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Jan 29, 2021 · Have Scientists Finally Unraveled the 60-Year Mystery Surrounding Nine Russian Hikers’ Deaths? New research identifies an unusual avalanche as the culprit behind the 1959 Dyatlov Pass Incident
- Meilan Solly
- What Exactly Happened?
- The Dyatlov Pass Incident in Folklore
- Avalanche Evidence
The Soviet authorities investigated to determine the causes of the Dyatlov Pass Incident, but closed it after three months, concluding that a “compelling natural force” had caused the death of the hikers. In the absence of survivors, the sequence of events on the night of February 1 and 2 is unclear to this day, and has led to countless more or les...
“The Dyatlov Pass mystery has become part of Russia’s national folklore. When I told my wife that I was going to work on it, she looked at me with deep respect!” says Puzrin. “I was quite keen to do it, especially because I had started working on slab avalanches two years earlier. My primary research is in the field of landslides; I study what happ...
“We use data on snow friction and local topography to prove that a small slab avalanche could occur on a gentle slope, leaving few traces behind. With the help of computer simulations, we show that the impact of a snow slab can lead to injuries similar to those observed. And then, of course, there’s the time lag between the team cutting into the sl...
1 due to a fractured skull. The Dyatlov Pass incident ( Russian: гибель тургруппы Дятлова, romanized : gibel turgruppy Dyatlova, lit. 'Death of the Dyatlov Hiking Group') is an event in which nine Soviet hikers died in the northern Ural Mountains between February 1 and 2, 1959, under uncertain circumstances. The ...
Jan 31, 2024 · Home. Topics. Cold War. The Dyatlov Pass Incident: Why the Hiker Deaths Remain a Mystery. In February 1959, nine hikers were killed while trekking in the Ural Mountains. The Soviet...
- Becky Little
- 41 min
May 17, 2023 · May 17, 2023. • 14 min read. A six-decade-old adventure mystery that has prompted conspiracy theories around Soviet military experiments, Yetis, and even extraterrestrial contact may have its...
May 10, 2021 · February 1, 1959, was the last night the hikers spent at the camp, according to diaries recovered from the site. Dyatlov, a radio engineering student at the Ural Polytechnical Institute, had...
On 27 January 1959, a 10-member group consisting mostly of students from the Ural Polytechnic Institute, led by 23-year-old Igor Dyatlov—all seasoned cross-country and downhill skiers—set off...
