# Dyatlov Pass, 1959 criminal case file: SCENE and SEARCH fact table

**Scope.** What the original criminal case file (volume 1, Sverdlovsk regional prosecutor's office, opened 26/28 Feb 1959, closed 28 May 1959) documents about the tent, the slope, snow conditions, footprints, the cedar, the ravine "den", the positions of the bodies on the slope, the searchers' observations, weather, the timeline, light phenomena, and Ivanov's closing resolution. Autopsies (sheets 95-134, 345-361) and the radiological expertise (370-377) are deliberately excluded (covered in `case-file-forensic-facts.md`).

**Source.** Transcriptions of the case file published on dyatlovpass.com. For every sheet group ("slug") three URL forms exist and were used:

- English transcription: https://dyatlovpass.com/case-files-SLUG?rbid=17743
- Russian transcription: https://dyatlovpass.com/case-files-SLUG-ru?rbid=17747
- Scans of the original sheets: https://dyatlovpass.com/gallery-case-files-SLUG

All 91 slugs were fetched in both EN and RU (182 pages, all HTTP 200, no fetch failures): 1, 2, 3-6, 7, 8-10, 11-20, 21-28, 29-30, 31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-41, 42-43, 44-45, 46-47, 48, 49-50, 51-52, 53, 54-55, 56-57, 58-59, 60-61, 62-75, 76-81, 82-83, 84-85, 86-87, 88-93, 94, 95-103, 104-111, 112-119, 120-126, 127-134, 135, 136-198, 199-208, 209-220, 221-222, 223, 224, 225-226, 227, 228-229, 230-231, 232, 233-257, 258-259, 260, 261-262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268-269, 270-272, 273-274, 275-281, 282, 283, 284-287, 288-289, 290-292, 293-294, 295-297, 298-300, 301-302, 303-304, 305-306, 307-308, 309-312, 313-315, 316-329, 330-339, 340, 341-343, 344, 345-348, 349-351, 352-354, 355-357, 358-361, 362-369, 370, 371-377, 378-380, 381-383, 384-387, 388-392. Working copies of the raw HTML and plain-text extractions are not included in this folder.

**Sheets read in full and used for this table (document, author, date):**

| Sheets | Document | Author / date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decision to open the case | Prosecutor Tempalov (Ivdel), dated 26.02.1959 |
| 2 | Protocol of discovery of the camp site of the Dyatlov group | Tempalov; witnesses Maslennikov, Brusnitsyn, Sharavin, Kurikov; 28.02.1959 |
| 3-6 | Protocol of inspection of the scene (cedar, Dyatlov, Kolmogorova) | Tempalov; Maslennikov, witnesses Yarovoy, Slobtsov, Kurikov; 27.02.1959 |
| 7 | Route commission protocol | UPI route commission, Jan 1959 |
| 8-10 | Protocol of inspection of the labaz (food cache) | Ivanov, Maslennikov, Slobtsov; 02.03.1959 |
| 11-20 | Protocol of inspection of items found in the tent / delivered from labaz | Ivanov, Mar 1959 |
| 21-28 | Copy of the group diary | group members, 23-31.01.1959 |
| 29-30 | Copy of a diary attributed to Kolmogorova | (site notes authorship uncertain) |
| 31 | "Vecherniy Otorten" wall newspaper No. 1 | group, dated 01.02.1959 |
| 32-35 | Information on the Dyatlov group expedition (route, timeline, what was found) | K. Bardin, E. Shuleshko (Moscow masters of sport, route commission), c. 10.03.1959 |
| 36-39 | Organisation of the search | Bardin, Shuleshko, c. 10.03.1959 |
| 40-41, 42-43, 44-45, 46-47, 48, 49-50 | Witness interrogations Dryahlyh, Ryazhnev, Cheglakov, Rempel, Popov, Pashin | Tempalov / Korotaev, 06-07.03.1959 |
| 51-61 | Chagin, Valyukevichus, Krasnobaev, Mayorova, Lopatina, Uvarov | Mar 1959 |
| 62-75 | Interrogation of search leader E. P. Maslennikov | Ivanov, 10.03.1959 |
| 76-81 | Maps (images only, no text) | — |
| 82-87 | Bakhtiyarov Mansi interrogations | Mar 1959 |
| 88-93 | Interrogation of Capt. A. A. Chernyshev | Ivanov, 11.03.1959 |
| 94 | Zhiltsov | Mar 1959 |
| 135 | Titov report (aerial photography) | Mar 1959 |
| 136-198 | Radiograms between search HQ on the pass and Ivdel (Sulman, Maslennikov, Nevolin, Ortyukov et al.) | 25.02-08.05.1959 |
| 199-208 | Trek project / plan of the group | Jan 1959 |
| 209-220 | Interrogation of G. V. Atmanaki (Karelin group; searcher) | Romanov, 07-08.04.1959 |
| 221-232 | Mokrushin, Bakhtiyarovs, Piguzova (GMS Ivdel), Gorbushin, Anyamov, Kurikov | Mar-Apr 1959 |
| 233-257 | Item identification protocols (relatives) | 30.03-01.04.1959 |
| 258-260 | Receipt; Avenburg (31 Mar fireball) | Apr 1959 |
| 261-267 | Anyamov, Sheshkin, Savkin, Malik, Novikov, Anisimov | Mar-Apr 1959 |
| 268-281 | Ufimtsev, Kolevatova, Krivonischenko sr., Slobodin sr. | Apr 1959 |
| 282-289 | Requests; Dubinin; Korolyov | Apr 1959 |
| 290-292 | Karelin | Apr 1959 |
| 293-294 | Yudin | Apr 1959 |
| 295-297 | Maslennikov, additional interrogation | Apr 1959 |
| 298-300 | Slobtsov | 15.04.1959 |
| 301-302 | Decision appointing forensic (criminalistic) expertise of the tent | Ivanov, 16.03.1959 |
| 303-304 | Act of expertise No. 199 (tent cuts) | Senior expert-criminalist G. E. Churkina, 16.04.1959 |
| 305-308 | Gordo; Ortyukov | Apr 1959 |
| 309-312 | Interrogation of prosecutor V. I. Tempalov | Ivanov, 18.04.1959 |
| 313-315 | Lebedev | 20.04.1959 |
| 316-329 | Akselrod | 24.04.1959 |
| 330-339 | Sogrin | 24.04.1959 |
| 340 | Extension of the investigation term | Ivanov / Klinov, 30.04.1959 |
| 341-343 | Protocol of inspection of the place of discovery of 4 bodies (ravine) | Tempalov, 06.05.1959 (two copies, sh. 341 and 342-343) |
| 344 | Newspaper clipping (Tagilskiy Rabochiy) about 17 Feb phenomenon | Feb 1959 |
| 362-369 | Brusnitsyn | 15.05.1959 |
| 378-383 | Skoryh; Vozrozhdenny | May 1959 |
| 384-387 | Resolution to terminate the criminal case | Ivanov, 28.05.1959, approved by Klinov |
| 388-392 | Photo tables to act No. 199 (captions only) | Churkina, Apr 1959 |

**Conventions.** "sh." = лист (sheet) as numbered in the transcription; "об." = оборот (reverse). RU quotations are copied from the site's Russian transcription, which preserves the typists' spelling errors and marks the transcriber's notes as "прим. сост.". English renderings in the "EN" column are my own literal translations unless labelled "site EN". Where the site's English page differs materially from the Russian, the Note column says so. Site commentary (introductions, editorial remarks) is either ignored or explicitly marked "site opinion". Numbers are given exactly as in the document; conflicting witnesses are listed as separate facts (see the companion file case-file-scene-conflicts.md).

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## Topic 1. The tent: location, pitching, condition, contents

| No. | Fact | Source | RU original | EN rendering | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | The camp site was recorded as lying on the north-eastern slope of height 1079 at the sources of the Auspiya river, 300 m from the summit, on a slope of 30°. | sh. 2, Protocol of discovery of the camp site; Tempalov; witnesses Maslennikov, Brusnitsyn, Sharavin, Kurikov; 28.02.1959 | «Место ночлега находится на Северо-Восточном склоне высоты 1079 в истоках реки Ауспии. Место ночлега находится в 300 м. от вершины горы 1079 под уклоном горы 30°» | "The camp site is on the north-eastern slope of height 1079 at the sources of the Auspiya river. The camp site is 300 m from the summit of mountain 1079, at a slope of the mountain of 30°" | 30° is the steepest figure in the file; all later witnesses give 15-25° (see F59, F67, F15). |
| F2 | The site was a platform levelled out of the snow with 8 pairs of skis laid on its floor. | sh. 2, same | «Место ночлега представляет из себя площадку, выравненную от снега, на дне которой уложены 8 пар лыж» | "The camp site is a platform levelled from snow, on the bottom of which 8 pairs of skis are laid" | Maslennikov (F10) and Tempalov (F25) later say 9 pairs under the floor. |
| F3 | The tent was stretched on ski poles and fixed with ropes. | sh. 2, same | «Палатка растянута на лыжных палках, закреплена веревками» | "The tent is stretched on ski poles, fastened with ropes" | — |
| F4 | Inside: 9 backpacks on the floor, quilted jackets and storm jackets on top of them, 9 pairs of boots at the head end, men's trousers, three pairs of valenki (felt boots), warm fur jackets. | sh. 2, same | «9 рюкзаков с разными личными вещами … посланы сверху телогрейки, штурмовки, в головах 9 пар ботинок, обнаружены также брюки мужские, также валенки три пары, также обнаружены теплые меховые куртки» | "9 backpacks with various personal items … quilted jackets and storm jackets laid on top, at the head end 9 pairs of boots, men's trousers also found, also three pairs of valenki, also warm fur jackets" | Site EN renders «9 пар ботинок» as "9 pairs of felt boots", conflating leather ботинки with валенки. Every later witness counts 8 pairs of boots (F10, F25, F34). |
| F5 | Also in the tent: a stove, axes, a saw, food (rusks in two bags, condensed milk, sugar, concentrates and other products). | sh. 2, same | «печка, топоры, пила … сухари в двух мешках, сгущенное молоко, сахар, концентраты» (paraphrase of list) | — | — |
| F6 | The protocol states expressly that no body was found in the tent. | sh. 2, same | «Ни одного трупа в палатке не обнаружено.» | "Not a single corpse was found in the tent." | — |
| F7 | The whole discovery protocol is a short document written on 28.02.1959, i.e. two days after Slobtsov and Sharavin found the tent (26.02) and a day after the tent had been partly emptied by searchers. | sh. 2 (date); sh. 298-299 Slobtsov (26.02 discovery); sh. 365 Brusnitsyn | — | — | Context for why item counts differ between documents. |
| F8 | Maslennikov: the tent was 150 m from the crest of the spur (at an altitude of 900 m) of height 1079. | sh. 70, interrogation of E. P. Maslennikov (search leader), by Ivanov, 10.03.1959 | «Палатка находилась в 150 м от гребня отрога (на высоте 900 м) высоты «1079».» | "The tent was 150 m from the crest of the spur (at an altitude of 900 m) of height 1079." | Tempalov (F23) repeats 150 m; sh. 2 says 300 m from the summit (different reference point). |
| F9 | Maslennikov: the tent was stretched on skis and poles driven into the snow; its entrance faced south; the guy lines on the south side were intact, those on the north side torn off, so the whole second half of the tent was buried under snow; there was not much snow, only what the February blizzards had blown in. | sh. 70, same | «Палатка была растянута на лыжах и палках, забитых в снег, вход ее был обращен в южную сторону и с этой стороны растяжки были целы, а растяжки северной стороны сорваны и поэтому вся вторая половина палатки оказалась завалена снегом. Снегу было немного, то что насыпало метелями в период февраля.» | "The tent was stretched on skis and poles driven into the snow, its entrance faced south and on that side the guy lines were intact, while the guy lines of the north side were torn off and therefore the whole second half of the tent turned out to be covered with snow. There was not much snow, just what the blizzards had blown in during February." | Key statement on amount of snow on the tent (contrast Slobtsov F39, Bardin/Shuleshko F16). |
| F10 | Maslennikov: at the tent were an ice axe and a spare pair of skis; inside 9 backpacks, 10 pairs of skis (9 of them under the floor), 8 pairs of boots, 3.5 pairs of valenki. | sh. 70, same | «ледоруб, запасная пара лыж … 9 рюкзаков, 10 пар лыж, из них 9 под дном палатки, 8 пар ботинок, 3,5 пары валенок» | — | — |
| F11 | Maslennikov: 10-15 m from the tent, downhill, lay slippers, socks, Dyatlov's fur jacket and a storm jacket. | sh. 70, same | «В 10-15 м от палатки … тапочки, носки, меховая куртка Дятлова, штормовка» (paraphrase) | — | Slobtsov (F41) places small items 0.5-1 m downwind. |
| F12 | Maslennikov: on top of the tent lay a Chinese flashlight, switched on but not burning. | sh. 70, same | «На палатке лежал фонарик китайский в зажженном состоянии (но не горел)» | "On the tent lay a Chinese flashlight in switched-on state (but it was not burning)" | Slobtsov (F40) and Tempalov (F24) describe the switch state differently. |
| F13 | Maslennikov: the tent was dragged 600-700 m to the helicopter landing site after the inspection. | sh. 70, same | «палатка была перетащена на 600-700 м к месту посадки вертолета» (paraphrase) | — | Explains why later witnesses (Atmanaki, Sogrin) saw only the pit. |
| F14 | Maslennikov: the tent was set up "very firmly, by all the rules, taking the strong wind into account". | sh. 170, radiogram Maslennikov to Sulman/Ivanov, 01.03.1959 (see also sh. 70) | «Палатка установлена очень прочно по всем правилам … с учетом сильного ветра» | "The tent was set up very firmly by all the rules … taking the strong wind into account" | — |
| F15 | Bardin/Shuleshko report: the tent stood on the slope of the spur of mountain 1079, which at that place runs at an angle of 18-20°; the entrance faced the pass. | sh. 34, "Information on the expedition of the Dyatlov group", K. Bardin and E. Shuleshko, c. 10.03.1959 | «на склоне отрога гора 1079, идущего в этом месте под углом в 18-20°. Вход палатки был обращен к перевалу.» | "on the slope of the spur of mountain 1079, running at this place at an angle of 18-20°. The entrance of the tent faced the pass." | — |
| F16 | Bardin/Shuleshko: the tent was almost buried in snow; only one ridge end (конек) of the tent, on the entrance side, stuck out of the snow; the entrance was open and sheets protruded from it. | sh. 34, same | «Палатка была почти засыпана снегом. Из снега торчал один конек палатки со стороны входа. Вход в палатку был раскрыт, из него торчали простыни» | "The tent was almost covered with snow. One ridge end of the tent, on the entrance side, stuck out of the snow. The entrance to the tent was open, sheets stuck out of it" | Site EN: "Sticking out from the snow was a propping pole on one side of the entrance" — «конек» is the ridge (peak) end, not a pole. |
| F17 | Bardin/Shuleshko: the uphill slope of the tent was torn near the entrance, with a fur jacket sticking out of the hole; the downhill slope was "torn to shreds"; in front of the entrance lay a pair of tied skis. | sh. 34, same | «Скат, обращенный к склону был разорван ближе ко входу и в дыре торчала меховая куртка. Скат же, обращенный к спуску по склону, был разорвал в клочья. Перед входом в палатку лежала пара связанных лыж.» | "The slope facing the mountainside was torn nearer the entrance and a fur jacket stuck out of the hole. The slope facing downhill was torn to shreds. In front of the entrance lay a pair of tied skis." | — |
| F18 | Bardin/Shuleshko, layout: at the entrance a stove, buckets (in one a flask with alcohol), saw, axe; cameras; at the far end a bag with maps and documents, Dyatlov's camera, a tin with money, Kolmogorova's diary, storm jackets of Dyatlov and Kolevatov; in a corner a bag of rusks and a bag of cereal. | sh. 34, same | (list; RU as transcribed) | — | — |
| F19 | Bardin/Shuleshko: 2 pairs of boots lay on the right, 6 pairs by the opposite wall; 3.5 pairs of valenki somewhere in the middle. | sh. 34, same | «Где-то в середине палатки были найдены валенки 3 с половиной пары.» | "Somewhere in the middle of the tent 3 and a half pairs of valenki were found." | — |
| F20 | Bardin/Shuleshko: next to the rusks lay a log taken from the previous night's camp. | sh. 34, same | «Возле сухарей лежало полено, взятое с места прошлой ночевки.» | "Next to the rusks lay a log taken from the place of the previous overnight camp." | Lebedev (F49) places a "чурбачок" outside at the far end. |
| F21 | Bardin/Shuleshko: backpacks were spread at the very bottom of the tent, quilted jackets and blankets on them, warm things on top. | sh. 34, same | «Рюкзаки были расстелены на самом низу палатки. На них были положены телогрейки, одеяла…» | — | — |
| F22 | Bardin/Shuleshko (search report): Dyatlov's body was visible from under the snow; Kolmogorova lay under 10 cm of snow 850 m from the tent; Slobodin was found on 5 March under 15 cm of snow. | sh. 34-35, 38, same | «Колмогорова … под слоем снега 10 см … Слободин … под слоем снега 15 см» (paraphrase) | — | Cross-references F94, F97. |
| F23 | Tempalov (testimony): the tent was 150 m from the crest of the spur, entrance to the south; the south guy lines were intact, the north ones torn; an ice axe and spare skis stood at the tent. | sh. 310, interrogation of prosecutor V. I. Tempalov, by Ivanov, 18.04.1959 | «Палатка находилась в 150 м от гребня отрога … вход … в южную сторону … растяжки … с южной стороны целы, северной сорваны» (paraphrase) | — | Wording follows Maslennikov F8-F9 almost verbatim. |
| F24 | Tempalov: a Chinese flashlight "in unlit/switched-off state" lay at the tent. | sh. 310, same | «китайский фонарик в незажженном состоянии» | "a Chinese flashlight in non-lit state" | Contrast F12. |
| F25 | Tempalov: found in the tent 9 backpacks, 9 pairs of skis all of which were under the floor, 8 pairs of boots, 3.5 pairs of valenki, quilted jackets, many rusks, half a sack of sugar, a large amount of concentrates, cereals. | sh. 310, same | «В палатке было найдено 9 рюкзаков, 9 пар лыж, из них все они находились под дном палатки, 8 пар ботинок, 3,5 пары валенок, телогрейки и много сухарей, полмешка сахара, большое количество концентратов, каши» | "9 backpacks, 9 pairs of skis all of which were under the floor of the tent, 8 pairs of boots, 3.5 pairs of valenki, quilted jackets and many rusks, half a sack of sugar, a large quantity of concentrates, cereals" | — |
| F26 | Tempalov: the tent was snowed over; it stood on a level platform dug out by the students; it was torn in its middle part on the windward side. | sh. 311, same | «Палатка была занесена снегом. Она была установлена на площадке ровной выкопанной студентами. Палатка с ветреной стороны была порвана в средней части.» | "The tent was covered with snow. It had been set up on a level platform dug out by the students. The tent was torn in the middle part on the windward side." | — |
| F27 | Tempalov: in the right corner by the entrance lay cans of condensed milk, about 100 g of sliced lard (сало), rusks, sugar, an empty flask smelling of alcohol or vodka, a flask of frozen cocoa, and a big knife next to the lard. | sh. 311 and 311 об., same | «сгущенное молоко, 100 грамм нарезанного сала, сухари, сахар, фляжка пустая из под спирта или водки, запах ощущался … нож» | "condensed milk, 100 grams of sliced lard, rusks, sugar, an empty flask from spirit or vodka, the smell was perceptible … a knife" | — |
| F28 | Tempalov: he formed the impression that the students had drunk vodka and had a snack. | sh. 311 об., same | «У меня сложилось впечатление, что студенты выпили водку и закусывали.» | "I got the impression that the students drank vodka and had a bite." | Autopsies (forensic notes) found no alcohol; this is Tempalov's inference only. |
| F29 | Tempalov: the boots lay in the tent next to where the students' feet would be; there were 7 valenki; the stove was in its case in the middle of the tent. | sh. 311 об., same | «Ботинки там же были в палатке и положены около ног у студентов так мне показалось, тут же были 7 штук валенок. В чехле … печка» | "The boots were right there in the tent, placed near the students' feet as it seemed to me, and there were 7 valenki. In its case … the stove" | 7 valenki = 3.5 pairs. Stove position conflicts with Lebedev/Brusnitsyn (F49, F62). |
| F30 | Tempalov: near the tent there was an old trace of someone urinating; no signs of a struggle anywhere. | sh. 311 об., same | «след от того, что кто-то из студентов по легкому оправлялся. Этот след старый» ; «никаких признаков борьбы» (paraphrase) | "a trace of one of the students having relieved himself (urinated). This trace is old" | Urine trace also reported by Slobtsov (F42) and Atmanaki (F56). |
| F31 | Tempalov: the descent from the tent is steep and over crust (dense snow), stretching 2.5 km; there is no forest on the mountain slope except sparse birches nearer the river. | sh. 311 об.-312, same | «Спуск от палатки крутой и по насту (плотному снегу). Тянется спуск 2,5 км. Лесу нет на склоне горы, кроме редких березок ближе к реке.» | "The descent from the tent is steep and over crust (dense snow). The descent stretches 2.5 km. There is no forest on the mountain slope, except rare birches closer to the river." | Site EN inserts "difficult even" ("The descent from the tent is steep, difficult even on the crust"), which is not in the RU. |
| F32 | Chernyshev: the tent stood 100-150 m north-east of the summit; it looked snowbound; the entrance side was held on its central peg and well roped; the other end stood on its pole but the middle was heaped with snow, the windward slopes badly torn, and the edge had sunk under the snow; one could not get inside, everything was covered. | sh. 89, interrogation of Capt. A. A. Chernyshev (Ivdellag), by Ivanov, 11.03.1959 | (paraphrase; RU as transcribed on sh. 89) | — | — |
| F33 | Chernyshev: "The tent had been set up solidly/thoroughly"; a level platform had been prepared on the snow, skis laid sliding surface up. | sh. 89, same | «Палатка была установлена капитально. На снегу была подготовлена ровная площадка, на снег положены лыжи скользящей поверхностью вверх» | "The tent had been set up thoroughly. A level platform had been prepared on the snow, skis laid on the snow sliding surface up" | — |
| F34 | Chernyshev: jackets lay at the bottom along the mountainside; food to the right of the entrance; 8 pairs of boots and 7 valenki along the slope side; the stove approximately in the middle, disassembled, in its case. | sh. 89-90, same | «8 пар ботинок и 7 валенок … печка … примерно посередине … в чехле» (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F35 | Chernyshev: he had heard that a flashlight and a camera lay on top of the tent, but he did not see this himself. | sh. 90, same | «якобы … но я этого не видел» | "allegedly … but I did not see it" | — |
| F36 | Chernyshev's impression: the hikers left the tent in an organised manner. | sh. 90-91, same | «организованно» (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F37 | Chernyshev: the slope above the tent is bare. | sh. 91, same | «Склон выше палатки голый» | "The slope above the tent is bare" | Relevant to snow supply above tent. |
| F38 | Slobtsov (co-discoverer, 26.02): the entrance of the tent protruded from the snow, the rest was under snow; around the tent ski poles and one spare pair of skis stood in the snow. | sh. 298, interrogation of B. E. Slobtsov, 15.04.1959 | «Вокруг палатки в снегу стояли лыжные палки и запасные лыжи - 1 пара.» | "Around the tent ski poles and spare skis - 1 pair - stood in the snow." | — |
| F39 | Slobtsov: the snow on the tent was 15-20 cm thick; it was evident that the snow had been blown onto the tent; it was hard. | sh. 298, same | «Снег на палатке был толщиной 15-20 см, было видно, что снег на палатку надут, был твердый.» | "The snow on the tent was 15-20 cm thick, it was evident that the snow had been blown onto the tent, it was hard." | The only explicit thickness figure for snow on the tent in the file. |
| F40 | Slobtsov: an ice axe was stuck in the snow near the entrance; a Chinese flashlight (Dyatlov's) lay on the tent canvas with 5-10 cm of snow under it and none on top (slightly on the sides); it was not switched on; when Slobtsov switched it on, it lit. | sh. 298-299, same | «Фонарик взял я первым и обнаружил, что он не был включен. Когда включил я, то зажегся с[в]ет.» | "I was the first to take the flashlight and found it was not switched on. When I switched it on, the light came on." | Contrast F12 (Maslennikov "switched on but not burning"). |
| F41 | Slobtsov: 0.5-1 m downwind of the tent lay several slippers, ski caps and small items. | sh. 299, same | (paraphrase) | — | Contrast F11 (10-15 m). |
| F42 | Slobtsov: no tracks immediately near the tent; tracks were visible 15-20 m from it; he heard from others of a urine trace near the tent. | sh. 299, same | (paraphrase) | — | See F106-F122. |
| F43 | Slobtsov: inside, food in a bucket at the entrance, a flask with alcohol or vodka, food bags at the foot end, blankets unfolded, quilted and storm jackets, backpacks; Slobodin's jacket hanging at the entrance with about 800 rubles in it; a torn sheet protruding. | sh. 299, same | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F44 | Brusnitsyn: on 26 Feb Slobtsov and Sharavin brought back from the tent three cameras, Slobodin's jacket, an ice axe that had been stuck near the tent, a flashlight and a flask with alcohol. | sh. 365, interrogation of V. D. Brusnitsyn, 15.05.1959 | (paraphrase) | — | Explains the ice axe later listed among labaz items (sh. 18). |
| F45 | Lebedev: only the front part of the tent was not buried; an ice axe stood by the tent, which Slobtsov and Sharavin used to try to dig out the buried part; they found a cut in one slope; they took the ice axe, a camera, a diary (Slobodin's, he thinks) and the Chinese flashlight. | sh. 314, interrogation of V. L. Lebedev, 20.04.1959 | «Ими же был обнаружен порез одного ската палатки. … захватив ледоруб, фотоаппарат, дневник (кажется, Слободина), китайский фонарик» | "They also discovered a cut in one slope of the tent. … taking the ice axe, a camera, a diary (Slobodin's, it seems), the Chinese flashlight" | — |
| F46 | Lebedev: the tent was pitched "soundly and skilfully"; the platform was levelled with skis, skis laid runners up; the middle of the tent had collapsed. | sh. 314, same | «Палатка была поставлена добротно и умело» | "The tent was pitched soundly and skilfully" | — |
| F47 | Lebedev: on the downhill slope of the tent there was a clear, even cut, in his opinion made with a knife. | sh. 314, same | «четкий ровный порез, сделанный по-моему ножом» | "a clear even cut, made in my opinion with a knife" | Before Churkina's expertise (F73-F80). |
| F48 | Lebedev: the stove in its case stood near the entrance with the pipes inside it, i.e. it had not been lit. | sh. 314, same | (paraphrase) | — | Sogrin (F70) agrees the stove was not used. |
| F49 | Lebedev: a small log (чурбачок) lay outside at the far end of the tent; axes and a saw at the entrance; Dyatlov's things at the far end, then Slobodin's, then Kolevatov's. | sh. 314-315, same | «чурбачок» | "a small log/chunk of wood" | Cf. F20. |
| F50 | Lebedev: at the entrance lay cut pieces of ham/loin, one of them bitten (a rind); a mug with oatmeal remains; rusks scattered; food for no more than 5 days. | sh. 315, same | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F51 | Lebedev: a ski pole was found with its top cut off along a neat cut, plus another cut, which suggested to him that someone remained in the tent considerably later than the others. | sh. 315, same | «кто-то остался в палатке значительно позже других» | "someone remained in the tent considerably later than the others" | Brusnitsyn (F65) describes the same pole. Radiogram sh. 191 mentions "a piece of a broken ski" 20 m from the tent (F84). |
| F52 | Lebedev: the tent was torn in one place and the tear pinned with a safety pin (an old repair). | sh. 315, same | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F53 | Atmanaki (searcher, at the pit on 7-8 March): the tent stood side-on to the slope with the entrance to the east; the entrance was unbuttoned but half blocked by buckets, the stove and backpacks, so that at first it seemed the people had tried to barricade the entrance or weigh the corner down against the wind. | sh. 214-215, interrogation of G. V. Atmanaki, 07-08.04.1959 | «Палатка стояла боком к склону входом на восток, вход был расстегнут но завален наполовину вёдрами, печкой и рюкзаками, так что вначале появилась мысль, что люди питались забаррикадировать вход» | "The tent stood sideways to the slope with the entrance to the east, the entrance was unbuttoned but half blocked with buckets, the stove and backpacks, so at first the thought arose that the people had tried to barricade the entrance" | Entrance direction "east" conflicts with "south" (F9, F23, F59). |
| F54 | Atmanaki: the tent stood on laid-out skis, guy lines tied to ski poles, most of them undamaged; a flashlight was found on the slope of the tent; a little below it a discarded ice axe; a pair of skis stuck in the snow. | sh. 214, same | «Палатка стояла на разложенных лыжах, растяжки привязаны к лыжным палкам, причем большинство из них не были повреждены. На скате палатки нашли фонарик, а немного ниже брошены ледоруб, здесь же стояла воткнутая в снег пара лыж» | "The tent stood on laid-out skis, the guy lines tied to ski poles, most of them not damaged. On the slope of the tent a flashlight was found, and a little lower an ice axe thrown down, and here stood a pair of skis stuck in the snow" | — |
| F55 | Atmanaki: the leeward (north) side of the tent was torn through, blankets and a quilted jacket protruding; the other slope was buried by drifted snow lying on the floor. | sh. 214-215, same | «заветренная (северная) сторона палатки была разорва[на]» | "the leeward (northern) side of the tent was torn" | Atmanaki calls the north side leeward; Maslennikov/Tempalov call it the torn windward/north side. |
| F56 | Atmanaki: no tracks remained around the tent because the searchers, digging it out, threw much snow about which the wind later removed; the discarded flashlight and urine traces suggested someone had gone out at night. | sh. 215, same | «Брошенный фонарик и следы мочи у палатки наводили на мысль, что кто-то выходил ночью наружу» | "The discarded flashlight and traces of urine by the tent suggested that someone had gone outside at night" | — |
| F57 | Atmanaki: a roll of film was found about 15 m below the tent. | sh. 215, same | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F58 | Atmanaki: climbing to the tent site later, the searchers satisfied themselves that "in any wind one can hold on the slope and come back". | sh. 215, same | «при любом ветре можно удержаться на склоне и вернуться назад» | "in any wind one can hold on on the slope and return back" | Direct statement against the "blown away" hypothesis. |
| F59 | Brusnitsyn: the entrance faced south; the steepness of the slope at this spot is approximately 20-25°; snow depth up to 1.5 m. | sh. 366, interrogation of V. D. Brusnitsyn, 15.05.1959 | «Крутизна склона на данном участке приблиз. 20-25°. Глубина снега до 1,5 метров.» | "The steepness of the slope in this area is approx. 20-25°. Snow depth up to 1.5 metres." | — |
| F60 | Brusnitsyn: a shallow pit had been dug for the tent; 8 pairs of skis lay bindings down. | sh. 366, same | «8 пар лыж креплениями вниз» (paraphrase) | — | Agrees with sh. 2 (8 pairs), against 9 (F10, F25). |
| F61 | Brusnitsyn: thanks to the dense snow cover the tent had been set up very firmly; everything was buried under already-settled snow except the south ridge end, fixed on a ski pole and tied to a pair of skis; there was no pole under the north ridge end. | sh. 366, same | «Благодаря плотному снежному покрову палатку удалось установить очень прочно. Всё завалено уже слежавшимся снегом, кроме южного конька, укрепленного на лыжной палке и привязанным за пару лыж. Под северным коньком никакой палки не было.» | "Thanks to the dense snow cover it had been possible to set the tent up very firmly. Everything was covered with already-compacted snow except the southern ridge end, fixed on a ski pole and tied to a pair of skis. Under the northern ridge end there was no pole at all." | — |
| F62 | Brusnitsyn: ten people dug the tent out without any system; blankets were frozen into a ball; buckets, the stove, 2-3 bags of rusks, boots were pulled out; layout was backpacks, then 2-3 blankets, then jackets; buckets, stove, axe and saw to the right of the entrance; rusks, sugar, condensed milk and an open bag of loin (корейка) also near the entrance. | sh. 366-367, same | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F63 | Brusnitsyn: most boots lay on the left (mountain) side, two pairs in the right middle; "apparently at the moment of the incident the group was in the last stage of changing clothes and preparing for the night"; loin rinds in the near half; rusks scattered over the whole tent. | sh. 367, same | «Видимо группа к моменту происшествия находилась в последней стадии переодевания и подготовки к ночлегу.» | "Apparently at the moment of the incident the group was in the last stage of changing clothes and preparing for the night." | — |
| F64 | Brusnitsyn: on top of all the things lay a ski pole cut into several pieces, on which apparently the north ridge end had been fixed. | sh. 367, same | «Поверх всех вещей лежала разрезанная на несколько кусков лыжная палка, на ней, повидимому был укреплен северный конек» | "On top of all the things lay a ski pole cut into several pieces; on it, apparently, the northern ridge end had been fixed" | Cf. F51 (Lebedev). |
| F65 | Brusnitsyn: the first stone ridge below the tent is an almost horizontal platform (up to 5°); right at the tent the slope reaches 20°. | sh. 369, same | «почти горизонтальная площадка (до 5°) … у самой палатки, где крутизна склона достигает 20°» | "an almost horizontal platform (up to 5°) … right at the tent, where the steepness of the slope reaches 20°" | — |
| F66 | Sogrin (at the tent site on 4 March with Akselrod, Korolyov and three Muscovites): "the tent was pitched by all the rules of hiking and mountaineering. The slope on which the tent stood presents no danger whatsoever. Steepness of the slope 15-18°." | sh. 334, interrogation of S. N. Sogrin, 24.04.1959 | «палатка была поставлена по всем туристским и альпинистским правилам. Склон, на котором стояла палатка не представляет никакой опасности. Крутизна склона 15-18°.» | "the tent was pitched by all hiking and mountaineering rules. The slope on which the tent stood presents no danger at all. Steepness of the slope 15-18°." | The lowest slope-angle figure in the file. |
| F67 | Sogrin: several chains of tracks below the tent show the group ran and could not have "rolled" down; a person falling would fly no more than 10-20 m; returning barefoot from the cedar would have been impossible. | sh. 334, same | «группа бежала» (paraphrase of the passage) | — | — |
| F68 | Sogrin: methods such as trench-digging were unacceptable in the search "because here there was neither an avalanche nor a snow collapse/slide". | sh. 335, same | «здесь не было ни лавины, ни снежного обвала» | "here there was neither an avalanche nor a snow collapse" | Site EN: "there was no avalanche, no snowfall" — «обвал» means collapse/slide, not snowfall. The only explicit avalanche statement in the file. |
| F69 | Sogrin: the stove had not been used and no one was on duty that night. | sh. 337, same | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F70 | Akselrod: "the slope as such played no role whatsoever in their death" (he deliberately avoids the word "slope"); pitching on a bare place was, in his view, justified. | sh. 324, interrogation of M. A. Akselrod, 24.04.1959 | «я сознательно избегаю слово склон, т.к. считаю, что склон, как таковой, не сыграл никакой роли в их гибели» | "I deliberately avoid the word slope, because I consider that the slope as such played no role whatsoever in their death" | — |
| F71 | Akselrod: the slopes of the tent were tightly stretched, backpacks laid on the windward side inside, and a "barricade" of the stove and backpacks made at the entrance so it would not blow in; only a few toggles were open at the entrance. | sh. 325, same | «Крепко натянуты скаты, на наветренную сторону внутри уложены рюкзаки, у входа устроена "баррикада" из печки, рюкзаков с тем, чтобы не задувало.» | "The slopes are tightly stretched, backpacks laid inside on the windward side, at the entrance a 'barricade' of the stove and backpacks was made so that it would not blow in." | — |
| F72 | Akselrod: the cut through the tent was made "if not at the first attempt then at the third"; he, Sogrin, Korolyov, Baskin and Shuleshko were unanimous that the group would have returned to the tent in any wind had they had one chance. | sh. 325-326, same | «не с первого раза, так с третьего» | "if not the first time, then the third" | — |
| F73 | Churkina act No. 199: the tent, received on 3 April 1959, is made of thick cotton fabric of protective colour; total length along the ridge 4 m 33 cm, length of one slope 1 m 14 cm, total width about 2 m; height depends on how it is pitched. | sh. 303, Act of forensic (criminalistic) expertise No. 199, senior expert-criminalist G. E. Churkina, 16.04.1959 | «Общая длина палатка /по конку/ равна 4м.33см, длина едного скоса-1м.14см, общая ширина примерно 2м.» | "The total length of the tent (along the ridge) equals 4 m 33 cm, the length of one slope 1 m 14 cm, the total width approximately 2 m." | — |
| F74 | Churkina: the entrance (left end) consists of two unsewn halves draped with a white sheet; at the right end a small round sewn sleeve for ventilation; loops with cords along the sides for fixing; there is no cord at the end of the right ridge; the tent is fairly worn. | sh. 303, same | «Бечевки на конце правого конька не имеется. Палатка доволно поношена.» | "There is no cord at the end of the right ridge end. The tent is fairly worn." | — |
| F75 | Churkina: the tent surface has numerous damages, especially on the right slope of the canvas forming the roof. | sh. 303, same | «имеются многочисленные повреждения, особенно на правом скосе полотна, образующего крышу» | "there are numerous damages, especially on the right slope of the canvas forming the roof" | — |
| F76 | Churkina: damages No. 1, 2 and 3 are cuts made with a cutting weapon (a knife); all other damages are tears. | sh. 303 об., same | «нанесены … режущим оружием /ножем/, т.е. являются разрезами. Все же остальные повреждения являются разрывами.» | "inflicted … with a cutting weapon (a knife), i.e. they are cuts. All the other damages are tears." | — |
| F77 | Churkina: damage No. 1 has the form of a broken straight line, total length 32 cm, with a small 2.2 cm puncture above it whose corners are torn. | sh. 303 об., same | «Повреждение №1 имеет форму в виде ломаной прямой, общая длина его 32 см. Над ним имеется небольшой прокол ткани в 2,2 см.» | "Damage No. 1 has the shape of a broken straight line, its total length is 32 cm. Above it there is a small puncture of the fabric of 2.2 cm." | — |
| F78 | Churkina: damages No. 2 and 3 are of uneven arc shape, approximate lengths 89 cm and 42 cm; their exact length cannot be determined because on the right edge of No. 2 and both edges of No. 3 flaps of fabric are missing and the cuts may have continued further. | sh. 303 об., same | «Примерная длина указанных повреждений 89 см и 42 см. Определить точно длину этих повреждений нельзя … не исключена возможность, что они имели свое продолжение дальше.» | "The approximate length of the said damages is 89 cm and 42 cm. It is impossible to determine the length of these damages precisely … it is not excluded that they continued further." | Site EN omits the sentence "It is impossible to determine the length exactly". |
| F79 | Churkina: microscopic examination (magnification 0.6x to 56x) of the cut edges showed, on the inner side of the tent, surface damage in the form of minor punctures, half-cut threads and very thin scratches; all scratches and punctures are straight and lie near the cut edges. | sh. 303 об.-304, same | «с внутренней стороны палатки в участках близлежащих к краям разрезов имеются поверхностные повреждения ткани в виде незначительных проколов, надрезов нитей ткани и очень тонких царапин» | "on the inner side of the tent, in areas adjacent to the edges of the cuts, there are surface damages of the fabric in the form of minor punctures, partial cuts of threads and very thin scratches" | — |
| F80 | Churkina's conclusion: the cuts were made from the inside, from within the tent. | sh. 304, same | «нанесены имеющиеся разрезы с внутренней стороны, из палатки» | "the existing cuts were inflicted from the inner side, from inside the tent" | Ivanov (F239) speaks of two cuts; Churkina identifies three. |
| F81 | Decision appointing the expertise: "On the evening of 1 February 1959 … the group of hikers perished … the group suddenly left the tent". | sh. 301, Decision to appoint forensic expertise, Ivanov, 16.03.1959 | «Вечером 1 февраля 1959 года … погибла группа … группа внезапно покинула палатку» | "On the evening of 1 February 1959 … the group perished … the group suddenly left the tent" | Earliest dating of the event to the evening of 1 Feb in a formal document. |
| F82 | Radiogram, 1 March: "the only thing besides the ice axe found outside the tent, the Chinese flashlight on its roof, confirms the probability that one dressed person went outside". | sh. 167, radiogram Maslennikov to Sulman, 02.03.1959 (transmitted 1-2 March) | «единственная вещь кроме ледоруба найденная вне палатки китайский фонарик на ее крыше подтверждает вероятность выхода одного одетого человека наружу» | "the only thing besides the ice axe found outside the tent, the Chinese flashlight on its roof, confirms the probability of one dressed person going outside" | — |
| F83 | Radiogram, 1 March (Maslennikov): the tent was pitched "in the most dangerous place for wind; here is the strongest wind"; a dressed person may have gone out to relieve himself and been carried off; those who jumped out at the shout were also carried off; it was impossible to climb back from fifty metres because the tent was torn. | sh. 170, radiogram Maslennikov, 01.03.1959 | «Возможно кто нибудь одетый вышел оправиться и его снело. Выскочившие на крик - также были снесены палатка установлена в самом опасном месте ветра месте здесь самый сильный ветер. Подняться обратно метров с пятидесяти было невозможно так как палатка была разорвана» | "Possibly someone dressed went out to relieve himself and was blown away. Those who jumped out at the shout were also blown away; the tent is set up in the most dangerous place for wind, here the wind is strongest. To climb back from some fifty metres was impossible because the tent was torn" | Hypothesis stated on 1 March; "all agree with this version of the catastrophe" («Таким вариантом катастрофы согласны все»). |
| F84 | Radiogram, 7 March: 450 m below the tent a switched-on flashlight was found, and 20 m from the tent a piece of a broken ski. | sh. 191, radiogram (received by Sysoev), 07.03.1959 | «в 450 метрах под палаткой найден зажженный фонарь зпт в 20 метрах от палатки кусок сломанной лыжи» | "450 metres below the tent a switched-on flashlight was found, 20 metres from the tent a piece of a broken ski" | Atmanaki (F85) puts the second flashlight about 100 m below the tent. |
| F85 | Atmanaki: about 100 m below the tent an electric flashlight was found in switched-on state with a burnt-out battery, belonging to one of the group. | sh. 220, Atmanaki, 07-08.04.1959 | «метрах в 100 ниже палатки был найден электрический фонарик во включенном состоянии с выгоревшей батарейкой» | "about 100 m below the tent an electric flashlight was found in switched-on state with a burnt-out battery" | Distance conflict with F84. |
| F86 | Radiogram, 3 March: a 50 x 50 m helicopter pad was cut right at the tent; the crest of the spur above the tent and height 1079 were climbed; "no traces of an ascent were found"; mine detectors give nothing, the lieutenant-colonel switched at once to probes. | sh. 178, radiogram, 03.03.1959 | «Никаких следов подъема не обнаружено тчк Миноискатели ничего не дают зпт подполковник сразу переключился на щупы» | "No traces of an ascent were found. Mine detectors give nothing, the lieutenant-colonel immediately switched to probes" | — |
| F87 | Radiogram: from the first day a round-the-clock guard was kept at the (searchers') tent; "there are weapons here more than enough". | sh. 183, radiogram, 05.03.1959 | «Оружия здесь хоть отбавляй» | "Weapons here, more than enough" | Refers to the search camp, not the hikers' tent. |
| F88 | In May, at the site where the Dyatlov tent had stood, an ebonite knife sheath and a white-metal tablespoon were found under the snow. | sh. 341 and 343, Protocol of inspection of the place of discovery of bodies, Tempalov, 06.05.1959 | «под снегом на месте обнаружения палатки группы Дятлова найдены эбонитовые ножны для ножа и столовая ложка из белого металла» | "under the snow at the place of discovery of the Dyatlov group tent an ebonite knife sheath and a tablespoon of white metal were found" | The second copy (sh. 343) says "эбонитовые клепанные ножны" (riveted ebonite sheath). |
| F89 | Ivanov's resolution: the tent and everything in it were well preserved; inspection showed it was pitched correctly and provided the hikers with a night's lodging; 2 blankets were spread out, the rest crumpled and frozen; loin rinds lay on a blanket. | sh. 385, Resolution to terminate the case, Ivanov, 28.05.1959 | «Осмотр палатки показал, что она поставлена правильно и обеспечивала ночлег туристам. В палатке постелены 2 одеяла, рюкзаки, штормовые куртки и брюки.» | "Inspection of the tent showed that it was pitched correctly and provided the hikers with a place to sleep. In the tent 2 blankets were spread, backpacks, storm jackets and trousers." | — |
| F90 | Ivanov's resolution: the tent was abandoned suddenly and simultaneously by all the hikers; the leeward side of the tent, where the hikers had their heads, was cut from the inside in two places, on sections allowing a person to exit freely. | sh. 385, same | «палатка была оставлена внезапно одновременно всеми туристами … подветренная сторона палатки, куда туристы располагались головами, оказалась разрезана изнутри в двух местах, на участках, обеспечивающих свободный выход человека через эти разрезы» | "the tent was abandoned suddenly and simultaneously by all the hikers … the leeward side of the tent, where the hikers lay with their heads, turned out to be cut from the inside in two places, on sections ensuring free exit of a person through these cuts" | "Two places" vs Churkina's three cuts (F76). |

## Topic 2. Snow: depth, hardness, snow on bodies, probing

| No. | Fact | Source | RU original | EN rendering | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F91 | Kolmogorova's body lay under a layer of hard firn snow; there was not a single tree within a radius of 70 m. | sh. 5, Protocol of inspection of the scene, Tempalov, 27.02.1959 | «Труп находится в снегу, находился под пластом твердого фирнового снега. Поблизости в радиусе … на расстоянии 70 метров нет ни одного дерева.» | "The body is in the snow, it was under a layer of hard firn snow. Nearby within a radius of 70 metres there is not a single tree." | Transcriber notes "в радиусе" was inserted. |
| F92 | Bardin/Shuleshko: Kolmogorova lay under 10 cm of snow, 850 m from the tent, found by Moiseev's search dog; Slobodin (5 March) under 15 cm of snow. | sh. 34-35, 38, Bardin/Shuleshko | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F93 | Maslennikov: Slobodin was found under 12-15 cm of snow. | sh. 71, Maslennikov, 10.03.1959 | «под слоем снега 12-15 см» (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F94 | Akselrod: Slobodin was found under a snow crust at least 350 mm thick, lying on his stomach with arms spread. | sh. 322, Akselrod, 24.04.1959 | «5 марта под снежным, толщиной наименьшей в 350 мм, настом был найден … Рустем Слободин. Он лежал животом вниз, раскинув руки» | "On 5 March, under a snow crust of a minimum thickness of 350 mm, Rustem Slobodin was found. He lay belly down, arms spread" | 350 mm vs 12-15 cm (F93) vs 15 cm (F92, radiogram sh. 184). |
| F95 | Atmanaki: Kolmogorova's elbow was under at most 10 cm of snow, the body itself about 50 cm deep. | sh. 216, Atmanaki | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F96 | Tempalov: snow in the ravine (where the last four were found) was 2 to 6 m; the stream was 70 cm deep. | sh. 312, Tempalov, 18.04.1959 | «снег … от 2 до 6 метров … ручей глубиной 70 см» (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F97 | Radiogram, 1 March: "the snow here is in places more than 2 metres"; catastrophe fixed as the night of 2 February. | sh. 170, radiogram Maslennikov, 01.03.1959 | «Снег здесь местами более 2 метров. точно установлено катастрофа произошла в ночь на второе февраля» | "The snow here is in places more than 2 metres. It has been established precisely that the catastrophe happened on the night of the 2nd of February" | — |
| F98 | Radiogram, 1 March: snow 1-2 m and more in the search area. | sh. 169, radiogram, 01.03.1959 | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F99 | Radiogram, 3 March: the stream (fourth tributary of the Lozva) "is a place of snow deposition from the main ridge, the snow is very deep". | sh. 175, radiogram, 03.03.1959 | «является местом снегосброса с главного хребта, снег очень глубокий» | "is a place where snow is shed from the main ridge, the snow is very deep" | — |
| F100 | Atmanaki: snow 4-5 m deep in the ravine near the cedar; 1.5-2 m in the fourth tributary. | sh. 219, Atmanaki | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F101 | Radiogram, 6 March: the slope of height 880 has deep loose snow. | sh. 187, radiogram, 06.03.1959 | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F102 | Bardin/Shuleshko: from about 5 March the weather turned sunny and an ice crust began to form on all slopes, causing frequent falls; soldier Solovyov was injured on 9 March. | sh. 39, Bardin/Shuleshko | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F103 | Bardin/Shuleshko: systematic probing used 1.5 m probes at 6-8 pokes per m2 over about 30,000 m2. | sh. 38, Bardin/Shuleshko | (paraphrase) | — | Ortyukov (sh. 308) gives "about 1500 ha triple-probed", an inconsistent figure. |
| F104 | Radiogram, 1 March: probes of 2.5 m are needed; mine detectors useless. | sh. 166, 178, radiograms, 01.03 and 03.03.1959 | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F105 | Tempalov: the descent from the tent is over crust (dense snow) for 2.5 km. | sh. 311 об.-312, Tempalov | «по насту (плотному снегу)» | "over crust (dense snow)" | Repeats F31 for the snow topic. |

## Topic 3. Footprints below the tent

| No. | Fact | Source | RU original | EN rendering | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F106 | Tempalov: 50-60 m below the tent he found 8 pairs of human footprints, examined them carefully, but they were deformed by winds and temperature fluctuations; he could not establish a ninth track "and it was not there". | sh. 312, Tempalov, 18.04.1959 | «8 пар следов людей, которые тщательно рассмотрел, но они были деформированы в ввиду ветров и колебаний температуры. Девятого следа установить мне не удалось и его не было.» | "8 pairs of human tracks, which I examined carefully, but they were deformed owing to winds and temperature fluctuations. I could not establish a ninth track and it was not there." | Strongest statement that only 8 tracks existed. |
| F107 | Tempalov: he photographed the tracks; they went down from the tent; "the tracks showed me that the people walked at a normal pace down the mountain"; they were visible only over a 50 m stretch, beyond which the snow deepened. | sh. 312, same | «Следы мною сфотографированы. Они шли вниз от палатки. Следы показали мне что люди шли нормальным шагом вниз с горы. Следы были видны только на 50 метровом участке» | "The tracks were photographed by me. They went down from the tent. The tracks showed me that the people walked at a normal pace down the mountain. The tracks were visible only on a 50-metre stretch" | "Normal pace" (not running). Other witnesses trace the tracks 500-1000 m (F110, F113, F116, F118). |
| F108 | Maslennikov (additional interrogation): the tracks could be seen over a limited stretch; only in one place were all seen at once, before and after that the tracks of 3 to 5 people or fewer; 8 pairs of tracks, the 9th pair was disputed because the tracks "ran onto" one another; he inclines to think all 9 pairs were there, as did the other searchers. | sh. 297, Maslennikov, additional interrogation, Apr 1959 | «причем только в одном месте – все сразу, до и после этого – различаются след от 3 до 5 человек, а то и менее. 8 пар следов, 9-я пара была спорной, т.к. следы "набежали" друг на друга. Я склонен считать, что здесь были все 9 пар следов» | "and only in one place all at once, before and after that the tracks of 3 to 5 people or even fewer are distinguishable. 8 pairs of tracks, the 9th pair was disputed because the tracks 'ran onto' each other. I am inclined to think that all 9 pairs of tracks were there" | — |
| F109 | Maslennikov (10 March): "There is no doubt that the group was deliberately going away from the tent. We found the tracks of almost the whole group." | sh. 74-75, Maslennikov, 10.03.1959 | «В том. что группа сознательно уходила от палатки, нет сомнений. Мы обнаружили следы почти всей группы.» | "That the group was deliberately leaving the tent there is no doubt. We found the tracks of almost the whole group." | — |
| F110 | Chernyshev: starting 30-40 m from the tent clear, well-distinguishable human footprints were found; they ran in parallel chains close to one another, "as if the people walked holding on to each other"; 6 or 7 pairs went from the tent down into the hollow and about 20 m to the left another 2 pairs; the two groups merged after 30-40 m. | sh. 90, Chernyshev, 11.03.1959 | «Начиная от палатки в 30-40 метрах обнаружены явные, хорошо различимые следы ног людей. Следы тянулись параллельными цепочками близко друг к другу, как бы люди шли держась друг за друга. … 6 или 7 пар следов мы насчитали от палатки вниз в лощину, а левее их, метрах в 20, шли еще …» | "Starting 30-40 metres from the tent, obvious, clearly distinguishable footprints of people were found. The tracks ran in parallel chains close to each other, as if the people walked holding on to one another. … 6 or 7 pairs of tracks we counted from the tent down into the hollow, and to the left of them, about 20 m, went another …" | Site EN of this passage is garbled in places (see conflicts file). |
| F111 | Chernyshev: the tracks vanished on stone ridges, reappeared, and were then lost; toes were imprinted (barefoot or in one cotton sock); the tracks stood up "in the form of raised columns" because the snow under a footprint is compressed and not blown away while the surrounding snow is; the lowest track was in a boot, heel well imprinted. | sh. 90-91, same | «они видны бывают не в виде углублений, а в виде возвышения столбиков – снег под следом остается спрессованным и не выдувается, а вокруг следов снег выдувается … Ниже всех был виден один след в ботинке. Очень хорошо отпечатался каблук и пяточная часть» | "they are visible not as depressions but as raised little columns - the snow under a footprint remains compressed and is not blown away, while around the tracks the snow is blown away … Lowest of all one track in a boot was visible. The heel and heel-part were imprinted very well" | Classic description of pedestal ("column") footprints. |
| F112 | Chernyshev: the tracks led toward the forest; no other human or animal tracks except one dog track; "Perhaps the wind drove them on, but it did not roll them over the snow - in that case no tracks would have remained." | sh. 91, same | «Может быть их подгонял ветер, но он их не катил по снегу – в этом случае следов бы не осталось.» | "Perhaps the wind pushed them along, but it did not roll them over the snow - in that case no tracks would have remained." | — |
| F113 | Atmanaki: 20-30 m below the tent a chain of tracks led toward the Lozva valley, well preserved; at first the tracks went in two groups, then merged, and were visible over 700-800 m, after which they vanished on fresh snow. | sh. 215, Atmanaki, 07-08.04.1959 | «Метрах в 20-30 ниже палатки в долину Лозьвы вела вереница следов, хорошо сохранившихся до этого времени, вначале следы шли двумя группами, потом соединились вместе и видны были на протяжении 700- 800 м, после чего, выйдя на свежий снег пропал.» | "About 20-30 m below the tent a file of tracks, well preserved up to that time, led into the Lozva valley; at first the tracks went in two groups, then joined together and were visible over 700-800 m, after which, coming onto fresh snow, they disappeared." | — |
| F114 | Lebedev: the tracks run side by side all the time and split into two only far below (about 800 m) at a stone ridge; in some places prints of bare feet seem visible; most tracks were made by feet in socks. | sh. 315, Lebedev, 20.04.1959 | «эти следы идут все время рядом и расходятся на 2 следа только далеко внизу (порядка метров 800) на каменных гряде. Похоже, что в некоторых местах видны отпечатки голых ступней. Большинство же следов сделаны ногами в носках.» | "these tracks go side by side all the time and diverge into 2 tracks only far below (about 800 m) at a stone ridge. It seems that in some places prints of bare feet are visible. Most tracks were made by feet in socks." | Lebedev says they split low down; Chernyshev/Atmanaki say two groups merged high up. |
| F115 | Slobtsov: 15-20 m from the tent tracks were visible going from the tent, made by feet "without footwear, in valenki" (as transcribed); the tracks stood above the surrounding snow surface because the snow around them had been blown out; the tracks were clustered and then diverged. | sh. 299, Slobtsov, 15.04.1959 | «следы оставлены ногами человека без обуви в валенках. Следы выступали над окружающей поверхностью снега, ибо около следов снег ветром был выдут.» | "the tracks were left by the feet of a person without footwear, in valenki [sic]. The tracks protruded above the surrounding snow surface, because around the tracks the snow had been blown out by the wind." | RU wording is self-contradictory; site EN renders it literally. |
| F116 | Karelin: the tracks of those who ran from the tent were clearly visible on the slope; at first about 8-9, then fewer and fewer until they disappeared. | sh. 292, interrogation of V. G. Karelin, 15.04.1959 | «Следы бежавших из палатки мы ясно видели на склоне горы. Сначала их было примерно 8-9, затем их стало все меньше и вскоре они совсем исчезли.» | "We clearly saw on the mountain slope the tracks of those who ran from the tent. At first there were about 8-9 of them, then they became fewer and soon disappeared completely." | Karelin uses "бежавших" (those who ran/fled). |
| F117 | Radiogram, 28 Feb: tracks of 8-9 people found from the tent itself for about 1 km down the slope, then lost; one person was in boots, the rest in socks and barefoot; very deep snow further down; dogs useless; why they left the tent is "completely incomprehensible". | sh. 160, radiogram Maslennikov to Sulman, 28.02.1959 | «Удалось обнаружить следы 8-9 человек от самой палатки примерно на 1 км по склону, дальше следы теряются. Один человек был в ботинках, остальные в носках и босые.» | "It was possible to find the tracks of 8-9 people from the tent itself for about 1 km down the slope, further the tracks are lost. One person was in boots, the rest in socks and barefoot." | Earliest track count, before the tent was fully dug out. |
| F118 | Ivanov's resolution: below the tent, over a stretch of up to 500 m, tracks of people going from the tent into the valley and forest were preserved; 8-9 pairs counted; some almost barefoot (one cotton sock), some in valenki; tracks close together, converging and diverging; lost near the forest edge; no signs of struggle or of other people. | sh. 386, Ivanov, 28.05.1959 | «Ниже палатки, на протяжении до 500 метров на снегу сохранились следы людей, идущих от палатки в долину и в лес. Следы хорошо сохранились и их насчитывалось 8-9 пар.» | "Below the tent, over a stretch of up to 500 metres, the tracks of people going from the tent into the valley and into the forest were preserved on the snow. The tracks were well preserved and 8-9 pairs were counted." | — |
| F119 | Radiogram: all tracks of the Dyatlov group found in the search area were photographed; "there are no wolf tracks here". | sh. 177, radiogram (received Sysoev), early March 1959 | «все обнаруженные районе поисков следы группы Дятлова были сфотографированы волчьих следов здесь нет» | "all tracks of the Dyatlov group found in the search area have been photographed; there are no wolf tracks here" | — |
| F120 | Maslennikov: searching the surroundings and the Lozva downstream of the 4th stream gave nothing: "neither human tracks nor tracks of a predatory animal were found". | sh. 71, Maslennikov, 10.03.1959 | «Ни следов человека, ни следов хищного зверя обнаружено не было.» | "Neither human tracks nor tracks of a predatory beast were found." | — |
| F121 | Radiogram, 24 Feb: Mansi herder Andrey Anyamov saw, about 8-9 days earlier, the track of narrow sport skis heading from the upper Auspiya toward the eastern slope of the ridge; number of people not established. Mansi Anyamov (sh. 230-231, 261-262) and Sheshkin (sh. 263) later describe old ski tracks on the Lozva/Auspiya, snowed over by 4-5 / 15 cm. | sh. 142, radiogram 24.02.1959; sh. 230-231, 261-262, 263 (Anyamov, Sheshkin, Mar-Apr 1959) | «След видел пастух Анямов андрей примерно 8-9 дней назад след узких спортивных лыж» | "Herder Andrey Anyamov saw the track about 8-9 days ago, a track of narrow sport skis" | Relates to the group's approach, not the flight from the tent. |
| F122 | Ivanov's resolution: the group's own preserved ski track showed that, at the pass, they deviated 500-600 m to the left (onto the eastern slope of 1079) from the direct route to Otorten. | sh. 385, Ivanov, 28.05.1959 | (paraphrase; RU on sh. 385) | — | Also Cheglakov/Pashin (sh. 44-45, 49-50): a Mansi ski track 10 km from the tent; no ski tracks visible near the tent (snowed over). |

## Topic 4. The cedar: fire, branches, cut firs, items

| No. | Fact | Source | RU original | EN rendering | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F123 | The two bodies at the cedar were found 1.5 km north-east of height 1079, at the sources of the right tributary of the Lozva, which begins in the saddle between heights 1079 and 880. | sh. 3, Protocol of inspection of the scene, Tempalov (with Maslennikov; witnesses Yarovoy, Slobtsov, Kurikov), 27.02.1959 | «К северо-востоку от высоты "1079" в полутора километрах в истоках правого истока реки Лозьвы, начинающейся в седловине между высотами "1079" и "880"» | "To the north-east of height 1079, one and a half kilometres away, at the sources of the right source of the Lozva river, beginning in the saddle between heights 1079 and 880" | — |
| F124 | Near the cedar dry branches were broken off at 2-2.5 m; branches were broken on the cedar itself; under the cedar, in a hollow, traces of a fire (half-burnt branches). | sh. 3 об., same | «около кедра в 2 - 2,5 метрах обломаны сухие сучья. Сучья обломаны и на самом кедре. Под кедром в ямке обнаружены следы от костра, о чем свидетельствуют полуобгоревшие сучья.» | "near the cedar, at 2-2.5 metres, dry branches are broken off. Branches are broken on the cedar itself. Under the cedar in a hollow traces of a fire were found, as evidenced by half-burnt branches." | — |
| F125 | By the fire: a half-burnt sock and a checked (cowboy) shirt with 8 rubles in it; a half-burnt greenish balaclava. | sh. 3 об., same | «Около костра обнаружен полуобгоревший носок и рубашка-ковбойка. В рубашке деньги - 8 рублей. Полусгоревший подшлемник зеленоватого цвета.» | "Near the fire a half-burnt sock and a checked shirt were found. In the shirt money - 8 rubles. A half-burnt greenish balaclava." | — |
| F126 | The two bodies lay 1 m north of the fire, heads to the west, feet to the east; Krivonischenko face up (right foot bare, left in a torn brown sock, skin missing from the back of the left hand, bloodied fingers, skin torn on left shin); the second body, recorded as "Zolotaryov" (actually Doroshenko), belly down in shirt, blue shorts, torn blue underwear, wool socks over torn knitted socks, blood at ear, nose and lips. | sh. 3 об.-4, same | «К северу от костра на расстоянии одного метра головами на запад, ногами …» | "To the north of the fire at a distance of one metre, heads to the west, feet …" | The RU transcription shows «труп Золотарева? … (сверху написано в скобках: "ошибка")»: the misidentification was annotated "error" on the original sheet; same error in radiogram sh. 146. |
| F127 | Maslennikov: a fairly decent fire of cedar and fir branches had been lit, but it burned about one and a half hours (eight-centimetre cedar branches had burnt through in half). | sh. 68, Maslennikov, 10.03.1959 | «был разведен довольно приличный костер из веток кедра и елочек, но этот костер горел часа полтора (восьмисантиметровые сучья кедра перегорели пополам)» | "a fairly decent fire of cedar and fir branches had been made, but this fire burned about an hour and a half (eight-centimetre cedar branches burned through in half)" | Site EN: "80 cm cedar boughs burned in half" - wrong by a factor of 10. |
| F128 | Maslennikov: by the fire were scattered several wool and cotton socks, a burnt lady's handkerchief, scraps of woollen clothing; 3-4 cedar branches lay under Doroshenko; the lower dry branches of the cedar were broken off up to 2 m and also at 4.5-5 m; two birches nearby had deep cuts. | sh. 68-69, same | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F129 | Chernyshev: 20 m before the cedar 6-7 small firs had been cut with a knife, apparently for kindling or bedding; the fire contained burnt branches 8-10 cm thick; at the bottom of the cedar the branches were broken off completely as high as a person can reach; one branch was broken at 4-5 m; such thick branches "can be broken only with great effort, for example by hanging on them with the whole body". | sh. 91, Chernyshev, 11.03.1959 | «Было срезано 6-7 шт. елочек … В костре были обгоревшие сучья толщиной в 8-10 см. … один сучок был сломан на высоте метров 4-5. Сучья сломаны были толстые, такие сучки можно обломать только при большом усилии, если, например, повиснуть на них всем телом.» | "6-7 small firs had been cut … In the fire were burnt branches 8-10 cm thick … one branch was broken at a height of about 4-5 m. The broken branches were thick; such branches can be broken off only with great effort, if, for example, one hangs on them with the whole body." | — |
| F130 | Atmanaki: the bodies lay on a thin layer of fir branches; about 2 m from them, behind the cedar, were the remains of "a fairly big" fire, judging by charred logs up to 80 mm in diameter burnt through in half; under the cedar someone's checked shirt, a handkerchief, several socks, a cuff. | sh. 216, Atmanaki | «сохранились следы костра, довольно большого, судя по тому, что сохранившиеся головешки диаметром до 80 мм, перегорели пополам» | "traces of a fire remained, fairly big, judging by the surviving charred pieces up to 80 mm in diameter burnt through in half" | Atmanaki 80 mm = Maslennikov 8 cm. |
| F131 | Atmanaki: 8 rubles (a 3 and a 5) were found; about 20 fir cuttings within 20 m of the cedar, but the cut trunks were not found except one; there was no need to cut these young shoots since they broke easily; "one might think this was done by people badly weakened, or with clouded reason". | sh. 216-217, same | «не было необходимости резать или рубить, т.к. все эти молодые побеги легко ломались даже от небольшого усилия. Можно подумать, что делали это люди сильно ослабевшие, либо с затуманенным рассудком.» | "there was no need to cut or chop, because all these young shoots broke easily even with slight effort. One might think that this was done by people badly weakened, or with clouded reason." | — |
| F132 | Atmanaki: fresh breaks were visible on the cedar; most of the dry branches were broken to a height of 5 m; on the side facing the tent the branches were cleared at 4-5 m, unused, so that "the people seem to have made something like a window" to look from a height toward the side they came from and where the tent was. | sh. 217, same | «Было похоже, что люди сделали нечто наподобие окна, чтобы можно было с высоты осмотреть ту сторону кедра откуда они пришли и где находилась их палатка.» | "It looked as if the people had made something like a window so that from a height they could look at that side of the cedar from which they had come and where their tent was." | — |
| F133 | Atmanaki: around the fire the snow was well trampled and melted. | sh. 219, same | (paraphrase) | — | Site EN omits the RU clause "огонь был довольно сильный" (the fire was fairly strong) in this passage. |
| F134 | Sogrin: the fire burned 2-3 hours, was not large and could not warm undressed people; the site showed that more than two people had been there because "titanic work" had been done gathering firewood and fir branches (many cuts on trunks, broken branches and small firs). | sh. 333, Sogrin, 24.04.1959 | «проделана титаническая работа по заготовке дров, лапника» | "titanic work was done in procuring firewood and fir branches" | Fire duration 2-3 h vs Maslennikov 1.5 h (F127). |
| F135 | Brusnitsyn: around the cedar more than ten small firs had been cut with a Finnish knife; the lower dry branches of the cedar were broken off; the snow all around was trampled; on the cedar raw branches about 5 cm thick were broken at a height of 3-4 m. | sh. 366, Brusnitsyn, 15.05.1959 | «Вокруг было срублено финским ножом больше десятка небольших елочек. Нижние сухие ветки кедра были обломаны. Снег кругом был истоптан.» | "Around, more than ten small firs had been cut down with a Finnish knife. The lower dry branches of the cedar were broken off. The snow all around was trampled." | — |
| F136 | Slobtsov: at the cedar he saw the Mansi Bakhtiyarov find 8 rubles (a 5 and a 3, rolled up) in the snow; without him a 5-kopeck coin, a whole checked shirt, socks, a piece of sweater, a handkerchief and a dark cloth belt about 80 x 10 cm were found there. | sh. 299, Slobtsov, 15.04.1959 | «я видел, как манси Бахтияров нашел в снегу 8 руб. денег купюрами в 5 и 3 руб. в свернутом виде» | "I saw the Mansi Bakhtiyarov find in the snow 8 rubles in notes of 5 and 3 rubles, rolled up" | — |
| F137 | Radiogram, 2-3 March: the cut firs near the cedar suggested to the searchers that others besides the two found had been there. | sh. 174, radiogram, 02-03.03.1959 | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F138 | Radiogram, 4 March: at the cedar a handkerchief, 2.5 pairs of socks and a torn grey sweater cuff were found. | sh. 179, radiogram, 04.03.1959 | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F139 | Ivanov's resolution: Krivonischenko's knife, later found near the ravine bodies, was the one used to cut the young firs at the fire. | sh. 386, Ivanov, 28.05.1959 | «которым срезались у костра молодые пихты» | "with which the young firs were cut at the fire" | — |
| F140 | Chernyshev: the cedar stands 1.5 km from the tent down the slope. | sh. 91, Chernyshev | «В полутора километрах от палатки вниз по склону стоит кедр.» | "One and a half kilometres from the tent down the slope stands the cedar." | Agrees with sh. 3 (1.5 km from height 1079). |

## Topic 5. Bodies on the slope (Dyatlov, Kolmogorova, Slobodin) - positions only

| No. | Fact | Source | RU original | EN rendering | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F141 | Dyatlov was found 400 m south-west of the cedar bodies, on his back, knees slightly bent, hands to the chest, left elbow resting on a birch branch, head 5-7 cm behind a birch trunk; dressed in fur jacket, sweater, shirt, ski trousers, wool sock on right foot, cotton on left; no injuries on external examination; "ice on the face and under the chin". | sh. 4, Protocol of inspection of the scene, 27.02.1959 | «На лице и под подбородком наледь.» | "On the face and under the chin, an ice crust." | Distance to cedar 400 m (protocol) vs 300 m (Maslennikov F146). |
| F142 | Kolmogorova was found strictly south-west of Dyatlov on the slope of 1079 at a distance of 500 m (the figure corrected from "58" or "56" in the original). | sh. 4-5, same | «строго в юго-западном направлении на склоне высоты "1079" на расстоянии 500 (переправлено с "58" или "56" - прим. сост.) метров от трупа» | "strictly in the south-west direction on the slope of height 1079 at a distance of 500 (corrected from '58' or '56' - transcriber's note) metres from the body" | 500 m conflicts with Maslennikov's 150 + 180 = 330 m / 350 m (F146-F148). |
| F143 | Kolmogorova lay face to the ground on her right side, hands under the body, legs half bent, the right one drawn to the stomach; pink wool cap; bloodied face; abrasions on the back near the waist; from her posture the protocol infers she "was trying not to climb up the mountain but to hold on in place". | sh. 5, same | «Можно предположить о том, что Колмогорова согласно расположения тела старалась не карабкаться, на в гору, а удерживаться на месте.» | "It can be supposed that Kolmogorova, judging by the position of the body, was trying not to clamber up the mountain but to hold on in place." | Atmanaki (F150) reads the same posture as climbing/crawling up. |
| F144 | Bardin/Shuleshko: Dyatlov's body was visible from under the snow; Kolmogorova was 850 m from the tent. | sh. 34-35 | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F145 | Maslennikov: Dyatlov lay 300 m from the cedar toward the tent, face up, left hand to the face; his watch showed 5:31. | sh. 69, Maslennikov, 10.03.1959 | «У Дятлова на руке были часы, которые показывали 5 часов 31 минуту.» | "On Dyatlov's wrist was a watch showing 5 hours 31 minutes." | — |
| F146 | Maslennikov: 350 m above Dyatlov toward the tent Lt. Moiseev's dog found Kolmogorova; she was dressed warmer than Dyatlov (2 wool sweaters, checked shirt, two caps, 2 trousers, leggings), four socks on each foot; no quilted jacket, footwear or gloves. | sh. 69-70, same | «В 350 м выше Дятлова в сторону палатки, лейтенант Моисеев с помощью собаки обнаружил … На ногах по четыре носка.» | "350 m above Dyatlov toward the tent Lt. Moiseev with the help of a dog found … Four socks on each foot." | — |
| F147 | Maslennikov: Slobodin (found 5 March by probing, Karelin with Potapov's soldiers) lay face down, head toward the tent, left arm out, right fist to the chest, right leg bent, one valenok on the right foot; ski cap on head. | sh. 71-72, same | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F148 | Maslennikov: Slobodin lay midway between Dyatlov and Kolmogorova - "more precisely 150 m from Kolmogorova and 180 m from Dyatlov"; "all the bodies found lay on a strict straight line between the tent and the cedar, at some angle to the hollow". | sh. 72, same | «в 150 м от Колмогоровой и в 180 м от Дятлова. Все обнаруженные трупы лежали по строгой прямой между палаткой и кедром, под некоторым углом к лощине.» | "150 m from Kolmogorova and 180 m from Dyatlov. All the bodies found lay on a strict straight line between the tent and the cedar, at some angle to the hollow." | — |
| F149 | Atmanaki: Dyatlov lay on his back, arms bent before the chest, head in a group of small trees, as if going upward. | sh. 216, Atmanaki | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F150 | Atmanaki: Kolmogorova lay with her head strictly toward the tent, in the pose of someone walking or crawling upward; abrasions on the face only. | sh. 216, same | (paraphrase) | — | Cf. F143. |
| F151 | Akselrod: Slobodin lay belly down with arms spread, an abrasion on the joint of the thumb of one hand; his cap was on his head, from which Akselrod concludes there was no especially strong wind at the moment of death, since it would have blown the cap off. | sh. 322, Akselrod, 24.04.1959 | «На голове шапочка, на основании чего я считаю, что в момент гибели особенно сильного ветра не было, т.к. он неминуемо сдул бы шапочку с головы если не живого, то мертвого, Слободина.» | "A cap on the head, on the basis of which I consider that at the moment of death there was no especially strong wind, because it would inevitably have blown the cap off the head of Slobodin, if not alive then dead." | — |
| F152 | Akselrod: under Slobodin's knees and chest lay a layer of half-ice 70-80 mm thick, showing he lived some time in that position. | sh. 322, same | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F153 | Radiogram, 5 March (Slobodin): face has abrasions in several places, a wound on the hand; Pobeda watch stopped at a quarter to nine; lying bent, head toward the mountain; an act was drawn up. | sh. 183, radiogram, 05.03.1959 | «Лицо в нескольких местах имеет ссадины имеется рана на кисти руки тчк На руках часы победа остановились без четверти девять тчк Лежит согнувшись голова в сторону горы» | "The face has abrasions in several places, there is a wound on the hand. On the wrist a Pobeda watch stopped at a quarter to nine. Lies bent, head toward the mountain" | — |
| F154 | Ivanov's resolution: Slobodin's watch, on the left arm thrown to the side, showed 8:45; Dyatlov's watch 5:31; Slobodin had a 6 cm skull crack but died of freezing. | sh. 386, Ivanov | «На левой руке Слободина, откинутой в сторону, обнаружены часы, которые показывали 8 часов 45 минут. Часы Дятлова показывали 5 часов 31 минуту. … Слободин имел трещину черепа длиной 6 см., которая разошлась до 0,1 см., но умер Слободин от охлаждения.» | "On Slobodin's left arm, thrown to the side, a watch was found showing 8 hours 45 minutes. Dyatlov's watch showed 5 hours 31 minutes. … Slobodin had a skull crack 6 cm long, opened to 0.1 cm, but Slobodin died of cooling." | — |
| F155 | Ivanov's resolution: Dyatlov lay on his back, head toward the tent, one arm around a birch; Kolmogorova and Slobodin on the line tent-cedar. | sh. 386, same | (paraphrase; site EN says "hands" where RU has «рукой», singular) | — | — |
| F156 | Radiogram, 27 Feb (first evening): the bodies were "thrown out of the tent by a hurricane"; hurricane direction NE-E; all on one line; the farthest about 2 km; "the nearest, Kolmogorova, head smashed"; Doroshenko recorded as Zolotaryov. | sh. 146, radiogram, 27.02.1959 | «выброшены ураганом из палатки … Самая ближняя Колмогорова разбита голова» | "thrown out of the tent by a hurricane … The nearest, Kolmogorova, head smashed" | First-hour hypothesis; the autopsy found no such injury (forensic notes). |
| F157 | Radiogram, 27 Feb 17:45: "We did not manage to inspect the tent; probably all were buried by snow and heavy products, the tent was torn, the people, getting up, were carried down by the wind". | sh. 149, radiogram Maslennikov to Sulman, 27.02.1959 17:45 Moscow time | «Палатку осмотреть не успели вероятно все были завалены снегом тяжелыми продуктами палатку разорвало люди встав, понесло ветром вниз тчк» | "We did not have time to inspect the tent; probably all were buried by snow and heavy products; the tent was torn; the people, having got up, were carried down by the wind" | Site EN: "Couldn't explore the tent due to heavy snow on top heavy objects ripped through the tent and the strong wind blew people standing down the slope" - materially different. The only "buried by snow" phrase in the file, written before the tent was inspected. |
| F158 | Radiogram, 28 Feb: request for a weather report for 30 Jan-2 Feb because "the position and location of the bodies testify to a hurricane". | sh. 152, radiogram, 28.02.1959 | «положение и место трупов свидетельствует об урагане» | "the position and place of the bodies testify to a hurricane" | — |
| F159 | Radiogram, 28 Feb: "they were blown out during the snowstorm". | sh. 153, radiogram, 28.02.1959 | «их выдуло во время бурана» | "they were blown out during the buran (snowstorm)" | — |
| F160 | Maslennikov, 10 March: all bodies found lay on a straight line between the tent and the cedar; by then he no longer speaks of a hurricane but of the group deliberately leaving (F109). | sh. 72, 74-75, Maslennikov, 10.03.1959 | (see F148, F109) | — | Evolution of the search leader's view between 27 Feb and 10 Mar. |

## Topic 6. The ravine and the "den" (flooring), May 1959

| No. | Fact | Source | RU original | EN rendering | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F161 | The protocol of the place of discovery of the last four bodies is dated 6 May 1959 and exists in the file in two copies (sh. 341 and sh. 342-343) with small wording differences. | sh. 341, 342-343, Protocol of inspection of the place of discovery of bodies, Tempalov, 06.05.1959 | «6 мая 1959 года прокурор гор. Ивдель …» | "6 May 1959 the prosecutor of the town of Ivdel …" | Ivanov's resolution (F170) gives 4 May as the discovery date. |
| F162 | Four bodies (three men, one woman) were found in the stream on the slope of the western (copy 1) / north-western (copy 2) side of height 880, 50 m from "the well-known cedar". | sh. 341 / 342 | «На склоне заподной стороны высоты 880 от известного кедра в 50 метрах в ручье … обнаружены 4 трупа» / «На склоне северно-западной стороны высоты 880 …» | "On the slope of the western side of height 880, 50 metres from the known cedar, in the stream … 4 bodies were found" / "On the slope of the north-western side of height 880 …" | Ivanov (F170) gives 75 m from the fire. |
| F163 | All bodies were in the water; they were dug out from under snow 2.5 m to 2 m deep; two men and a third lay with heads north, downstream; Dubinina lay in the opposite direction, head against the current. | sh. 341 / 342 | «Все трупы находятся в воде. Они были раскопаны из-под снега глубиной от 2,5 метров до 2-х метров. Два мужчины и третий лежат головами на север по течению ручья. Труп Дубининой лежал в противоположном направлении головой против течения ручья.» | "All the bodies are in the water. They were dug out from under snow 2.5 metres to 2 metres deep. Two men and a third lie with heads to the north, downstream. Dubinina's body lay in the opposite direction, head against the current." | Ivanov (F170) says 4-4.5 m of snow. |
| F164 | Dubinina's clothing as recorded: a head-scarf (подшальник), yellow undershirt, checked shirt, two sweaters (one grey, one dark), leggings, etc.; the right foot wrapped in half of a beige sweater; damage from the search probe on the body. | sh. 341 / 342 | «Дубинина одета на голове подшальник, на теле снизу желтая майка, ковбойка и два свитра один серый другой темного цвета, на ногах рейтузы …» | "Dubinina is dressed: on the head a scarf, on the body underneath a yellow undershirt, a checked shirt and two sweaters, one grey the other dark, on the legs leggings …" | Detailed clothing belongs to the forensic notes; recorded here for the "half sweater" find (F167). |
| F165 | One man (in a khaki storm jacket, later identified as Thibeaux-Brignolle) had two watches on one arm, a Pobeda and a Sportivnye; the Pobeda showed "38 minutes of the 9th hour", the Sportivnye "15 minutes [of the 9th hour]"; his head and legs were not visible, not yet dug out; two other bodies lay embracing, nothing on their heads, not all hair present. | sh. 341 / 342 | «победа 38 мин 9 часа, а спортивные 15 минут 9 часа» / «победа 38 мин 9го часа, а спортивные 15 минут» ; «два трупа лежат обнявшись» | "Pobeda 38 minutes of the 9th hour, and Sportivnye 15 minutes of the 9th hour" ; "two bodies lie embracing" | RU idiom "38 мин 9-го часа" = 8:38, "15 минут 9-го часа" = 8:15. Site EN "38 minutes past 9 hours … 15 minutes past 9 hours" (9:38 / 9:15) is a mistranslation. Ivanov (F171) gives 8:14 and 8:39. |
| F166 | Six metres upstream, following the traces of fir branches, a flooring (настил) was found at a depth of 3 to 2.5 m; it consists of 14 fir tops and 1 birch top laid on the snow; on the flooring items were found. | sh. 341 / 343 | «Вверх по ручью в шести метрах по следам лапника обнаружен настил на глубине от 3-х до 2,5 метров. Настил состоит из 14 шихтовых (можеть быт имеется в виду пихтовых - прим. сост.) и 1 березовой вершин на снегу. На настиле обнаружены вещи.» | "Six metres up the stream, following the traces of fir branches, a flooring was found at a depth of 3 to 2.5 metres. The flooring consists of 14 fir (typed 'шихтовых') and 1 birch tops on the snow. On the flooring things were found." | Copy 1 (sh. 341) reads "по следам обнаружен настил" without "лапника". |
| F167 | Items on the flooring: a black ski-trouser leg, a whole Chinese wool sweater, a whole warm brown sweater, brown trousers; half of a beige sweater was found 15 m from the stream under a tree; half of ski trousers at the place where the tops were cut for the flooring, 15 m from the flooring "toward the forest" (copy 1) / "toward the cedar" (copy 2). | sh. 341 / 343 | «Половина свитра цвета беж. обнаружена в 15 метрах от ручья под деревом. Половина лыжных брюк обнаружена в месте срезания вершин для настила, от настила 15 метров \в сторону леса/» ; copy 2: «в сторону кедра» | "Half of a beige sweater was found 15 metres from the stream under a tree. Half of ski trousers was found at the place of cutting the tops for the flooring, 15 metres from the flooring 'toward the forest'" ; copy 2: "toward the cedar" | — |
| F168 | The protocol notes that the bodies must be removed at once because they are decomposing and the current is very fast and could carry them away. | sh. 341 / 342-343 | «могут в дальнейшем разложится еще больше и могут быть унесены ручьем, т.к. течение очень быстрое» | "they may decompose further and may be carried away by the stream, because the current is very fast" | — |
| F169 | Tempalov (18 April, before the discovery): snow in the ravine area was 2-6 m deep and the stream 70 cm deep. | sh. 312, Tempalov | (see F96) | — | — |
| F170 | Ivanov's resolution: on 4 May 1959, 75 m from the fire toward the valley of the fourth tributary of the Lozva, i.e. perpendicular to the hikers' path from the tent, under a 4-4.5 m layer of snow, the bodies of Dubinina, Zolotaryov, Thibeaux-Brignolle and Kolevatov were found; on and near them was clothing of Krivonischenko and Doroshenko (trousers, sweaters), all with traces of even cuts because it was removed from the bodies. | sh. 386, Ivanov, 28.05.1959 | «4 мая 1959 г. в 75 метрах от костра, по направлению к долине четвертого притока Лозьвы, т.е. перпендикулярно к пути движения туристов от палатки, под слоем снега в 4-4,5 метрах, обнаружены трупы … Вся одежда имеет следы ровных разрезов, т.к. снималась уже с трупов Дорошенко и Кривонищенко.» | "On 4 May 1959, 75 metres from the fire, in the direction of the valley of the fourth tributary of the Lozva, i.e. perpendicular to the hikers' path from the tent, under a snow layer of 4-4.5 metres, the bodies were found … All the clothing has traces of even cuts, since it was removed from the bodies of Doroshenko and Krivonischenko already." | — |
| F171 | Ivanov's resolution: Thibeaux and Zolotaryov were well dressed, Dubinina worse - her artificial-fur jacket and cap were on Zolotaryov, her bare foot wrapped in Krivonischenko's wool trousers; Krivonischenko's knife was found near the bodies; Thibeaux had two watches showing 8:14 and 8:39. | sh. 386, same | «ее куртка из искусственного меха и шапочка оказались на Золотареве, разутая нога Дубининой завернута в шерстяные брюки Кривонищенко. Около трупов обнаружен нож Кривонищенко … На руке Тибо обнаружены двое часов – одни из них показывают 8 часов 14 минут, вторые - 8 часов 39 минут.» | "her artificial-fur jacket and cap turned out to be on Zolotaryov, Dubinina's unshod foot wrapped in Krivonischenko's wool trousers. Near the bodies Krivonischenko's knife was found … On Thibeaux's arm two watches were found - one shows 8 hours 14 minutes, the second 8 hours 39 minutes." | Protocol says the foot was wrapped in half a sweater (F164) and the watches 8:38 / 8:15 (F165). |
| F172 | Radiogram, 3 March: the stream valley where the four were later found was identified already in early March as a snow-deposition zone with very deep snow and was probed; the search there was suspended for the spring. | sh. 175, 191, 340 (radiograms 03.03 and 07.03; extension decision 30.04.1959) | «является местом снегосброса с главного хребта, снег очень глубокий» | "is a place of snow shedding from the main ridge, the snow is very deep" | — |

## Topic 7. Weather: group diaries, witnesses, search radiograms

| No. | Fact | Source | RU original | EN rendering | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F173 | Group diary, 30 Jan: temperature in the morning 17°, in the day -13°, evening 26° [below zero]; "strong wind, south-westerly, snow falling, dense clouds, sharp drop [in temperature]"; snow depth 120 cm; strong west wind. | sh. 27, copy of the group diary, entry 30.01.1959 | «Погода: температура утром 17° днем -13°. вечером 26° Ветер сильный, юго-западный, падает снег, облака густые, резкий перепад.» | "Weather: temperature in the morning 17°, in the day -13°, in the evening 26°. Wind strong, south-westerly, snow is falling, clouds dense, a sharp change." | Signs omitted in the original; context makes all values negative. |
| F174 | Group diary, 31 Jan (last entry, by Dyatlov): weather a little worse, west wind, snow (apparently from the firs), sky clear; the group came out to the forest boundary: "West wind, warm, piercing, wind speed like the speed of the air at an aircraft's take-off. Crust, bare places. About setting up a labaz there is no point even thinking. About 4 o'clock. We must choose a camp. We descend south into the Auspiya valley." | sh. 28, group diary, 31.01.1959 | «Ветер западный, теплый, пронзительный, скорость ветра подобная скорости воздуха при подъеме самолета. Наст, голые места. Об устройстве лабаза даже думать не приходиться. Около 4-х часов. Нужно выбирать ночлег. Спускаемся на юг в долину Ауспии.» | "West wind, warm, piercing, wind speed similar to the speed of the air at an aircraft's take-off. Crust, bare places. About making a labaz there is no point even thinking. About 4 o'clock. We must choose a night camp. We go down south into the Auspiya valley." | — |
| F175 | Group diary, 31 Jan: this is "apparently the snowiest place"; snow 1.2-2 m; fire on logs; dinner in the tent; earlier entries give -17 (26 Jan), -8 (28 Jan), -13 with weak wind (29 Jan). | sh. 26-28, group diary | «Это, видимо, самое снегопадное место» | "This is apparently the place with the most snowfall" | — |
| F176 | Second diary (attributed to Kolmogorova), 30 Jan: "From the morning 17° - it has got colder"; a sunny cold day. | sh. 29-30, diary copy | «С утра 17° - похолодало.» | "From the morning 17° - it has become colder." | Site says the authorship is uncertain (site opinion). |
| F177 | Dryahlyh (forestry engineer, at the 41st kvartal until 1 Feb): strong wind with snow; roads drifted so badly they needed clearing by bulldozer; on his way home [1 Feb] "there was also wind and the air temperature was below zero by more than 30°. Such winds I have rarely observed in the district although I have lived here 32 years." | sh. 41, interrogation of M. T. Dryahlyh, 06.03.1959 | «И я поехал домой тоже был ветер и температура воздуха была ниже ноля боле 30°. Таких ветров я редко наблюдал в районе хотя живу здесь уже 32 года.» | "And I went home; there was also wind and the air temperature was below zero by more than 30°. Such winds I have rarely observed in the district although I have lived here 32 years already." | — |
| F178 | Popov (Vizhay communications): in the first days of February 1959 there were strong winds; the wind lifted masses of snow and made drifts although there was practically no precipitation; roads on open ground were snowed under; "living in Vizhay since 1951 I do not remember such winds". | sh. 48, interrogation of V. A. Popov, 06.03.1959 | «Ветер поднимал массу снега и наносил сугробы хотя осадков практически не было … Я проживаю в поселке Вижай 1951 года таких ветров не помню что были в первых числах февраля 1959 г.» | "The wind lifted a mass of snow and made snowdrifts although there was practically no precipitation … I have lived in the settlement of Vizhay since 1951 and do not remember such winds as there were in the first days of February 1959." | — |
| F179 | Pashin (forester/hunter): around the time the hikers died, even in Vizhay there was a strong wind and blizzard "from which children fell"; he knows of people dying there from strong winds; he himself once sat out 6 days in hollows. | sh. 50, interrogation of I. V. Pashin, 07.03.1959 | «Около того времени когда погибли туристы даже в поселке Вижай был сильный ветер и метель, от которой дети падали.» | "Around the time when the hikers died, even in the settlement of Vizhay there was a strong wind and blizzard from which children fell." | Pashin's own hypothesis: they were blown off the mountain. |
| F180 | Anyamov (Mansi hunter): in the first third of February the weather was sometimes good but mostly bad, windy and cold. | sh. 261-262, interrogation of N. P. Anyamov, Mar/Apr 1959 | «была и хорошая погода, но больше плохая, был ветер и холодно» | "there was good weather too, but more often bad; there was wind and it was cold" | — |
| F181 | Tempalov: from witnesses it is clear to him that in those days (1 or 2 Feb) there was a strong wind and it was very cold, in the mountains and not only there. | sh. 312, Tempalov, 18.04.1959 | «в эти дни в горах и не только в горах был сильный ветер и было очень холодно» | "in those days in the mountains, and not only in the mountains, there was a strong wind and it was very cold" | — |
| F182 | Ivanov's resolution: strong wind is usual in the area; temperature of the order of 25-30° [below zero] on 1 Feb. | sh. 385, Ivanov | «в условиях сильного ветра, что является обычным в данной местности, и низкой температуры порядка 25-30°С» | "in conditions of strong wind, which is usual in this locality, and low temperature of the order of 25-30°C" | Sign omitted in RU; Ivanov's figure, not a station reading. |
| F183 | Brusnitsyn: the air temperature that evening was down to -15°, the wind about the same strength as during the first days of the search, drifting snow near the ground. | sh. 369, Brusnitsyn, 15.05.1959 | «Температура воздуха в этот вечер была до -15°. Ветер приблизительно той же силы, как на поисках в первые дни, низовой снег.» | "The air temperature that evening was down to -15°. The wind approximately of the same force as at the search in the first days, drifting snow." | Source of his figure not stated. |
| F184 | Bardin/Shuleshko: on the slopes and in the valley strong winds blow constantly, usually 15-20 m/s, "not infrequently reaching 36 m/s and more (according to the weather service)"; people can overcome the wind only with difficulty; with snowfall a buran arises with visibility 3-5 m. | sh. 39, Bardin/Shuleshko | «постоянно дуют сильные ветры, обычно со скоростью 15-20 м/сек., нередко достигающие до 36 м/сек. и более ( по данным метеослужбы )» | "strong winds blow constantly, usually at a speed of 15-20 m/s, not infrequently reaching 36 m/s and more (according to the weather service)" | Only reference to weather-service data in the file, and only for the search period. |
| F185 | Chernyshev: in 12 days at the camp there were only two quiet days, and those only relatively; wind on the pass is usually not less than 15-20 m/s. | sh. 93, Chernyshev, 11.03.1959 | «В лагере я пробыл 12 дней, за то же время было всего два тихих дня, и то относительно тихие. Обычно сила ветров на перевале бывает не менее 15-20 м/сек.» | "I spent 12 days at the camp; in that time there were only two quiet days, and those only relatively quiet. Usually the wind force on the pass is not less than 15-20 m/s." | — |
| F186 | Radiogram, 27 Feb (Slobtsov, morning): "Now it is quiet, visibility more than 10 km." | sh. 147, radiogram, 27.02.1959 | «Сейчас тихо видимость более 10 км» | "Now it is calm, visibility more than 10 km" | Weather on the day the bodies were found. |
| F187 | Radiogram, 1 March: violent blizzard raging, weather worsening by the hour; forecast worse for 2-4 March; wind reached 30 m [/s], no visibility. | sh. 166, 169, radiograms, 01.03.1959 | (site EN sh. 166: "violent blizzard is raging outside the tent and the weather gets worse by the hour") | — | — |
| F188 | Radiogram, 2 March: 22 people forced back by the blizzard. | sh. 167, radiogram, 02.03.1959 | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F189 | Radiogram, 3 March: "Blizzard with snow continued all day. Wind beyond the pass up to 25 metres [/s], visibility 5-8." | sh. 175, radiogram, 03.03.1959 | «Метель со снегом продолжались весь день тчк Ветер за перевалом до 25 метров видимость 5-8 тчк» | "Blizzard with snow continued all day. Wind beyond the pass up to 25 metres, visibility 5-8." | — |
| F190 | Radiogram, 4 March: weather very good. | sh. 179, radiogram, 04.03.1959 | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F191 | Radiogram, 5 March: "Today again windy and drifting, wind 15 metres [/s], visibility bad." | sh. 184, radiogram, 05.03.1959 | «Сегодня снова было ххх ветерено мело ветер 15 метров видимость плохая» | "Today it was again windy, drifting, wind 15 metres, visibility bad" | Day Slobodin was found. |
| F192 | Radiogram, 7 March (Maslennikov): "The weather is improving"; he proposes suspending the search until the end of April. | sh. 191, radiogram, 07.03.1959 | «Погода улучшается тчк» | "The weather is improving." | Site EN: "The weather is getting worse" - opposite meaning. |
| F193 | Radiogram, c. 8-9 March: air temperature minus 7, wind speed below 5, on top up to 15 m/s. | sh. 197, radiogram, 08/09.03.1959 | «температура воздуха минус 7 скорость ветра вниз 5 верху до 15 мтр/сек» | "air temperature minus 7, wind speed below 5, on top up to 15 m/s" | — |
| F194 | Radiogram (Maslennikov to Ivdel): "What was the weather on 1 February?" - a request, not an answer; no reply with station data is in the file. | sh. 176, radiogram, early March 1959 | «Какая погода была 1 февраля?» | "What was the weather on 1 February?" | — |
| F195 | Radiogram, 28 Feb: request for a weather report for 30 Jan-2 Feb because the position of the bodies "testifies to a hurricane". | sh. 152, radiogram, 28.02.1959 | «положение и место трупов свидетельствует об урагане» | "the position and place of the bodies testify to a hurricane" | Same as F158. |
| F196 | No observational data from the Ivdel, Burmantovo or Nyaksimvol weather stations for 1-2 February 1959 appear anywhere in the transcribed case file; the only weather-station document is the note from GMS Ivdel (Piguzova) about the 17 February sky phenomenon (F225). | whole file, checked by search of all 91 RU pages for "Бурмантов", "Няксимвол", "метеостанц", "ГМС", "метеослужб", "метеоролог" | — | — | Negative finding. "Бурмантово" occurs only as a settlement / village-council name in Mansi and Mokrushin interrogations (sh. 84-87, 221-226, 263); "Няксимволь" does not occur; "метеослужбы" occurs once (sh. 39, search-period winds, F184); "метеорологической ракеты" in radiogram sh. 167 (F223); "метеорологические условия" in sh. 340 (F197). |
| F197 | Extension decision, 30 April: the remaining four bodies had not been found "because meteorological conditions did not permit a search on the necessary scale"; the case is said to have been opened on 28 February 1959. | sh. 340, Decision to extend the investigation, Ivanov, approved Klinov, 30.04.1959 | «Дело о гибели студентов возбуждено 28 февраля 1959 года» | "The case on the death of the students was opened on 28 February 1959" | Sheet 1 is dated 26 Feb 1959 (see conflicts). |
| F198 | Akselrod assumes -25 to -30° and a strong wind for the night of 1-2 Feb in his reconstruction. | sh. 325-326, Akselrod, 24.04.1959 | (paraphrase) | — | Assumption, not measurement. |
| F199 | Radiogram, 3 March: the pass and slopes have "снегосброс" (snow shedding) from the main ridge; wind across the pass fills the stream valleys with deep snow (searchers' observation). | sh. 175, radiogram, 03.03.1959 | «является местом снегосброса с главного хребта» | "is a place of snow shedding from the main ridge" | Same as F99; listed here for the wind-transport point. |
| F200 | Radiogram, 5 March: "there are weapons here more than enough"; round-the-clock duty at the searchers' camp since the first day (search camp conditions). | sh. 183, radiogram, 05.03.1959 | «Оружия здесь хоть отбавляй» | "Weapons here, more than enough" | Same as F87 (search-camp context). |

## Topic 8. Timeline: last records, labaz, ascent, discovery chronology

| No. | Fact | Source | RU original | EN rendering | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F201 | The diary attributed to Kolmogorova, taken from the tent, has its last entry dated 30 January. | sh. 6, list of documents attached to the scene protocol, 27.02.1959 | «Дневник Колмогоровой. Последняя дата записи 30 январ[я]» | "Kolmogorova's diary. Last date of an entry 30 January" | — |
| F202 | The group diary's last entry is dated 31 January 1959 (written by Dyatlov): the group reached the forest boundary in strong warm west wind about 4 pm, turned back south into the Auspiya valley and camped. | sh. 28, copy of the group diary | «31 января 1959 г. Сегодня погода немножко хуже ветер (западный), снег (видимо, с елей) …» | "31 January 1959. Today the weather is a little worse, wind (westerly), snow (apparently from the firs) …" | — |
| F203 | The wall newspaper "Vecherniy Otorten" No. 1 is dated 1 February 1959. | sh. 31, copy of the group's "combat sheet" | «" ВЕЧЕРНИЙ ОТОРТЕН " №1: 1 февраля 1959 г.» | "'Evening Otorten' No. 1: 1 February 1959" | Last dated document produced by the group. |
| F204 | Bardin/Shuleshko reconstruction: 31 Jan the group reached the pass into the Lozva valley and stayed below the pass; 1 Feb they built the labaz and set out at 15:00 to the pass; at dusk, about 17:00 or 18:00, they stopped and pitched the tent; pitching takes about 1 hour, so the people got into the tent about 19:00-20:00. | sh. 33, Bardin/Shuleshko | «1 февраля группа сооружает лабаз и выходит в 15-оо к перевалу. В сумерки, примерно в 17 или 18-оо группа останавливается и устанавливает палатку. На установку палатки уходит примерно 1 час, поэтому можно считать, что люди забрались в палатку примерно в 19 – 20-00» | "On 1 February the group builds the labaz and sets out at 15:00 to the pass. At dusk, about 17:00 or 18:00, the group stops and sets up the tent. Setting up the tent takes about 1 hour, so it can be assumed that the people got into the tent about 19:00-20:00" | — |
| F205 | Maslennikov: on 31 Jan the group covered 14 km and in the evening reached the pass to the Lozva (the later helipad site); the wind "as at an aircraft's take-off" and unsuitability of the place forced them back 1000 m down to camp in the forest on the left bank of the Auspiya; on 1 Feb they built the labaz and set off at 3 pm, after lunch, along the old track. | sh. 73, Maslennikov, 10.03.1959 | «31.01 группа прошла 14 км и вечером пришла к перевалу р. Лозьвы … вынудили группу вернуться на 1000 м вниз и заночевать в лесу, на левом берегу реки Ауспия. На следующий день – 1.02 группа устроила лабаз (склад) и в 3 часа дня, после обеда, пошла по старому св[оему следу]» | "On 31.01 the group covered 14 km and in the evening came to the pass of the Lozva river … forced the group to return 1000 m down and spend the night in the forest on the left bank of the Auspiya. The next day, 1.02, the group made a labaz (store) and at 3 pm, after lunch, went along its old track" | — |
| F206 | Ivanov's resolution: Dyatlov made "a gross mistake" in that the group began the ascent on 1 Feb only at 15:00. | sh. 384-385, Ivanov, 28.05.1959 | «Дятлов, как руководитель группы, допустил грубую ошибку, выразившуюся в том, что группа начала восхождение 1.II.59 г. только в 15-00.» | "Dyatlov, as leader of the group, made a gross mistake, in that the group began the ascent on 1.II.59 only at 15:00." | — |
| F207 | Ivanov's resolution: the hikers' preserved ski track showed that, moving toward the fourth tributary valley, they deviated 500-600 m to the left and came out on the eastern slope of 1079; having used the daylight for the climb, Dyatlov decided to pitch on the slope so as to go to Otorten (about 10 km in a straight line) next morning without losing height. | sh. 385, same | «до которой по прямой оставалось около 10 км» | "to which about 10 km remained in a straight line" | — |
| F208 | Ivanov's resolution: one camera contains a last frame showing the digging of snow for the tent; given exposure 1/25 s, aperture 5.6, film 65 GOST units and the density of the frame, the hikers began pitching the tent about 5 pm on 1 Feb 1959; a similar shot exists on another camera; no record or photograph after that time was found. | sh. 385, same | «можно считать, что к установке палатки туристы приступили около 5 часов вечера I.II.59 г. Аналогичный снимок сделан и другим фотоаппаратом. После этого времени ни одной записи и ни одного фотоснимка не было обнаружено.» | "it can be considered that the hikers began setting up the tent about 5 o'clock in the evening of 1.II.59. A similar picture was taken with another camera. After this time not a single record and not a single photograph was found." | — |
| F209 | Decision of 16 March: the group perished "on the evening of 1 February 1959" and "suddenly left the tent". Radiogram of 1 March: "it has been established precisely that the catastrophe happened on the night of 2 February". | sh. 301 (Ivanov, 16.03.1959); sh. 170 (Maslennikov radiogram, 01.03.1959) | «Вечером 1 февраля 1959 года» / «в ночь на второе февраля» | "On the evening of 1 February 1959" / "on the night of the 2nd of February" | — |
| F210 | Labaz protocol, 2 March: the labaz is at the group's camp site, well covered with prepared firewood, lined with cardboard and fir branches; one pair of skis stuck in the snow beside it with a torn gaiter hung on the tip. | sh. 8, Protocol of inspection of the labaz, Ivanov, Maslennikov, Slobtsov, 02.03.1959 | «Лабаз расположен на месте ночевки группы, хорошо закрыт приготовленными дровами, обложен картоном, еловыми лапами. У лабаза воткнуты в снег лыжи, одна пара, на носке лыжины повешен рваный гетр» | "The labaz is located at the group's camp site, well closed with prepared firewood, lined with cardboard, fir branches. By the labaz skis are stuck in the snow, one pair; on the tip of a ski a torn gaiter is hung" | Site EN "covered with planks" - «картон» is cardboard. |
| F211 | Labaz contents: condensed milk 2.5 kg, canned meat 4 kg, sugar 8 kg, butter 4 kg, boiled sausage 4 kg, salt 1.5 kg, kisel-compote 3 kg, oat and buckwheat groats 7.5 kg, cocoa 200 g, coffee, tea 200 g, loin 3 kg, dried milk 1 kg, granulated sugar 3 kg, rusks 7 kg, noodles 5 kg; also a mandolin, a pair of size-41 boots with worn socks in them, a pair of warm boots, a set of bindings, 2 batteries wired to a bulb. | sh. 9-10, same | «мандолина, пара ботинок 41 размер, а в них ношенные носки, пара теплых ботинок, набор креплений, 2 батарейки, смонтированные с лампочкой для освещения» | "a mandolin, a pair of size 41 boots with worn socks in them, a pair of warm boots, a set of bindings, 2 batteries assembled with a bulb for lighting" | — |
| F212 | Radiogram, 2 March: Slobtsov's and Kurikov's group found the labaz 400 m from the searchers' tent, up the Auspiya; it held 19 kinds of products weighing 55 kg. | sh. 167, radiogram Maslennikov, 02.03.1959 | «поисковая группа Слабцова и курикова в 400 метрах от нашей палатки выше по Ауспии нашла лабаз дятлова в лабазе обнаружены продукты девятнадцати наименований весом в 55 кг» | "the search group of Slobtsov and Kurikov found Dyatlov's labaz 400 metres from our tent up the Auspiya; in the labaz products of nineteen kinds weighing 55 kg were found" | Maslennikov (sh. 71) gives 100 m from the bank, 500 m below the forest edge, 6-7 days of food; Bardin/Shuleshko (sh. 38) 300 m from the base camp. |
| F213 | Slobtsov: "I do not remember the date exactly now, but on 28 February or 1 March" he, Brusnitsyn and Lebedev found the labaz in the upper Auspiya; about 60 kg. | sh. 300, Slobtsov, 15.04.1959 | «Теперь точно дату не помню, но 28 февраля или 1 марта с/г я, Брусницын и Лебедев в верховьях реки Ауспии нашли лабаз» | "Now I do not remember the date exactly, but on 28 February or 1 March this year I, Brusnitsyn and Lebedev found the labaz in the upper reaches of the Auspiya river" | Conflicts with the protocol date 2 March. |
| F214 | The list of items delivered from the labaz on 3 March 1959 at 14:00 (inventory by Pletnev and Vishnevsky) ends with "Ice axe 1". | sh. 18, inventory, 03.03.1959 | «Ледоруб 1 Опись произвели Н.Ф.Плетнев и А.М.Вишневский 3.03.59 г. 1400» | "Ice axe 1. Inventory made by N. F. Pletnev and A. M. Vishnevsky, 3.03.59, 14:00" | All witnesses place the group's ice axe at the tent (F10, F40, F44); the inventory heading covers items brought down together. |
| F215 | Radiogram, 28 Feb: in the tent 10 sets of underwear, 8 pairs of boots, 9 backpacks, all personal things; food for 2-3 days, the rest for about 8 days evidently left in the labaz; "the whole group was together"; why the group in full strength, half-dressed, abandoned the tent "could not yet be established, completely incomprehensible". | sh. 160, radiogram Maslennikov, 28.02.1959 | «продуктов на 2-3 дня остальные продукты дней на 8 оставлены видимо в лабазе в верховьях ауспии вся группа была в сборе. Почему группа в полном составе полураздетая бросила палатку пока установить не удалось соверше[нно непонятно]» | "food for 2-3 days, the remaining food for about 8 days evidently left in the labaz in the upper Auspiya; the whole group was together. Why the group in full strength, half-dressed, abandoned the tent it has not yet been possible to establish; completely incomprehensible" | — |
| F216 | Search chronology (Bardin/Shuleshko): 26.02 the tent was found (radiogram received in Ivdel that day); 27.02 the two bodies at the cedar 1500 m from the tent, Dyatlov 300 m up the valley from them, and in the evening Kolmogorova by service dogs 850 m from the tent; 05.03 Slobodin. | sh. 33-34, 37-38, Bardin/Shuleshko | «26 февраля 1959 г. штаб в г. Ивделе получил радиограмму о том что найдена палатка, брошенная людьми. … труп Дятлова … в 850 мт. от палатки» | "On 26 February 1959 the HQ in Ivdel received a radiogram that a tent abandoned by people had been found … Dyatlov's body … 850 m from the tent" | Ivanov (sh. 386) dates the cedar and slope discoveries to 26.II.59, the diary of radiograms to 27.02. |
| F217 | Ivanov's resolution: on 26.II.59, 1500 m from the tent at the forest boundary, the remains of a fire and the bodies of Doroshenko and Krivonischenko stripped to underwear; 300 m from the fire toward the tent Dyatlov; another 180 m from him Slobodin; 150 m from Slobodin Kolmogorova. | sh. 386, Ivanov | «26.II.59 г. в 1500 метрах от палатки, у границы леса, обнаружены остатки костра, а около него раздетые до нижнего белья трупы Дорошенко и Кривонищенко. В 300 метрах от костра, в направлении к палатке, обнаружен труп Дятлова, еще в 180 м. от него - труп Слободина, а в 150 м. от Слободина - труп Колмогоровой.» | "On 26.II.59, 1500 metres from the tent, at the forest boundary, the remains of a fire were found and near it the bodies of Doroshenko and Krivonischenko stripped to their underwear. 300 metres from the fire toward the tent Dyatlov's body was found, another 180 m from him Slobodin's body, and 150 m from Slobodin Kolmogorova's body." | Radiograms and the scene protocol date the finds to 27 Feb. |
| F218 | The decision to open the case (sh. 1) is dated 26 February 1959 and already refers to the frozen bodies of Krivonischenko, Kolmogorova, Dyatlov "and others" having been found on height 1079. | sh. 1, Decision to open the case, Tempalov | «26 февраля 1959 года прокурор г. Ивдель Темпалов ознакомившись данными об обнаружении трупов студентов-туристов на высоте 1079 … трупы Кривонищенко, Колмогоровой З, Дятлова и других» | "26 February 1959 the prosecutor of Ivdel Tempalov, having acquainted himself with the data on the discovery of the bodies of the student hikers on height 1079 … the bodies of Krivonischenko, Kolmogorova Z., Dyatlov and others" | Bodies were found 27 Feb; the extension decision (sh. 340) says the case was opened 28 Feb. |
| F219 | Bardin/Shuleshko: systematic probing of the slope began about 8 March; Slobodin had been found by probing on 5 March. | sh. 38, Bardin/Shuleshko; sh. 71-72, Maslennikov | (paraphrase) | — | Minor inconsistency inside the report. |
| F220 | Radiogram, 7 March: Maslennikov proposes stopping the search until the end of April; on 30 April the investigation is extended to 28 May; the four remaining bodies were found on 4-6 May. | sh. 191 (radiogram 07.03.1959); sh. 340 (30.04.1959); sh. 341-343 (06.05.1959); sh. 386 (Ivanov, "4 мая") | «Считаю что поиски необходимо прекратить до конца апреля» | "I consider that the search must be stopped until the end of April" | — |

## Topic 9. Light phenomena ("fireballs") with dates and times

| No. | Fact | Source | RU original | EN rendering | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F221 | Atmanaki (Karelin's group, camped under Oyko-Chakur): on 17 February at 06:00 he and Shevkunov got up to cook; looking east he saw at 30° elevation a milky-white blurred spot 5-6 lunar diameters across made of concentric rings, like a halo around the moon; a star flared in the centre, moved westward, grew to the size of the moon, then appeared as a huge milky fiery disc of 2-2.5 lunar diameters ringed by pale rings, then faded; the whole lasted about a minute and a half. | sh. 211-212, Atmanaki, 07-08.04.1959 | «на небе на высоте 30° разлилось молочно-белое размытое пятно размером примерно 5-6 лунных диаметров и состоящее их ряда концентрических окружностей … громадным огненным диском молочного цвета размером в 2-2,5 лунных диаметра» | "in the sky at an elevation of 30° a milky-white blurred spot about 5-6 lunar diameters in size had spread, consisting of a series of concentric circles … a huge fiery disc of milky colour 2-2.5 lunar diameters in size" | Date 17 Feb, not 1 Feb. |
| F222 | Karelin: on 17 February 1959 about 07:30 Sverdlovsk time, on the watershed of the Northern Toshemka and Vizhay, the duty cooks shouted; a large light spot with a small growing star in its centre moved from north-east to south-west and fell toward the earth, hiding behind a ridge and the forest, leaving a light streak; it lasted a little over a minute; Karelin took it for a large meteorite. | sh. 291, Karelin, 15.04.1959 | «17 февраля 1959 г. … Около 7.30 утра свердловского времени … Все это пятно двигалось с северо-востока на юго-запад и падало на землю … Все это явление происходило чуть больше минуты.» | "17 February 1959 … About 7.30 in the morning Sverdlovsk time … This whole spot moved from north-east to south-west and fell toward the earth … The whole phenomenon lasted a little more than a minute." | — |
| F223 | Radiogram, 2 March (Maslennikov): the cause of the group's flight could have been "some extraordinary natural phenomenon or the passage of a meteorological rocket, which was seen on 1/II in Ivdel and on 17/II by Karelin's group". | sh. 167, radiogram Maslennikov, 02.03.1959 | «Причиной могло быть какое нибудь чрезвычайное природное явление или пролет метеорологической ракеты которую видели I/II в Ивделе и 17/II видела группа Карелина» | "The cause could have been some extraordinary natural phenomenon or the passage of a meteorological rocket which was seen on 1/II in Ivdel and on 17/II by Karelin's group" | The only contemporaneous claim in the file of a sighting on 1 Feb in Ivdel; no supporting document from Ivdel about 1 Feb is in the file. |
| F224 | Radiogram: Ivdel is asked whether a new-type meteorological rocket flew on the evening of 1 February (the question is on file; no answer is on file). | sh. 168, radiogram, 02.03.1959 | (paraphrase) | — | — |
| F225 | GMS (weather station) Ivdel, note by technician-meteorologist Tokareva and station head Piguzova: on 17.II.59 at 06:50 local time an unusual phenomenon appeared - a star with a tail like dense cirrus; the star freed itself of the tail, became brighter than the stars and flew; a big ball gradually dimmed to a blurred spot and at 07:05 disappeared completely; the star moved from south to north-east. | sh. 227, report of Piguzova (GMS Ivdel) forwarded to Tempalov 16-17.III.59 | «17. II. 59 г. 6 ч. 50 м. местного времени на небе появилась не обыкновенное явление. Движение звезды с хвостом … В 7 ч. 05 м. совсем исчез. Двигалась звезда с юга на северо-восток.» | "17.II.59, 6 h 50 min local time, an unusual phenomenon appeared in the sky. Movement of a star with a tail … At 7 h 05 min it disappeared completely. The star moved from south to north-east." | The only weather-station document in the file; it concerns 17 Feb, not 1 Feb. |
| F226 | Newspaper "Tagilskiy Rabochiy" (Nizhny Tagil), 18 February 1959: "yesterday" at 06:55 local time a luminous ball the size of the moon's visible diameter appeared in the east-south-east at 20° above the horizon, moved east-north-east, reached its greatest elevation of 30° at about 07:05, then weakened and blurred. | sh. 344, newspaper clipping | «В 6 часов 55 минут местного времени вчера на востоке-юго-востоке на высоте 20 градусов от горизонта появился светящийся шар размером с видимый диаметр Луны.» | "At 6 h 55 min local time yesterday, in the east-south-east at an elevation of 20 degrees above the horizon, a luminous ball the size of the visible diameter of the Moon appeared." | — |
| F227 | Ivdel guards (Savkin, Malik, Novikov, Anisimov; interrogated 7 April 1959): on 17 February 1959 at 06:40 in the morning, while on duty, a bright-white ball of light appeared from the south, periodically enveloped in a white cloud, moved north, and was visible for about 10-15 minutes. | sh. 264-267, interrogations, 07.04.1959 | «17 февраля 1959 года в 6 часов 40 минут утром … с южной стороны показался шар ярко-белого света … Шар был виден минут 10-15» | "On 17 February 1959 at 6 h 40 min in the morning … from the southern side a ball of bright white light appeared … The ball was visible for about 10-15 minutes" | — |
| F228 | Note to Prodanov and Vishnevsky, 31 March 1959, 09:30 local: at 04:00 on 31.3 the orderly Meshcheryakov noticed in the south-east a large fiery ring that moved toward the search camp for 20 minutes and then hid behind height 880; before disappearing, a star emerged from the ring's centre, grew to the size of the moon and fell, separating from the ring; the whole camp saw it (signed Avenburg, Potapov, Sogrin). | sh. 260 | «31.3 04oo в юго-восточном направлении дневальный Мещеряков заметил большое огненное кольцо, которое в течение 20 минут двигалось на нас, скрывшись затем за высотой 880.» | "31.3 at 04:00 in the south-east direction the orderly Meshcheryakov noticed a large fiery ring which for 20 minutes moved toward us, then hid behind height 880." | — |
| F229 | Krivonischenko sr. (hearsay, 14 April 1959): at his son's funeral dinner on 9 March students from at least two groups that had been in the north "somewhat south of Otorten" said they saw on the evening of 1 February an extremely bright glow to the north, like a rocket or shell, strong enough to bring one group out of its tent, followed some time later by a sound like distant strong thunder; they said they observed it twice: on 1 and 7 February 1959. | sh. 273-274, interrogation of A. K. Krivonischenko | «участники двух групп рассказывали, что наблюдали 1го февраля вечером поразившее их световое явление к северу от расположение этих групп: чрезвычайно яркое свечение какой-то ракеты или снаряда … Через некоторое время они услыхали звуковой эффект подобный сильному грому издалека … наблюдали подобное явление дважды: первого и седьмого февраля 1959 года.» | "members of two groups said that on the evening of 1 February they observed, to the north of their positions, a light phenomenon that struck them: an extremely bright glow of some rocket or shell … After some time they heard a sound effect like strong thunder from afar … they observed a similar phenomenon twice: on the first and seventh of February 1959." | Hearsay; he could not name the students. No first-hand testimony of a 1 Feb sighting exists in the file. |
| F230 | Kolevatova (hearsay, April 1959): a group of the pedagogical institute's geography faculty that was on Mt Chistop said they saw "in those days, in the first days of February", a fireball in the direction of Otorten; similar fireballs were recorded later. | sh. 270-272, statement of R. S. Kolevatova | «Группа туристов педагогического института … которая была на г. Чистоп … видела в эти дни, в первых числах февраля, в районе г. Отортен какой-то огненный шар.» | "A group of hikers of the pedagogical institute … which was on Mt Chistop … saw in those days, in the first days of February, in the area of Mt Otorten some fiery ball." | Hearsay. |
| F231 | Slobodin sr. (hearsay, April 1959): he heard that around the time of the catastrophe some Mansi (or hunters) observed a fireball in the sky; Maslennikov told him that other hiking groups had seen a fireball. | sh. 275-281, statement of V. M. Slobodin | «некоторыми мансями (или охотниками) наблюдалось появление в небе какого-то огненного шара» | "some Mansi (or hunters) observed the appearance in the sky of some fiery ball" | Hearsay. |
| F232 | Skoryh (interrogated at Novaya Lyalya, 29 May 1959): a fireball sighting in mid-February 1959 near Novaya Lyalya. | sh. 378-380, interrogation of G. I. Skoryh, prosecutor Pershin, 29.05.1959 | (paraphrase) | — | Taken the day after the case was closed. |

## Topic 10. Ivanov's resolution of 28 May 1959 (sh. 384-387)

| No. | Fact | Source | RU original | EN rendering | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F233 | The closing document is the "Resolution on termination of the criminal case", drawn up by prosecutor-criminalist Ivanov on 28 May 1959 in Sverdlovsk, agreed by deputy head of the investigation department Lukin and approved by regional prosecutor Klinov. | sh. 384, 387 | «Уголовное дело о гибели группы туристов дальнейшим производством прекратить. Прокурор криминалист Мл. советник юстиции (Иванов) Согласен: … (Лукин)» | "The criminal case on the death of the group of hikers is to be terminated from further proceedings. Prosecutor-criminalist, junior counsellor of justice (Ivanov). Agreed: … (Lukin)" | — |
| F234 | Ivanov's verbatim conclusion on the cause of death. | sh. 387 | «Учитывая отсутствие на всех трупах наружных телесных повреждений и признаков борьбы, наличие всех ценностей группы, а также принимая во внимание заключение судебно-медицинской экспертизы о причинах смерти туристов, следует считать, что причиной гибели туристов явилась стихийная сила, преодолеть которую туристы были не в состоянии.» | Literal: "Considering the absence on all the bodies of external bodily injuries and of signs of struggle, the presence of all the group's valuables, and also taking into account the conclusion of the forensic medical expertise on the causes of death of the hikers, it should be considered that the cause of the hikers' death was an elemental (natural) force which the hikers were not in a condition to overcome." Site EN: "it is concluded that the cause of their demise was overwhelming force, which the hikers were not able to overcome." | «стихийная сила» = "elemental/natural force" (стихия = the elements); "overwhelming force" (site EN) loses the "natural/elemental" sense. Note the phrase "absence on all the bodies of external bodily injuries" sits in the same document that records Slobodin's skull crack and the ravine injuries. |
| F235 | Ivanov: the investigation established no presence of other people in the area of height 1079 on 1 or 2 February 1959 other than the Dyatlov group; the Mansi population living 80-100 km away is friendly to Russians, gives hikers shelter and help; the place is considered by the Mansi unsuitable for hunting and reindeer herding in winter. | sh. 386-387 | «Произведенным расследованием не установлено присутствия I или 2 февраля 1959 г. в районе высоты "1079" других людей, кроме группы туристов Дятлова. Установлено также, что население народности манси, проживающее в 80-100 км от этого места, относится к русским дружелюбно» | "The investigation carried out did not establish the presence on 1 or 2 February 1959 in the area of height 1079 of other people apart from the Dyatlov group of hikers. It was also established that the Mansi population living 80-100 km from this place is friendly toward Russians" | — |
| F236 | Ivanov: for shortcomings in the organisation of tourism work and weak control, the bureau of the Sverdlovsk city party committee punished (in party order) UPI director Siunov, party bureau secretary Zaostrovskih, trade-union chairman Slobodin, chairman of the city sports union Kurochkin and inspector Ufimtsev; the chairman of the UPI sports club Gordo was dismissed. | sh. 387 | «бюро Свердловского ГК КПСС наказало в партийном порядке: директора Уральского политехнического института Сиунова, секретаря партбюро Заостровских, председателя профкома УПК Слободина, председа[теля] …» | "the bureau of the Sverdlovsk city committee of the CPSU punished in party order: the director of the Ural Polytechnic Institute Siunov, party bureau secretary Zaostrovskih, chairman of the trade-union committee of UPI Slobodin, chairman …" | — |
| F237 | Ivanov: the group was well prepared; Dyatlov's only fault was the late (15:00) start; the tent was pitched correctly; the group supped/changed; the tent was abandoned suddenly and simultaneously; the leeward side was cut from inside in two places. | sh. 384-385 | (see F89, F90, F206) | — | — |
| F238 | Ivanov: tracks of 8-9 pairs for up to 500 m; four bodies found 26.II (his date), Slobodin 5 March, four on 4 May under 4-4.5 m of snow 75 m from the fire; clothing of the dead at the cedar was cut off and used by the others; Krivonischenko's knife used to cut firs; watches Dyatlov 5:31, Slobodin 8:45, Thibeaux 8:14 and 8:39. | sh. 386 | (see F118, F154, F170, F171, F217) | — | — |
| F239 | Ivanov states that the cut side of the tent was the leeward («подветренная») side where the hikers had their heads and that the cuts were "in two places", citing the criminalistic expertise. | sh. 385 | «подветренная сторона палатки, куда туристы располагались головами, оказалась разрезана изнутри в двух местах» | "the leeward side of the tent, where the hikers lay with their heads, turned out to be cut from inside in two places" | Churkina counted three cuts (F76). Maslennikov/Tempalov describe the torn side as the north/windward side. |
| F240 | Ivanov gives the temperature on 1 Feb as "of the order of 25-30°" and describes strong wind as usual for the locality; he does not cite any weather-station record. | sh. 385 | «низкой температуры порядка 25-30°С» | "low temperature of the order of 25-30°C" | — |
| F241 | Ivanov's resolution contains no mention of an avalanche, snow slab or snow collapse; the only forces named are wind, low temperature and "стихийная сила". | sh. 384-387, whole document (searched for лавин/обвал/снежн. доск.) | — | — | Negative finding. |
| F242 | Ivanov's resolution dates the discovery of the tent and first bodies to 26.II.59, while the radiograms (sh. 146-149) and the scene protocol (sh. 3) date the first bodies to 27.II.59. | sh. 386 vs sh. 3, 146-149 | «26.II.59 г. в 1500 метрах от палатки …» | "On 26.II.59, 1500 metres from the tent …" | — |

## Topic 11. Every mention of avalanche or snow collapse in the file (addendum)

| No. | Fact | Source | RU original | EN rendering | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F243 | Sogrin, 24 April: trench-digging and similar methods were unacceptable "because here there was neither an avalanche nor a snow collapse". | sh. 335, Sogrin | «здесь не было ни лавины, ни снежного обвала» | "here there was neither an avalanche nor a snow collapse" | Site EN "no avalanche, no snowfall". |
| F244 | Krasnobaev (interrogation, March 1959), reporting the Mansi Pavel Bakhtiyarov: "if the hikers died, it was only on the other side of the Ural ridge, because there are big snow avalanches there". | sh. 54-55, interrogation of Krasnobaev | «Бахтияров Павел мне пояснил, что если туристы погибли, то только по ту сторону Уральского хребта так как там большие снежные лавины.» | "Pavel Bakhtiyarov explained to me that if the hikers died, it was only on the other side of the Ural ridge because there are big snow avalanches there." | Refers to the western (far) side of the ridge, not to the 1079 slope. |
| F245 | Atmanaki: on 7-8 March a group of five equipped with avalanche probes went through the ravine 50 m behind the cedar over a 300 m stretch, without result. | sh. 220, Atmanaki | «группа в пять человек, оснащенная лавинными зондами прошла овраг в 50 м за кедром, обследовав участок протяженностью в 300 м. Никаких результатов это не дало» | "a group of five people equipped with avalanche probes went through the ravine 50 m beyond the cedar, examining a stretch 300 m long. This gave no results" | "Avalanche probes" as equipment; the same ravine yielded the four bodies in May. |
| F246 | No other document in the 392-sheet transcription (radiograms, protocols, interrogations, resolutions) uses the words лавина, обвал or снежная доска in connection with the tent site; the early "buried by snow" hypothesis is confined to radiogram sh. 149 (F157). | whole file (grep of all 91 RU pages) | — | — | Negative finding; see conflicts file for the 27-28 Feb "hurricane" radiograms. |