[war_machine]

Yep...I was going to say UFO involvement.

[astrios]

The story get more creepy as you know more about it. According to my theory, the presence of footprints seem to be contraditing, if you are interested, there are more couple cases which also feature the very same strange way of escape. One happened in Diamond mine near Yakutsk Russia during 1972 ( Russian text ) and the other ws mentioned above Lovecraft story. There might have been more similiar cases misinterpreted or negllected as result of not knowing the seemigly hasty way of escape is shared around the world. Strange, and the footprints are chilling to think about as in the case of Dyatlov they are reported as remained almost untouched by snow and wind for half a month ! If my theory can link these 3 cases togather, the thing that killed those unfortunate people was the same or of the same origin and able to forge traces of human activity, even the campfires which were actually discovered in 2 places, one was biside bodies Doroshenko and Krivo, the other was beside the last four bodies to be found, Dubinina, Tibo-Briniol and others. All the woods supplied for these 2 campfires are cedar boughs seemed to have been wrought from the tall trees around when there were many dry woods on the ground for a pick...

I can not help shuddering everytime I read about Dyatlov Pass, Do you know another more horrifying paranormal case than this?

[louie]

It reads a little like the Blair withch story.

[Smile Now Cry Later]

They slashed through the tent which suggest they had to get away from something quickly and seen as there was only human footprints the only thing i can think of is one of them went insane and tried to kill the rest of them and thats unlikely. As for the nakedness i might be able to offer a explanation although its unlikely, i seen on tv once on one of these survival programs like ray mears that was teaching you how to survive in the freezing cold and supposedly if you get you're clothes wet you have to strip totally naked and rub soft snow (none of the slushy stuff) all over you're body, its ment to insulate you or something.

What i said isnt really likely bit its all i can think of. Thats one of the weirdest stories ive ever heard. Its nearly as weird as the story i seen in the paper of the ship they found in the middle of an ocean that had no one on board and seemed recently used, even the dinner tables etc were set.

[astrios]

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They slashed through the tent which suggest they had to get away from something quickly and seen as there was only human footprints the only thing i can think of is one of them went insane and tried to kill the rest of them and thats unlikely. As for the nakedness i might be able to offer a explanation although its unlikely, i seen on tv once on one of these survival programs like ray mears that was teaching you how to survive in the freezing cold and supposedly if you get you're clothes wet you have to strip totally naked and rub soft snow (none of the slushy stuff) all over you're body, its ment to insulate you or something.

What i said isnt really likely bit its all i can think of. Thats one of the weirdest stories ive ever heard. Its nearly as weird as the story i seen in the paper of the ship they found in the middle of an ocean that had no one on board and seemed recently used, even the dinner tables etc were set.

Human footprints were fake to me, I think i am really bold to make this suggestion becoz there have never been a person consider this possibility. 6 people died of cold and showed no sign of slightest wound or even scratch except Slobodin with a small skull crack, 3 died of severely crampled chest ribs, skull etc, but the skin covering the interior wound was nowhere bruised, or openning. as if they were died of bone collapsing from inside, one of them a girl had also her whole tongue missing. Even one member was really insane he could never have killed like that. I have found a map of overall geographic layout of the disaster:

http://usera.imageca...ma/s640x480.jpg

here is the translation of tags on the map


1.--Ортортен
1239.2

Mount Ortorten
1239,2m


2.--Здесь Погибли 9 Манси

Here died 9 mansi people ( in ancient times according to folklore)


3.--1096
Холатчахль
(Гора Мервецов)

Kholatchakhl
(Mountain of th deads)


4.--Что То Появившееся на Небе Пугает Туристов
( Вечер 01. 2 1959 )
What have appeared in sky that scares the tourists

5.-- Туристы В Панике Разрезают Палатку Изнутри И..
Tourists in panick rip open the thent and...


6.--Бегут По Склону
Run down the slope

7.-- Здесь Исчезают Следы
(500м От Палатки )

Here the footprints vanish
( 500m from the tent )


8.-- Здесь Нашли Тела 9 Туристов

-- I.Dyatlov
-- A.Slobodin (Minor skull crack)
-- Z.Kolmogorova

--Dorohenko
--Krivonishenko

--Kolevatov
--Dubinina ( Deadly crampled)
--Zolotarev ( Deadly crampled)
--Tibo-Briniol ( Deadly crampled)

Here found the bodis of 9 tourist
( the names are gathered into 3 as groups of bodies as found lying closely)


9.--Здесь В Авиакатастрофе Погибли 9 Человек

Here 9 people died in plane crash ( 1991 )


10.--Перевал Дятлова
Dyatlov Pass

11.--Ауспия
Auspia River

12.--Лагерь
Camp

13.--Лабаз
Storage house

14.--Золотые Ворота
Golden Crossway

There were 4 pieces of watches found,all stopped. one of Slobodin, brand "ЗВЕЗДА"(star) showed time : 8:45; second of Dyatlov the leader of this expedition, of brand"ЗВЕЗДА" (star) showed: 5:31; third(sport watch) and the fourth(brand "ПОБЕДА"/Triumph) both found being worn by Tibo-Briniols body, a french and russian mix, showed: 8:14, and 8: 39 respectively. I think this may give some hint, look like a thing for detective lores. I found from a russian source, which was a bit headache to read though..

I believe 3 pieces which stopped at the close point around 8:30 were due to the same mysterious influence, while the one of Dyatlov was stopped naturally of power drain. Note that Slobodin also had a crack on skull, 6cm long and 0.1cm wide. No bruise or openning, blood were found on the exterior skin covering the crack.

There might have been an abduction, Slobodin, Dubinina, Zolotarev, Tibo-Briniol,Kolevatov they were returned dead and wounded, 3 watches of them stopped roughly at same time due to some sort of energy. The other 4, Dyatlov, Kolmogorova, Doroshenko, Krivonishenko, were leaved to frost. Note that during the mysterious 25 days of lost communication prior to first body found on 26 Feb, 1959, they seemed never managed to return to their tent after they leaved, as the tent was found crushed by snow amount to a collection of 10-20 days. So it is very likely that they did not survive for long since they were left on the snowland ouside their tent. They may have been taken.some where before returned dead on spot, or they alldied right the night 1th Feb, when they were supposed to have encounter with something that killed them. Summing up all the ideas I can reconstruct the whole event according to the most possible scenario:

After they finished diner, they went to sleep, getting into sleep-bag some with only underwears in what they will later be found lifeless.the exact time I can not formulate on lack of detailed info. But They may had started to rest at about 7-9:00. And then during the sound sleep, something crept in and rip open the tent, carried 5 away, and left only 4, Doroshenko, Krivonishenko, Kolmogorova, Dyatlov down the foot of hill which may woke up to frost and pitch black midnight, and managed to make a campfire. But the 4, 2 died beside the fire, and other 2 ventured to find way back to tent, which also got killed either by frost or the THING. When the abducted 5 were returned and they might be already dead, or Slobodin was half-dead, and then he left the dead partners and went to find other partners. but all found dead, he submitted to the storm and died. About the footprints a variantion is also possible: the 9 victims were in a trance or hypnotized state rip the tent open and walked down the hill, and then later woke up suprised to see naked in the snowstorm! I can not accept the escape version because it makes no sense: the only tent left with them in a remote wilderness of frozen mountain, 9 well trained sportsmen, spooked to the point to distroy the vital installment and runing naked from monsters? Indeed their expedition was also a dedication the USSR summit. l hvae to correct a fact, the exit was left open when the rescue team arrived, the exit was faced to the right side of the slitted side of tent. From the exit no a slightest traces of footprint was found!! Thanks for your patience!!

http://usera.imageca...ma/000gy6kh.jpg
http://usera.imageca...arigamma/SU.jpg
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This post has been edited by astrios: 02 October 2007 - 06:31 PM

[Star_girl]

Shew can you imagine what terror they must have lived through in their final moments??

This makes me scared to camp out even when there is a large group! *shivers*

[PsiSeeker]

Isn't it entirely possible that they were just murdered..? Like by another human being/s instead of like.. You know yeti monsters and aliens from mars and all this :\

[The Skeptic Eric Raven]

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Isn't it entirely possible that they were just murdered..? Like by another human being/s instead of like.. You know yeti monsters and aliens from mars and all this :\

Now, now. You will ruin all the fun.

[PsiSeeker]

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Now, now. You will ruin all the fun.

I'll try not to I swears >.> :|

[dest_titor1]

A werewolf attacked then some alien attacked them! or the fire when out, a lightning bolt melted the zipper they cut their way out to start the fire, wolves chased them some hit their heads on branches, the blood could be re-bleed after the snow cleared the area of their blood, the odd skin color could be due to a lightning bold so close them making radiation making sick skin.

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[PsiSeeker]

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A werewolf attacked then some alien attacked them! or the fire when out, a lightning bolt melted the zipper they cut their way out to start the fire, wolves chased them some hit their heads on branches, the blood could be re-bleed after the snow cleared the area of their blood, the odd skin color could be due to a lightning bold so close them making radiation making sick skin.

*drops to floor and dies of laughter* and all this happened while they were naked

[dest_titor1]

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*drops to floor and dies of laughter* and all this happened while they were naked

well could have they been sleeping in the bags when it happened?

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[Bitterbuck]

Since this 1959 incident on the mountain, has any other expedition had the same out come?

I read that they closed the area down for 2 years. Just wondering if anything else out of the ordinary has happened since...

[analog_warrior]

The orange tint to the bodies makes me think of poison or radiation. Maybe the ingested something or came in contact with something that made them co grazy? But it is kinda creepy that they all wanted to get out of the tent as quick as possible. And then the 2 guys tried to get back, like they relised their mistake or something....

[Jok3r]

Interesting story. I'm Russian myself, and have not heard about this, nor have my parents, I believe. Realistically, I think we can rule out monsters, especially since no evidence of it has been discovered. Like some of the members said, it's likely that one of the hikers went mad, or perhaps they were attacked by another human-being.