direction of the forest, they go along the same road. They see a fire near a cedar. Now the cedar is in dense vegetation. So, Dyatlov moves in the darkness along the slope. There is already quite deep snow there. And at the fire they fall into the hands of bandits. In my opinion, the intention of the criminals was this: to escort five tourists there down to the stream and deal with them there too. But, apparently, something went wrong... Most likely, Dyatlov quickly realized the threat that hung over them. And, contrary to the demands of the criminals, they did not go down to the stream. And here, near the cedar, a brutal fight broke out.
The injuries on the bodies indicate that the guys actively resisted. As a result of this resistance, they ended up in the form and in the places where they were found. But the attackers, most likely, received certain injuries. Why do I think so? Look, the criminals took the first four tourists to a ravine and threw them into the stream there. But then this plan failed. Five tourists desperately resisted this. Although, from the point of view of the logic of the criminals, burying all the tourists in the stream would have been the most profitable scenario!
Just imagine: the search for the tourists is underway, a tent is found, but the bodies are nowhere to be found. There is nothing except nine tracks on the slope. Where exactly should we look for the tourists? Which way should we go? Where to dig? (…) They would have been found in June, when the snow melted. The bodies were already seriously damaged. There were a lot of bears there.
And the real causes of death in June could not have been established by any forensic expert. But the criminals' plan did not work. The tourists were scattered over a large distance. Kolmogorova was halfway from the cedar to the tent. The other guys were also on the way to the tent.
I will try to assume that the criminals tried to move them down.
I was led to this idea by the ring wound on Dyatlov's leg. It could have been either a rope or a belt, which they could have used to wrap the rope around Dyatlov's leg, eventually dragging him into the forest area. Most likely, he got caught on the birch tree near which he was found. It must be understood that all this happened in the dark, and there was deep snow. In the end, they abandoned this intention and abandoned Dyatlov halfway. Accordingly, they did not touch the bodies of Slobodin and Kolmogorova, did not try to drag them. Their bodies were left lying where they were found. And this plan to bury everyone in one mass grave remained unrealized.
Indirectly, this can be indicated by the jacket or sweater wound around Dubinina's leg. In general, there are many different opinions about this fact. Why is there a sweater wound around one leg, and nothing on the other? This moment does not find any logical explanation. I can assume that the method they used in an attempt to transport Dyatlov's body down the slope was also used in relation to Dubinina's body. Imagine that by this time the criminals already had things left by Krivonischenko and Doroshenko at their disposal. They take this sweater, wrap it around Dubinina's leg and drag her to the stream. This is my guess, but it at least explains the presence of a sweater on one leg instead of two.
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