We may never know exactly what happened on the highest slope of kholat syakhl mountain of the dead in the old tongue, in the ural mountains on february 2, 1959. This is the story about 9 ski hiker deaths that happened in the northersn ural mountains in russia on the night of february 2, 1959. The mountain pass where the incident occurred has since been named dyatlov pass. See more ideas about mystery, cryptozoology and ural mountains. Dyatlov pass incident graphic the black vault case files. In january of 1959, 23yearold igor dyatlov led a group of eight young soviet hikers, comprising. The incident happened on the night of february 2, 1959 on the east shoulder of the mountain kholat syakhla mansi name, meaning mountain of the dead. Teodora hadjiyska, the narrator of the dyatlov pass website, states that, the medical records simply that the tongue is missing. In february of 1959, nine russian hikers ventured into a remote area of the ural mountains in russia. Shocking new theory of the dyatlov pass incident the creepiest. The dyatlov pass incident explained by modern science. In fact, the radiation was only a trace and superficial. The incident happened on the east shoulder of the mountain kholat syakhl, a mansi name, meaning dead mountain. Probably the best explanation of the dyatlov pass case i.
The timing of this is calculated based on the undigested food in the stomachs of the deceased. The dyatlov pass incident in this riveting and informative nonfiction read, documentary filmmaker and author, donnie eichar, pieces together the mystery of why nine young experienced russian hikers left their tent after dark without shoes or proper clothing in subzero temperatures back in 1956. For a quick example, cracked mentions a tongue missing from one of the victims and provides an explanation for it, but neglected to note that it was actually the entire face missing, and that the cause for why it was. The dyatlov pass incident is an unsolved mystery to the deaths of nine ski hikers in the northern ural mountains on the night of february 2, 1959. Photo taken from a roll of film found at the camp of the dyatlov pass incident via wikimedia. Dyatlov was in a serious relationship with zinaida one of the few possessions found on his body was a picture of her. Dyatlov pass incident simple english wikipedia, the free. Russian national archives the body of lyudmila dubinina on her knees, with her face and chest pressed to. Most were in their underwear, 1 had a fractured skull, another had tongue and eyes missing. The dyatlov pass incident 20 put forward a theory that became the suspicion of several parties.
Dyatlov pass incident the dyatlov pass incident refers to an event that resulted in the deaths of nine ski hikers in the northern ural mountains. Emergency services have reportedly momentarily lost contact with the group. Dead ends and disappointments led to the quick closing of the case. Fiftyfive years later, american explorer mike libecki reinvestigates the mysteryknown as the dyatlov pass incidentbut what he uncovers is truly horrifying. The experienced trekking group, who were all from the ural polytechnical institute, had established a camp on the slopes of kholat syakhl, in an area now named in honor of the. Attempts at reenacting what happened that tragic night were performed without any real questions being answered. Slobodin refused to let her go alone, and accompanied her in her search and trek back up the hill. Keith mccloskeys visit to the dyatlov pass, russia. Referred to ever since as the dyatlov pass incident the pass is named for igor dyatlov, leader of the expedition, the events of that night have remained a mystery for the past 60 years. A muchhyped twohour discovery channel documentary aired on june 1, 2014. One of the women in the group even appeared to have had her tongue.
The chilling case spurred dozens of conspiracy theories, including alien. The dyatlov pass accident refers to an incident that resulted in the death of nine ski hikers in the northern ural mountains. Body found at russias infamous dyatlov pass unexplained. Shocking new theory of the dyatlov pass incident the creepiest case in. Otorten, russia, soviet union, understanding the dyatlov pass incident. Another 10 mysteries that defy explanation listverse. Two were missing their eyes, anothers tongue had been ripped out, and. Check out my photos and information from the visit. An unidentified body has been discovered by touristhikers at the infamous dyatlov pass in sverdlovskaya region, according to. See more ideas about mystery, unsolved mysteries, unsolved.
The dyatlov pass incident despite sixty years of speculation about the deaths of nine skiers in russias ural mountains in 1959, the dyatlov pass incident is. One of the last pictures on the camera final hours dyatlov pass incident film roll recovered images images from the recovered camera camera roll dyatlov pass discovery of. For the swedish reading audience, a summary of the dyatlov pass incident and. Specifically, it was in a pass known as dyatlov pass. That makes the missing tongue a lot easier to explain. Aleksey rakitin, author of the book dyatlov pass, introduces the version that semyon zolotaryov, aleksander kolevatov and yuri krivonischenko were kgb agents on a mission to uncover a cell of cia agents. With this incident, a group of nine experienced skihikers became victims of a mysterious demise which occurred deep in the ural mountains of russia in 1959. The main thrust of this theory about the dyatlov pass incident is based on the strange lights, tanned orange skin and supposedly high levels of radiation not true. The area was barred off later for 3 years not allowing skiers and hikers to go near there. They were to deliver radioactive samples and then take photographs of the americans, but something went wrong and the cia agents killed the group.
Ekaterinburg to the dyatlov pass the memorial rock and the location of the tent the locations of the bodies the expedition members the hunters mount otorten general photos. Til about the dyatlov pass incident where in 1959, 9 experienced hikers mysteriously died in the freezing ural mountains after fleeing their tent. For a quick example, cracked mentions a tongue missing from one of the. This incident happened on the east shoulder of kholat syakhl mountain meaning mountain of the dead. The general consensus is that the tourists encountered something military and classified. The untold true story of the dyatlov pass incident chronicle books, eichar recounts the trials and tribulations of his trips to russia, and reconstructs the dyatlov groups trip, with a strong assist from both yudin and yuri kuntsevich, the latter the president of the dyatlov foundation, whose mission is to preserve. One of the skiers was probably buried up to her head in snow and the tongue happens to be the softest tissue showing in this case. Russia reopens 1959 mystery case of 9 hikers killed at. The searchers said there were 3 or 4 branches of cedar underneath one of the dead hikers. There are quite a vast number of strange things which happen all over the world and the dyatlov pass incident is just one among many.
Last month failure interviewed eichar about the dyatlov pass incident, as well as the extensive research involved in producing his recent book dead mountain chronicle books. A body has been discovered by tourists at the infamous dyatlov pass in russias ural mountains where nine hikers mysteriously died in 1959. S02e09 the dyatlov pass incident part two in yesterdays episode, we retraced the route of the nine hikers on their journey towards otorten mountain. Russian national archives the body of lyudmila dubinina on her knees, with her face and chest pressed to the rock. Before adding the dyatlov pass incident to the realm of cold cases, investigators did try to come up with some explanation as to what happened to the hikers. Two of them had fractured skulls, two more had major chest fractures, and one hiker was missing her tongue. The dyatlov pass incident is an enormous enigma on which countless articles, books, interviews, podcasts, tv shows, and even a few movies have spawned from. There was a tenth one, but he left the first day in due to being ill. The killer lives, the program delved into a decadesold pseudomystery known as the dyatlov pass incident in which nine russian skiers died under unclear circumstances in. What really caused the dyatlov pass incident, concerning. The dyatlov pass incident despite sixty years of speculation about the deaths of nine skiers in russias ural mountains in 1959, the dyatlov pass incident is still an unsolved mystery. Russias dyatlov pass incident may have been explained by.
Only a few cases are more bizarre or stranger than the dyatlov pass incident of 1959. Gaume and his colleagues plan to make models to test their dyatlov pass snowslab theory. When she realized he wasnt at the treeline, she insisted on going back to look for him. The cedar thennow as far as the cedar tree goes, someone climbed it up to 15 feet which is quite a way up a tree. Three of the bodies showed signs of fatal trauma, with a cracked skull and two chest. The incident happened on the night of february 2, 1959 on the east shoulder of the mountain kholat syakhl a. Lyudmila dubinina was missing an eye and her tongue. Can science solve the mysteries of dyatlov pass the new york. The investigation concluded that a compelling natural force had caused the deaths.
Based on diary accounts, forensic evidence and files that have just recently been released, mike pieces together the graphic stories in search of what really happened that evening. This month eichar elaborates on the science behind his explanation for. The dyatlov pass incident was an event that resulted in the deaths of nine skiers on a ski trek across the northern ural mountains on the night of february 2. A lot of progress has been made in snow avalanche science in the past 10 years, gaume says. National geographic wild, vice, to keith mccloskey in his book mountain of the dead. Igor alekseievich dyatlov, the groups leader, born january, 1936. Whatever it was, something killed nine ski hikers in at dyatlov pass in the soviet unions northern ural mountains one night in early february 1959.
In typical cattle mutilation cases, the tongue is said to be removed or extracted, deep from within the throat, using some kind of heat ray or lazer beam, that cuts with precision. Dead mountain is a wellresearched, and respectful book about the dyatlov pass incident that took the lives of nine young russian university students in february of 1959. One member of the group, lyudmila dubinina, was missing her tongue. Oh yeah, and one of the bodies was missing a tongue. In the most gruesome part of the dyatlov pass incident, dubinina was missing her tongue, eyes, part of her lips, as well as facial tissue and a fragment of her skull bone. The leader of the excursion was an enthusiastic 23 yearold by the name of igor dyatlov for whom the notorious pass would eventually be named who had assembled a crack team of male and female skiers with the intention that this arduous trip would serve as a training exercise for a future expedition to the more difficult and treacherous. The dyatlov pass incident remains a mystery even 60 years after the mutilated. Now american film and television producer donnie eichar believes he has solved the mystery of the dyatlov pass incident. The group, in various states of undress, cut or rips through the sides of the tents and flees downhill to the nearest forest. Russia reopens 1959 mystery case of 9 hikers killed at dyatlov pass. The dyatlov pass incident creepy documentary youtube. If you think circumstances encompassing the incident are strange at first glance, the rabbit hole only gets deeper after eliminating the wild yeti, ufo, ball lightening theories.
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