June 27. Day 1. Meeting at the Yekaterinburg train station and boarding the 6:00 PM train to Ivdel.
June 28. Day 2. Arrival in Ivdel at 3:00 AM and transfer to a GAZ-66.
6-7 hour transfer to Ilyicha Base Camp (the beginning of the hiking portion of the route). Two-hour hike to the hut in the cedar forest. Arranging food supplies.
June 29. Day 3. 16.5 km hike to the campsite in the crooked forest, before climbing the ridge.
June 30. Day 4. 3.5 km hike across the ridge to the famous cedar (including an ascent to an altitude of 905 m). Setting up base camp and gathering firewood.
July 1. Day 5. Arranging food supplies. Light radial hike to the remnant with the monument, the site of the Dyatlov group's tent, and the summit of Khalat Syakhl.
Those wishing to rest will remain at camp.
July 2. Day 6. 13 km hike along the main Ural ridge to the beginning of the Manyomki Ridge. Camp setup.
Those who wish may choose to stay put and remain (for the next three days) at base camp.
July 3. Day 7. The group splits into two parts and makes radial hikes, optionally to the summit of Otorten or the Manyomki Ridge.
In the evening, everyone returns to camp.
July 4. Day 8. 13 km hike along the main Ural ridge to the base camp near the cedar.
July 5. Day 9. Light radial hike to the upper reaches of the Auspiya River, to the presumed cache of the Dyatlov group, and to the winter camp of the search team. Those wishing to rest will remain at the camp.
July 6, Day 10. 20 km hike to a hut in a cedar forest.
July 7, Day 11. 2.5 hour hike to Ilyicha Base Camp. Bathhouse. Festive dinner/evening to celebrate the end of the hike.
July 8, Day 12. Transfer by GAZ-66 to Ivdel. Board the train in the evening.
July 9, Day 13. Arrival in Yekaterinburg in the morning.
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Total: thirteen days. Of these, three days are travel by rail and road, ten are main days.
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Participation Terms.
At the end of March, I'll buy a ticket for the Ivdel train from Yekaterinburg and share the train and car number in a private chat.
Participants purchase their own train tickets for the same train. After purchasing a ticket, you will be added to the list of participants
to be transported on a pre-booked GAZ-66 (there are only 13 seats).
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Due to the fact that not everyone who wanted to participate in the 2025 expedition was satisfied with the conditions, and half of the expected participants did not go, there will be two options in 2026:
Option 1.
Similar to the 2025 option. Everyone who has their own equipment, tent, etc., will prepare for the expedition independently,
with their own food pantry, kettle, and fire pit. They will cover their own costs for train tickets and food supplies.
The drop-off and pick-up costs (GAZ-66) are shared based on the actual cost (the cost of the vehicle is divided by the number of people). Everyone carries their own backpacks.
This option is recommended for experienced hikers who have their own gear and understand what to take and how to organize their food,
how to cook their own food in the field over a campfire or gas burner.
Also, for those who have already hiked with us... Or for those who have the money to buy a double-layer tent and all other gear,
to independently understand the nuances of camping in the mountain taiga.
Option 2.
Anyone who doesn't have gear or doesn't want to spend money on it, who doesn't understand food distribution, etc.,
can choose the second option. All gear, except for a backpack, will be rented and provided in Yekaterinburg. Your portion of the food will also be purchased, packaged, brought as luggage to Yekaterinburg, and picked up at the train station on July 27th.
At the station, you will receive 4 kg of food and 3 kg of general gear in your backpack. Train tickets will be purchased in advance, and
a seat in a GAZ-66 for pickup and drop-off will be paid for. You have to send funds for all these activities in advance.
This option is also non-commercial (no profit is made). The costs will be lower than any commercial trip.
However, the cost is not yet known. It depends on prices in the spring of 2026. Option 2 is recommended for beginners in hiking.
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Expedition Coordinator in Yekaterinburg, Alexey Koskin
List of Participants:
1. Teddy Hadjiyska (Bulgaria) – Expedition Leader.
2. Oleg Taymen (Novokuznetsk) – Expedition Route and Search Leader.
3. Tatyana Serganova (Elektrostal) - expedition doctor
4. Olga Taimen (Novokuznetsk)
5. Alexander Krasheninnikov (Kamensk-Uralsky)
6. Larisa Tarasova (Nizhny Novgorod)
7. Sergey Ipatov (Ekaterinburg)
8. Shamil Sabirov (Kazan)
9. Evgeny Nefedov (Serov)
10. Sergey Zorin (Nizhny Novgorod)
11. Aina Gaisin (Ekaterinburg)
12. Alexander Zhavoronkov (Saratov)
13. Natalia Ivanchenko (Rostov-on-Don)
14. Dmitry Boris (Rostov-on-Don)
15. Alena Ferenets (Rostov-on-Don)
16. Vlad Gusev (Revda)
17. Vladimir Glotov (Tikhoretsk)
18. Ivan Sereda (Ekaterinburg)
Topic: The 2026 International Expedition to Dyatlov Pass, June 27 to July 9 (Read 961 times)