Boot Rock

There is the famous boot shaped rock close to where the helicopters landed. The bodies and belongings of the group were placed at the leeward side of the rock for transport out. This was also where the provisions for the search team were piled up to be taken down to their camp. The cedar and the search camp are on the opposite sides of the Boot Rock. Dyatlov group tent was found 500m West/North of the outlier rock. The memorial plaque is fixed to this rock. In the same manner as the Dyatlov case itself, the monument that memorializes it looks absolutely different from every side you approach it. It is hard to believe that we are talking about the same rock, or case.

1959 - upper left corner is towards Kholat Syakhl top, 300 m away and up.

1959 - down there is the cedar and ravine.

2019 - Discovery Channel Expedition Unknown

Expedition August 2018 to Dyatlov Pass. Photo: Juri Kuntsevich

The search camp was down there. It may look like the cedar is down there, but it is not. The cedar tree is in the opposite direction, towards where the photographer stands.

Kholat Syakhl is in the upper right corner, 300 m away and up.

1959 - This is the least popular angle of the rock. You need to come from the labaz and search camp to take this shot.

1959 - Coming from the search camp. The memorial plaque is on the opposite side looking towards the ravine and cedar where the bodies were found.

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