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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 experienced trekking group from the ...
- 1–4 February 1959
- Physical trauma and hypothermia
- Area closed for 3 years
Jan 31, 2024 · The Dyatlov Pass—the section of the Ural Mountains that the hikers were trekking to—is named after the leader of the fateful expedition: Igor Dyatlov. Dyatlov was a 23-year-old student ...
- Becky Little
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Jan 29, 2021 · Memorial honoring the nine victims of the Dyatlov Pass Incident Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. Today, the so-called Dyatlov Pass Incident—named after the group’s leader, 23-year-old ...
- Meilan Solly
Aug 22, 2023 · Published August 22, 2023. Updated March 7, 2024. With theories ranging from an avalanche to katabatic wind, researchers may have finally solved the Dyatlov Pass Incident that left nine Soviet hikers dead in February 1959. In January 1959, a 23-year-old hiker named Igor Alekseyevich Dyatlov led a journey to reach the peak of Otorten, a mountain ...
- John Kuroski
Presenting theories does not mean ‘solved.’ Theory and speculation about the Dyatlov case is a creative and scientific puzzle, one that will likely never be solved. Theories about the Dyatlov Pass incident have one thing in common. They assume there are things that haven’t been disclosed about the case. This indicates distrust in the ...
Apr 1, 2022 · By Alan Yuhas. April 1, 2022. A small avalanche on a desolate Russian mountain, harming no one and quickly erased by the relentless wind, does not usually make news. Unless it happens close to ...
Oct 23, 2014 · Skiers setting up camp at about 5. p.m. on Feb. 2, 1959. Photo taken from a roll of film found at the camp of the Dyatlov Pass incident (via Wikimedia) Here’s what we know about the incident ...
