Comments on: Tajik Yetis

By: DWA

DWA — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:22:47 +0000

OK.

We have another Great Outdoorsman who gets into the backcountry; goes on a hike somewhat over his head; listens to people talk to him in like say their fourth-best language; and comes back saying, what fools.

I barely even skimmed this. And my summary is accurate.

No wonder this topic gets sneered at.

By: Thylacine Escapade

Thylacine Escapade — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:35:00 +0000

Tajikistan has been investigated before, but this investigation is a newer one. If they do find one, i will be absolutedly surprised!

By: greatanarch

greatanarch — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:01:01 +0000

Yes, this is most interesting. We had hoped to make it to Tajikistan this year, but the place in the Pamirs I wanted to go to proved to be inaccessible without either a helicopter or a three week horseback trek over the mountains.

By: David-Australia

David-Australia — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:12:24 +0000

If they find one, may I suggest a name?: Stan.

By: Kopite

Kopite — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:07:26 +0000

I wouldn’t say Tajikistan is ‘new’ for research.

Dmitri Bayanov and Igor Bourtsev were going there as long ago as the 1970s.

In Bayanov’s book “IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE RUSSIAN SNOWMAN” Bayanov devotes a large section to that particular area.

In 1979 Bourtsev found a 35cm long track in the Hissar range of the Pamirs in Tajikistan.

In 1980 a further expedition included 120 people who spent a total of two months there. Researcher Nina Grinyova allegedly even had a close encounter with a creature whom she refered to as ‘Gosha’. Another member of that expedition had a much more brief long distance sighting.

Bayanov’s book is well worth reading for details of the above expeditions.

By: Adam Davies

Adam Davies — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:19:31 +0000

There is a serious possibility of a team going out there next summer.Discussions are at a preliminary stage, but have been going on for a few months now.As ever, we will have to see how much it costs. The information in this article is very useful, in the meantime, so thanks very much!