Snowy Ural mountain pass where nine Soviet hikers died in 1959

The Dyatlov Pass Incident: Nine Hikers Dead, No Explanation That Makes Sense

On the night of February 1, 1959, nine experienced Soviet hikers cut their way out of their tent from the inside and fled into the darkness of a Ural mountain in temperatures approaching minus 30 degrees Celsius. They were found weeks later in states that defied easy explanation — some with catastrophic internal injuries but no external wounds, one missing her tongue, several with traces of radiation on their clothing, and all of them dead. ...

May 27, 2026 · 19 min · Grim Chronicle