Expedition 2026

19-03-2026

Oleg
Novokuznetsk

Teddy
Sofia, Bulgaria

Ira
Minsk, Belarus

Vova
Minsk, Belarus

Vlad
Revda

Vitya
Revda

Zhenya
Serov

Sergey
Yekaterinburg

Valentin
Barabinsk

Alexander
Kaliningrad

Vladimir
Krasnodar

Artyom
Perm

Everything about this expedition was splendid. In the photo above, you see the only rainy day we had. This is the first day. Then it rained again on our last day, when we were already packing up. In the span of 10 days, we had not a single drop. Then we had the ambitious plan to split into 4 groups, with the last being Artyom Taranov, who is still rafting down the Unya River. The groups had prepared their own autonomous routes only interesting on check dates. For people who have never hiked together before, it is a high risk. But it worked like a charm. I myself was being left alone to think for the first time without the pressure and noise around me. If I needed help with the neighboring bear, starting a fire, or chopping wood, there was always the right person showing up at the most convenient time and disappearing after that in the taiga. Coming and going were not just people, but my thoughts. The overall feeling was that I need to search, but I didn't know what exactly for, although I had a hunch where. I found something unexpected. Still mulling over.

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Album 1

Iliacha's base - Dyatlov Pass - Cemeteries

Album 2

Ushma - Izba v kedrovnike - Base camp - Dyatlov Pass - Ivdel

Album 3

Otorten

Album 4

Manpupuner

Album 5

Unya river

Album 6

Otorten

June 26. Arrive in Ivdel in the morning by train from Yekaterinburg. We'll board a GAZ-66 (6-7 hours) for lunch at Ilyich's base (a non-residential building in the taiga) and make the two-hour hike to a hut in a cedar forest, 5 km away.

June 27. Hike 15 km over the Chaikonur Pass to a stream in a "drunken" forest.

June 28. Cross the watershed and descend into the crooked forest of the fourth right tributary of the Lozva, below the cedar. Set up base camp. Collect firewood.

June 29. A rest day for those tired. You can rest at the camp. On this day, we'll climb to the site of the Dyatlov group's tent, to the obelisk. Then, to the summit of Mount Kholat Syakhl (for those not tired).

June 30. The expedition is divided into two groups. The first group, led by Teddy Hadjiyska, remains at base camp for fieldwork near the famous cedar. The second group moves 15 km closer to Mount Otorten. Camping is done without firewood, but with gas. In bad weather, it can be cold at the higher elevations, in the treeless zone on the ridge. Preparing a hot dinner can be difficult. Be mentally prepared for this.

July 1. On this day, the expedition again splits into two mobile groups. The first group includes those wishing to ascend Mount Otorten. They set off for the summit without tents (5 km), ascend, and can return later that day for an overnight stay. Alternatively, they can take down their tents and spend the night near the summit of Otorten.

The second group hikes 15 km. We'll head to a new location, the outliers, to the site of the crash of an unidentified space object (probably a type of rocket). We'll set up base camp.

July 2. Rest day for the tired. We'll explore the surrounding area and the outliers. It was in this very spot three years ago that giant footprints were discovered (photos available). We'll search for the footprints. We'll look for a suitable fragment of the crashed spacecraft to carry.

July 3. We'll return to the third right tributary of the Lozva (Yeti's campsite). If the weather is good, we'll try to reach our base camp under Mount Kholat Syakhl (30 km) this day.

July 4. This day, we can hike lightly to the Auspiya river valley and explore the new site that was found during the winter expedition that could allegedly be Dyatlov group's labaz.

July 5. Day in reserve to account for bad weather and other unexpected hurdles.

July 6. Day in reserve to account for bad weather and other unexpected hurdles.

July 8. Morning hike 5 km to Ilyich's base (not a residential building in the taiga), where a GAZ-66 will be waiting for the drop at 11:00 am. That same evening, board the train in Ivdel to Yekaterinburg.