Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The unexplained files the Russian yeti

What started as an interesting look at the deaths of nine hikers/climbers in 1959 (the Dyatlov pass incident) turned into a stupid Bigfoot hunt.
An American (who else!) and a Russian interpreter follow in the tracks of the Dyatlov party to try and solve the mystery. Sadly he seemed to have already decided what had happened and looked for facts to fit that theory.
The big problem was most of the facts didn't fit or make sense, he claims that a Bigfoot had made three previous attacks, two on soldiers and one on a hunter, yet none of these armed men managed to shoot the thing, he also pointed out on all three occasions the Bigfoot was cornered by those groups and may have attacked in self defence.  Yet the Dyatlov party were in their tent on an open hillside, so they had hardly cornered an animal.
The action then moved eight hours drive away to a Bigfoot cave (I kid you not) here the guide who does Bigfoot cave tours (It just keeps on giving doesn't it!) shows us the nest, a pile of grass really.  Now our intrepid explorer and his slightly terrified interpreter alone set up a tent to watch for Bigfoot.... A tent? what the fuck for? they are inside a cave, and you can't see bugger all inside a tent.
Unsurprisingly there are noises and the American guys rushes out to see whats there and finds.... Yep a new Bigfoot nest. 
Now call me suspicious but it has occurred to me, and probably you that the guide might just want them to hear noises and keep his business alive with prime time free advertising.  Nor is it explained how Bigfoot Bigfoot makes the eight hour snowmobile journey to kill random hikers
The final part moves back to the hillside where the Dyatlov party's tent was pitched, here in an attempt to attract a Bigfoot he fires off countless flares, again this seems odd as most animals are scared of fire or strange noises (rather like Russian interpreters), now as a safety measure they have an armed guard (why wasn't he with them in Bigfoot bloody cave?)   After a while they decide to go down to the tree line with the guard, although for safety reasons the camera crew have to stay behind.  More weird noises are heard and with torches flashing in each others faces and the camera in best Blair Witch mode we see the sum total of bugger all, although after a few minutes they find a dead dear and the guide say they have to go.

So what have we learned?  Well we've learned that any American is totally the wrong person to look for anything in the woods or cave, and judging by the bloody awful camera work not much good at that either.
We've learned that really we are no closer to finding out what really happened to the Dyatlov party, but whatever happened I seriously doubt a Bigfoot was involved.
I really wish someone would put together a proper team of ex-paras/sas and do this properly, stake out the area with night vision kit, from proper hides.   I've said it before but you'll see nothing if you go crashing through the woods waving a torch and setting of flares, all you have to do is sit quietly and the wildlife won't e scared witless.... Rather like Russian interpreters, I did feel sorry for the poor girl.

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