DON'T GO THERE: True mystery of the Dyatlov Pass

Don’t go there is a welcome addition to the growing media presentations concerning the Dyatlov Pass incident. Like other works concerning this mystery, the eBook presents a reasoned examination of the facts to develop a conclusion as to what happened to the nine tourists. However, it is the topic and scope of the research into one aspect of the case that distinguishes Don’t go there from the others. The only criticism I have is the lack of a bibliography. A companion volume, the full autopsies of the bodies, is also available by the same author.

Are you kidding me? She says she investigates it but dismisses the karmen vortex theory because weather stations miles away said the weather was ok and the winds were low yet the group, if I am not mistaken, mentions the weather getting worse. Instead, she comes to the conclusion that most people, including first responders and even Yuri Yudin dismissed (though he did think something similar I suppose). Her conclusion does not fit the evidence in the files. I can't elaborate on what is wrong with her solution without giving it away but I I said to myself more than one "no, no no" and out loud at least twice "are you kidding me??!!!" No, I am not an expert on this case and I do not pretend to be but I have read enough books to understand it. True, abduction from beings from the planet Golgofur in the Hipolick solar system (as yet undiscovered by science lol) is about what some of the theories are like and this is abundantly better than those. At least it is in the realm of possibility but it's rather far down on the list of what could have happened, I just don't think it's believable. I gave it 3 stars because it lays out the theory fairly well, though dismisses too much out of hand, it adds to the literature on the case and was fairly well written by a person who does not speak English as a first language.

If you have already read books on the case and are familiar with it, it's ok. If this is the first book you are reading on it, go with "Dead Mountain" by Donnie Eicher first (even though the title itself is misleading). It gives a chronology of the groups timeline a little better, whether you buy into his conclusion or not. It is a good way to get acquainted with the case.

Myself new to this most intriguing of mysteries, I have been busy hoovering up all the information I can find. It wasn't long before it was the same old stuff, over and over again. While I am not so convinced of the conclusion here, this book does provide important and helpful information either omitted in other sources or barely hinted at. The new information is very helpful at getting a better picture of the overall facts. However, a weakness of the book is that certain other facts of the case are not really brought forth or worked into the author's theory. The conclusion in this book, which is at odds with the (two different!) conclusions in two other, recent books on the topic, starkly highlights the inscrutability of the events of 2nd February, 1959.

Well written and researched. Plausible theory, but no cause still fits this mystery 100%. I enjoyed the quotes from those who were there.

The author presents a really good argument in favor of a most plausible solution to a Soviet Era mystery well worth considering.
She goes to great lengths in considering alternative hypotheses concerning the deaths of several young people taking a winter
excursion in a remote region of the Ural Mountains. In doing so, she offers much empathy for the victims of what surely is a
tragedy, and this effectively begs on the part of the reader sympathy for their demise. How could we not then truly care about
what really happened out there on some cold, darkening winter's eve?

Such an awesome read with a very convincing theory of how the 9 hikers may have been killed.
Definately worth a read!

I rather wish I had not read this until I'd read everything else available on the subject, now I’m stuck with several books on the subject which I’ll probably never bother reading.
I had read two other books addressing the case, both of which only left me more curious, this book however seems pretty much to be the final word, or at least as close to it as we're likely to ever have. The author not only has done an excellent job of addressing the different theories which have been put forward, she somehow, without any obvious attempt at sentimentality, presented the deaths of these young people in an understated manner that this reader found quite affecting.

It was good the first two-thirds of the book. The last part got very technical with medical jargon and I couldn't keep up with it. The author was making a case for why she believed what she did but since I am not in the medical field, I couldn't understand the explanation. I did understand in general what she speculated had happened to the hikers.

I've enjoyed this book so much. I've found it well researched and well written. It is an easy reading even for those, like me, who didn't know anything about the Dyatlov Pass. The author did also a great job in explaining Russian culture and mentality to those who are not familiar with this country. I highly recommend it!

Started reading this book and fell asleep in the process. Kept going back until I finished it the next morning. The story is gripping, so I kept wanting to know more. Sad we will never know what really happened to this group.