Day trip to Manpupuner plateau and Dyatlov Pass

The expedition participants who arrived in advance are accommodated overnight at the club hotel (Nyagan), get acquainted with the rest of the team, receive the necessary safety instructions, rest before dropping off, and the next day in the morning the full team goes to the squadron site.

The place of departure is the helipad, which is located in the city of Nyagan. Direct flights from Moscow / St. Petersburg and other cities of the Russian Federation are carried out to Khanty-Mansiysk. From Khanty-Mansiysk (280 km, 3.5 hours), it is possible to get to Nyagan by car via a direct highway: a taxi for members of combined groups or a custom minibus — for participants of ready-made individual groups.

For individual, fully prepared groups, we can also offer a convenient date for the group. Departures are possible on Thursdays and Saturdays.

The Manpupuner Mountain Plateau or the plateau with Weathering Pillars (Mansiysk dummies) is a geological monument located in the Komi Republic. 

The second name is "Blockhead-of", which translates as "mountain of idols". Hence the popular simplified name of the outliers – "Blockheads". 

The Man-Pupu-Ner mountain plateau has always been a sacred place for the Voguls, but its power was negative. 

It was strictly forbidden for an ordinary person to climb the Manpupuner plateau, only shamans had access there to upgrade their powers. 

Dyatlov Pass tract is a pass in the Northern Urals between Mount Kholatchakhl and an unnamed height of 905. 

Here in 1959, under unclear circumstances, a group of tourists from 9 UPI students, led by Igor Dyatlov, died. The mystery of the Pass is still waiting to be solved. 

The tragedy that occurred in the north of the Urals still excites the minds of scientists, researchers, criminologists and travelers. Nine students, experienced tourists, went on a winter ski trip. No one came back. They all died in one night. 

The investigation was closed with the wording designating the cause of death as: "A natural force that tourists were unable to overcome." The guys died from circumstances that had no signs of a crime. 

But the picture of the deaths was too strange, and subsequent events raised a lot of questions. This conclusion contains more questions than answers and does not exclude many versions, hypotheses, and assumptions. 

The main mystery of the tragedy remains the simultaneous exit of the entire group from the tent in which the tourists spent the night. 

Otorten mountain, which is legendary, is located on the border of the Sverdlovsk Region and the Perm Territory, at the source of the sacred Lozva River. The place is beautiful, but dangerous. On the western ridge there are remnants – an Arch, which is considered a transition from the world of the living to the world of the dead. 

Locals say that terrible things happened on the peak, whose name translates as "don't go there". Shamans offered blood sacrifices to appease the spirits.

Flight distance: Nyagan – Man-Pupu-Ner square – 325 km. Flight distance Man-Pupu-Ner – Dyatlov Pass (via Otorten) – 80 km. The flight distance from Dyatlov Pass to Nyagan is 320 km. Total flight distance: 725 km

Transfer by minibus to a comfortable club hotel in Nyagan.

Check-in to the rooms.

Refreshing shower, rest.  

Optional dinner at the restaurant. 

The exquisite dishes of the northern peoples are an ethnic feast–meal. The cozy atmosphere, high level of service and delicious culinary masterpieces will enchant even the most demanding gourmet. 

The Siberian Region is a harsh and generous land. From time immemorial, the multinational population of Siberia has overcome the hardships of a frosty winter not only thanks to warm clothes and log cabins, but also with the help of a hearty, healthy and natural diet. 

The main product of the Northerners is meat dishes, where the main ingredient of Siberian cuisine is venison. 

Fish was also no less honorable among the northern peoples. Due to the delicate texture and unique taste, the fish of numerous Siberian rivers are especially valuable: nelma, muksun, sterlet. 

The chef of the restaurant treats the participants of the expedition with a variety of cold appetizers with mushrooms, unusual salads with taiga herbs, stroganina and home-salted fish, dishes from fresh northern fish, dishes from wild game, desserts with wild berries, as well as special teas with currant leaf and pine young shoots. 

The final chord of today may be a visit to a traditional Finnish sauna, which will relieve tension after a busy day and get a burst of cheerfulness and good mood. 

Evening rest at the hotel

Day 2 (for overnight stays at the Nyagan hotel). Returning home.

Early rise. Delivery of rooms. Transfer to the airport of Khanty-Mansiysk / Yekaterinburg. The end of the expedition. Flights to Moscow from Khanty-Mansiysk at 7:40 (Utair) or 6:55 (Aeroflot). Arrival time is 9:10 (8:05) Moscow Time.

The Circumpolar and Northern Urals are the harsh northern territory of Russia, the landing of the group takes place in the highlands, so the expedition participants need to be prepared for the contrast of daytime and nighttime temperatures. Depending on the summer/autumn month, starting in July, daytime temperatures rise to 25-30 ° C, while at night in the mountains the temperature can drop to zero degrees and even negative temperatures. 

Satellite communications are used in remote areas. The expedition participants are given the opportunity to use Thuraya or Iridium satellite communications. The provision of satellite communication services is coordinated with the expedition organizer in advance. Club SIM cards are used only in emergency cases, as well as for control calls related to reporting weather conditions and GPS coordinates to remove the group from the route). 

During the expedition, the team of travelers will be accompanied by the head of the group (a professional guide). The decision of the team leader is final and irrefutable. The participants of the expedition are obliged to unconditionally, upon request, carry out all commands and instructions of the head of the group and act according to the instructions given in advance. 

In case of unforeseen circumstances (weather conditions, the general desire of the group, unforeseen force majeure), the team has the right to deviate from the previously planned travel schedule and act based on the general decision of the expedition participants. 

All participants of the expedition must be insured by the insurance company Rosgosstrakh LLC and, upon entering the route, register with the Ministry of Emergency Situations or the regional rescue service.