Two theories for an unsolved Soviet mystery

What killed 9 hikers in 1959?
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In February 1959 a group of hikers disappeared in the remote Ural Mountains of Western Siberia. A search party found their tent weeks later, abandoned along with all of their equipment. Frozen bodies were found 1,500 meters away, mysteriously underdressed for the weather conditions: most weren’t wearing shoes or gloves, and some were just in their sleeping clothes. Even stranger, three of the hikers had suffered major internal trauma - broken ribs and a fractured skull - and two were wearing clothes contaminated with radioactive substances.
Nonetheless, the lead Soviet investigator closed the criminal case into the hikers’ deaths, concluding that an “overwhelming force” is what drove them from the tent. Theories ranging from rare weather events to conspiracy to UFOs have developed ever since, to explain what is now called the Dyatlov Pass incident. But two plausible theories, each involving an “overwhelming force” may finally explain what happened that night.
It could have been a delayed slab avalanche. The hikers dug a platform into the slope of Kholat Syakhl to pitch the tent, and a scientific model published in January 2021 demonstrates that this, combined with strong downslope winds that accumulated snow above the tent, triggered a deadly slab avalanche. This type of avalanche can occur even in places not known for avalanches and can cause injuries consistent with the ones some of the hikers sustained.
It also could have been a strong “katabatic wind,” a powerful wind that travels down a mountain slope, picking up speed under the force of gravity. In this scenario, a strong wind can become near-hurricane level very suddenly. If this happened the night of the incident, it could explain why the hikers would have abandoned their tent so quickly, as the powerful wind would potentially tear the tent apart. The mysterious internal injuries that some sustained are explained by a snow den the hikers dug for shelter collapsing on top of them.
Both theories offer potential solutions for what drove the hikers to suddenly abandon their tent, and why some were so severely injured. Ultimately though, since there were no survivors, many of the questions surrounding the case will likely never be answered.
Further reading:
For all things Dyatlov: dyatlovpass.com
Mechanisms of slab avalanche release and impact in the Dyatlov Pass incident in 1959, by Johan Gaume & Alexander M. Puzrin
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The Swedish-Russian Dyatlov Pass Expedition 2019, by Richard Holmgren
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Avalanche Dynamics: Characteristics of Snow Avalanches in Motion, by University of Washington Press via CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
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[@Vox]

One of the things that remains unexplained about the Dyatlov Pass incident is the radioactive substances found on pieces of clothes that Dubinina and Kolevatov were wearing. The expert testimony in the original radiation analysis report makes it clear that the radiation was unusual. The 1959 analysis included an experiment involving washing the clothes of the hikers - which they found reduced the level of contamination. The expert then emphasized that the bodies were found in running water. Meaning the level of radioactivity detected, which was excessive when the bodies were found, would have been significantly higher at the time of their death. Check out the original radiation analysis report, along with all of the other case files scanned and translated at DyatlovPass.com, an amazing resource that has compiled many of the original documents related to the case: dyatlovpass.com/case-files-371-377?rbid=17743 -Thanks for watching, Coleman

[@VagabundoBilbao]

Make a video about Taiwan situation

[@thibautnarme6402]

Cannot the radiation be explained by the weak measures put in place by Soviet authorities to deal with radioactive waste from nuclear facilities in the general area, or is that anachronistic?

[@tsaraura9549]

It’s so weird that they had that much radiation on their clothes

[@theserre]

​@@tsaraura9549 Not that weird since the report stated that the clothing was slightly radioactive and the 3 clothing items that was above normal acceptable radiation of 5000 dpm. Those items that were radioactive had readings of 5000 dpm, 5600 dpm and 9900 dpm. Also to mention was the clothing items belonged to two of the hikers that had worked with nuclear material and plutonium production in the past. There is an excellent video from LEMMiNO that is just 17 min that go in depth on a lot of theories about this posted 4 years ago.

[@ralpjosephjavelosa7451]

Blame it on UFOs

[@Laura-bn8di]

You should've mentioned that initialy there were 10 hikers, but one got sick along the way and went back. This story gives me chills

[@Pat_KraPao]

That changes everything

[@akaCristi]

the lucky one

[@snowstrobe]

Did they have a Final Destination event later?

[@M-Soares]

this changes nothing

[@saucyyikers3877]

The only time getting sick is nice

[@tackyoptic]

With context, "what made them leave their tent?" is one of the most terrifying questions ever asked.

[@humptetydumptety]

sasquatch

[@ExponentMars]

@@humptetydumptety Is it just me or is "sasquatch" such a funny word for something so terrifying?

[@humptetydumptety]

@@ExponentMars yeah when i was a kid i named my teddy bear sasquatch

[@salmonegg4321]

I think it was a Yeti who wandered away from the Himalayas.

[@TKOfromJohn]

@@ExponentMars not to the native americans. Sasquatch is American bigfoot. This was probably a yeti

[@Bogdan_Sarasek]

I live in Russia in the same city where these people lived, I graduated from university where they studied. This dark story is one of the most chilling mysteries of our town. By the way, the area where the accident occurred is called the Dyatlov Pass now.

[@lohithreddy6629]

Good videos bro

[@uxaines8910]

Снимите влог от туда

[@reset8571]

Извините, но это случайно не вы снимались и Димы масленикова? На их экспедиции?

[@shh11111]

Wow

[@ayushagnihotri5267]

वा बेटे मौज कर ली

[@elsakristina2689]

Just to clear things up: Dead Mountain doesn’t have its name because of a curse. It’s called Dead Mountain because there’s no game to be hunted there.

[@zipho5935]

Thank you elsa

[@yoboy6319]

@@westnblu or paradise beach

[@ShapedByMusic]

Who assumes otherwise? It’s covered in snow -22degrees c pretty sure the name dead mountain is self evident

[@forrestunderwood3174]

@@yoboy6319 Or dinkface valley.

[@AZ-kh7np]

Maybe all the game was driven out by aliens 😋

[@thomasking49]

Moral of the story: think twice about camping on “Death Mountain”

[@reset8571]

Btw I’m I’m a Russian, and I can say that they were a VERY VERY VERY skilled hikers, but maybe yeah “people make mistakes”, maybe. But this group had tons of similar trips in their record.

[@micha5200]

That name gives me shivers

[@eemelilounela1212]

I think I read somewhere that "Death mountain" is an incorrect translation. I think the better teanslation would be "Dead mountain" as in the mountain is barren. (Not much grows there and no animals go there so a hunter for example would be wasting their time goimg there.) Edit. Still a pretty creepy name for sure.

[@TheManinBlack9054]

@@eemelilounela1212 maybe don't hike on a mountain then. Simple

[@timberwolfmountaineer873]

We went there 4 times. In October of 2006 a group of enthusiasts including professional alpinists, geologists and other "science people", who have studied all existing autopsy and exhumation related documents, have solved this mystery long ago. Dyatlov's group placed their tent in (unknowingly)a very precarious position and when a very rare yet very real natural phenomenon occurred it caused what we all now know. Kármán Vortex with speeds of wind exceeding 160km/h, hurling hikers against one another, causing blunt traumas, tumbling over the stove, causing burns; panic and "semi-naked" retreat ensued when their tent was leveled and fer inducing vibrations clouded their minds. Radioactive traces came from one of the group member's heavy duty boots, that he wore to the liquid uranium enrichment plant where he worked and also to his last trip to Ħolat-Čiahl'. They slept in a position called "Voltom". Head to feet, kinda like sardines in a can, and that's how those traces got on other clothes. Lyubov' got her flesh eaten by small rodents before she froze solid. Blunt traumas on other members were from falling from the tree and into that creek "ravine". When panic gave space to reason it was too late, survivors were heading back, but hypothermia took over. We call it Height-109 instead of "Death Mountain". So far it spared us :) I will soon upload a video from the peak of Heaight-109. No UFOs, Shamans or Yetis, sorry folks.

[@handsomeherbivore4425]

Me after listening to the slab avalanche theory: Oh, yeah, that makes sense, nothing could beat that. Me after listening to the katabatic wind theory: Oh, yeah, that makes sense, nothing could beat that.

[@apg907]

What about fire in the tent theory?

[@sean631]

@@apg907 Lemmino, eh?

[@chronicallyalive]

@@apg907 Why would they end up 1500m away from the tent then? In fear of the possibility of a gas cylinder exploding?

[@handsomeherbivore4425]

@@apg907 I haven’t watched the Lemmino video yet ):

[@sean631]

@@silas5293 both worked in a factory of some sort, and they lived in soviet Russia- it wasn’t unlikely

[@DragonballBlack]

Do more mystery videos.

[@juanpark6107]

Yes

[@jttg]

Ok

[@ajgray5203]

go watch lemmino

[@joedalton77]

Do the roar

[@ConnorRoss]

Check out Lemmino

[@제규형]

I think this is one of the most interesting mysteries left in the world. There's no aliens, no weird pseudo-science or the mysterious Celts that History Channel tends to get overly into late at night. It's a pure mystery with only strange human elements. I wonder if it'll ever be solved. Great video!

[@lucasoheyze4597]

How about the Marie Celeste?

[@kooky1386]

@@lucasoheyze4597 Freak wave

[@lucasoheyze4597]

@@kooky1386 That's one of many possibilities, yes, but we will never know for sure.

[@vincentmartineau2006]

I think that the only way it will be solved, is if someone invents a time machine to go back in time to see this happen as well as other mysterious death. IE amelia Earheart.

[@kismetau]

The DB Cooper Hijacking and the disappearance of MH370 are two mysteries l wish could also be solved.

[@nikkicat254]

Why didn't you mention the 10th hiker? He got sick and had to turn back before they got to where the others were found, it was he who got people to go look for his friends in the first place!

[@chrmez]

because its not relevant? How does that change the story of what might have happened to them? It doesn't.

[@alexmcettrick7332]

@@chrmez there wouldn't have been a story if he hadn't gotten a search party xD

[@chrmez]

@@alexmcettrick7332 so you're saying nobody would have searched for 9 missing persons if he didn't say something?

[@alexmcettrick7332]

@@chrmez first of all this is Soviet Russia, so maybe lul. Secondly, they would've taken longer to look, and wouldn't have had an exact loaction

[@Jomskylark]

Yeah but why does this matter. A guy got sick and turned back. Ok? How does that help to solve or address the mysteries of the hikers?

[@extremev0ltage]

I never understood why everyone got so hung up on the clothes with radiation. The three articles of clothes with radiation belong to Kolevatov and Krivonischenko. Both who worked in nuclear environments. Kolevatov previously worked with developing nuclear materials Krivonischenko worked in plutonium production plant for wepons.

[@VirallVariety]

yeah true. This was solved ages ago, people should watch Lemmino’s video on this, he covered all aspects where everyone else conveniently missed out on to create a ‘spooky’ mystery when it was anything but.

[@radioreactivity3561]

@@VirallVariety Uhmm, no, Lemmino didn't solve anything, the stove theory is nonsense, since stove wasn't even assembled that night.

[@joshchapman4753]

Well in that case it seems pretty logical to assume it was winds/ an avalanche. Not spooky at all

[@radioreactivity3561]

@@joshchapman4753 Haha, alright, so freezing to death in the dark isn't scary at all? Wow, "not spooky", whatever man.

[@joshchapman4753]

@@radioreactivity3561 lol I meant it’s not spooky in the sense of it being something sinister like aliens, or something paranormal. Looks pretty clearly like it was a natural event

[@robzonefire]

History Channel: Aliens killed em that's for sure 👽

[@Crescent-IV]

*our experts think-*

[@TheMgutierrez]

Ancient alien theorists

[@apurvaaryan7984]

Whatever science can't explain Ancient aliens can(even if it's unlikely) .

[@garyofnyc]

@@TheMgutierrez "Could it be..."

[@harisrakha860]

I recommend watching the video by the channel Alternate History Hub and Knowing Better talking about the core belief of that show. Its pretty interesting to watch!

[@Nefarion90]

Russian blog writer and former soviet forensic expert Alexey Rakitin wrote an impressive book about this mystery (avaialable only in Russian language, unfortunately), where he brought up every imaginable explanation of this mystery - from an avalanche, to internal conflict within the group, to a raid by soviet special forces, to an attack by animals, to an attack by escaped convicts or native Mansi people. And he debunked literally all of them. That's the most chilling part about this story - there is not a single strong explanation to this story.

[@andrewhall7930]

along with these two theories, The new theory is that a fire began inside the tent. They used a woodstove inside the tent that could have malfunctioned.

[@wiawaysb]

there is probably a very simple explanation so lame enough that it would probably be underwhelming to hear. the reason we can't find out what happened it is because it's simply not possible to do so by our current means and methods. not because of a ufo or government cover up etc. also i think the stove thing doesn't make sense because i keep reading the stove was not set up that day as well as the tent not being burnt.

[@ChocolateMilk..]

@@andrewhall7930 It wasn't assembled.

[@Moodboard39]

​@@wiawaysbJust theories ...is over ...

[@evongilford392]

If thats what you think...

[@ricf9592]

The motivation and ability of these people to go on this hike I find astonishing.

[@zsolt8221]

they were researchers, they werent going for fun

[@nres1]

I don’t think they just went for hike. Personally I think they went there to discover or research or may be some kind of mission to accomplish.

[@klas666]

To research what exactly? Trekking on skis is quite common thing in Russia. Thousands of high school kids go to mountains every spring vacation even now. Of course, degrees of difficulty are incomparable, but there's nothing strange about a bunch of experienced trekkers taking that route for a nice winter vacation =)

[@klas666]

Don't be silly, that route is nothing special and quite well-known

[@nelixsulu6201]

When the sun sets on the horizon, I’m in the house for the night 🥱😴

[@awildymarcappeared6134]

Surprised you didn't mention how the avalanche theory's simulation was done with help from the snow animation used in the *Frozen* movies.

[@katyafan]

Fellow Deathling?

[@darinasmith96]

Doesn't explain the radiation and bizzare injuries

[@ramenking.v1]

Darin Smith one of the comments said that the two who had radiation on their clothes was because both of them used to work in a radioactive environment radiation lasts for a while depending on how powerful it is

[@westonmartinez7210]

@@darinasmith96 I think they got attacked by something big a bear maybe or bigfoot but something got them

[@AnthonyCalderwood777]

@@ramenking.v1 any source for that ridiculous claim ? who works at a "radiation place" where the radiation is that high that it sticks with someone for months and they didn't even use proper protection at work? the radiation was quite high, their bodies were found in water, which leads to further decrease of the radiation level. by the time they were found they had high radiation levels. the conclusion they worked in a "radiation place" would mean the radiation was that high that they could not have been wandering around radiated.

[@balam314]

"The Dyatlov Pass Incident"? "Oh yeah, I know that one. Not great, not terrible."

[@lonelypizza9394]

You're in shock comrade , someone should take you to the infirmary.

[@balam314]

Maybe I drank some bad water...

[@captain_toonces_8041]

YOU DIDNT SEE A TENT BECAUSE ITS NOT THERE!

[@lonelypizza9394]

@@balam314 perhaps you saw some graphite.

[@kevinm2094]

What is going on here? I was in the bathroom.

[@DRSYT73]

The hikers didn't just cut themselves out of the tent...they cut horizontal viewing slits at the top as if they were trying to look outside without opening the tent door. It's the small details like this which make this case so intriguing. This video oversimplifies what happened.

[@manchild3479]

Yes agreed,were they looking to see what was outside.Had they heard something before this.They were not trying to escape at this point.Forget the avalancne.,or wind theory.

[@ButOneThingIsNeedful]

It's a heavy thought that if even one member of the expedition would have survived, it would have made a huge difference surrounding this mysterious and awful disaster.

[@jorgesterling]

One of them did survive, there was a 10th person who escaped. For some reason they didn’t mention them.

[@ButOneThingIsNeedful]

@@jorgesterling Well, I believe you are thinking of the party member who had turned back earlier in the journey because he was feeling ill.

[@ishthiaqshaik1083]

@@ButOneThingIsNeedful one theory is he might have killed them and made up this whole story

[@ButOneThingIsNeedful]

@@ishthiaqshaik1083 I'm sure he was questioned, but I don't think that theory holds water for a number of reasons.

[@krokonuts9092]

@@ButOneThingIsNeedful is it a coincidence that you have an Avs picture?

[@Jake-tr1lm]

No one: Lemino viewers: I consider myself an expert in this topic

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

God I Love lemmino

[@danielretardo7075]

@@DyslexicMitochondria Hi bro!! I watch your channeI. Absolutely love ur content

[@pernille0000]

Lemmino’s video is both longer, more in-depth, and more original;)

[@AramiMedia]

This topic isn’t complete without “Siberian” playing at the start of the video.

[@nagendragpu]

😂😂 so true I was thinking what additional info vox will give since lemino covered everything

[@spvc4696]

Rest In Peace to those hikers.

[@justinneal4661]

does anyone else hover in a weird emotional spot where your like "Yo for once just let it be aliens" to "for God's sake who would even remotely suggest aliens?"

[@Toawii]

Me! I saw the title and shouted, "Aliens!"

[@goodgrapefilms]

ahahaha yes!

[@patrickbrinkworth9125]

@@Toawii i really hope we don't find aliens, for the "great filters" sake.

[@jlt131]

@@patrickbrinkworth9125 well now that the US pentagon has admitted to acutal UFOs... who knows?! we might!

[@jesusbeloved3953]

Agreed! I’d almost rather Bigfoot, than aliens!

[@ordenax]

If I had a Time Machine, these are the incidents I would go back to and observe. Not interfere and change. Just watch from far.

[@miheerdatar9955]

You monster

[@miheerdatar9955]

I would tell them do not go,you wont survive

[@ashutoshk7]

And if something paranormal event had happened you would also become the part of the story bro 😂😂😂

[@haleloop963cortex4]

@@miheerdatar9955 it is not wise to interfere the past because small changes can become big problems later even if it's something small like this

[@ordenax]

@@ashutoshk7 Thats what makes it more exciting.

[@criestlydelacruz5727]

For everyone thats is confused about the radiation clothe thing, they belong to 2 of the hikers that work for plutonium and nuclear bomb lab i think. And yeah, i get those info from lemmino, check him out

[@jaspersfilmworks1095]

hahaha, I was thinking the same thing, to be fair I still think Lemmino's theory has more merit to its claim xD.

[@criestlydelacruz5727]

@@jaspersfilmworks1095 true, its more detailed and well delivered.

[@johnlacava1772]

just Lemmino

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

@@jaspersfilmworks1095 Lemmino's theory makes no sense becaise the stove was actually packed inside a backpack, not in use during the tragedy.

[@dish7877]

lemmino mre

[@sovashakdarrtnovikov2538]

I've watched other videos about this. This video did not mention that what made the injuries so bizarre is that there were no bruises. Basically to inflict damage inside the body the first that had to be damaged has to be the skin. Or technically physical trauma creates bruises. If you watch all the other videos about this there is always a mention about this since the injuries without the bruises is one of the reasons that made these deaths interesting yet bizarre.

[@banrap9369]

dont bruises heal quickly they weren't found in time

[@meb212]

The thought that there were no bruises, would likely indicate a lot of these injuries happening post mortem.

[@JD-ht7yw]

They were also on the snow so that helps with the bruising

[@autumnfire1490]

@@banrap9369 dead men don’t heal

[@jjsmith3624]

@@autumnfire1490 dead men don’t bruise

[@xisumavoid]

There is a beautiful record about this mystery called "Sorni Nai" by Kauan. I highly recommend it :-)

[@catman0789]

Nice to see you here hermitcraft lord

[@mutabi908]

xisumavoid?!

[@aiyhavnouneim]

epic

[@sohamrane7715]

Hi

[@AquariusSubscribeToTechnoblade]

Xisuma does seem like the type of person who loves mysteries

[@ihallucinate3379]

This incident gives me the chills everytime i come across something related to it

[@grom3]

it gives a similar chill feeling to everyone touching this incident

[@Tawroset]

Exactly. These were athletic, smart and experienced young people who knew what they were doing. It's awful thinking that they still died such a terrible death.

[@stvk99]

nah, the Korovina group incident is far creepier imo

[@PraveenUduweriya]

Nothing explained why there was so much radiation with their stuff

[@shuvosalauddin3030]

Yes, I was about to ask the same question.

[@oaksynia7353]

3 pieces of clothing that has radioactivity in them belong to 2 men who have worked with nuclear weapons before so that's pretty explainable

[@TuthyTuts]

For sure the radiation is 3.6 Roentgen, because Dyatlov was in charge.

[@skrillicon]

Yes the pieces of radiocative clothing belonged to two that developed a nucelar bomb since this was the cold war, thats pretty likely

[@ashers.5856]

Look at Lemmino! He has an AMAZING channel, that dives into this incident and many similar ones. He found that the radiated hikers had worked within close proximity to radiation at their jobs. Again, he has a great channel, and along with most of the comments on this video, he goes way more in depth in his video.

[@nyxquatorze5600]

This whole mystery fascinates me to no end.

[@user-uh6vy4mo3j]

💗💗💗John 3:16💗💗💗

[@UberFluber]

One of the Final stages of hypothermia makes people undress themselves, since nerves are damaged and they feel incredibly hot. That could explain why those where undressed.

[@zarasamuels9377]

Yess! paradoxical underdressing, people also often experience being disoriented and hallucinations in the 5 stage of hypothermia. Its amazing/sad how much being that cold can affect the mind and often speds up death.

[@udayanbadola7077]

Thanks ...👍

[@luuksteller7223]

then there cloths would have been found near them, right?

[@hadassah_g]

wow thanks that’s really smart

[@96Hack]

This could be an explanation, however, they actually left the tent undressed (no clothes were found near them) which means they would have already suffered hypothermia in the tent. How would they have been able to run so far in the final stage of hypothermia?

[@ellechaika1378]

Try to keep your comments respectful. These were students* with their entire lives ahead of them. вечная память. Igor Dyatlov Yuri Doroshenko Lyudmila Dubinina Aleksandr Kolevatov Zinaida Kolmogorova Yuri (Grigory) Krivonischenko Rustem Slobodin Nikolai Thibeaux-Brignolle Semyon Zolotaryov* (was a instructor for Kourovka tourbase, not a student) Пусть они покоятся с миром. Edit: The whole reason I wrote this comment was because I knew there would be careless rats and theorists all over this video (see the replies for evidence) who forget that people (students!) died. Have a little humanity for them, a little respect. Спасибо.

[@zarasamuels9377]

Very appreciated, sometimes in these strange cases the identity and humanity of the those who have passed gets losted.

[@GregSmithFL]

I fell worst for Yuri Yudin living his whole live not knowing what killed his friends.

[@bingonamo7520]

You are right and their friends and relatives might be reading these comments.

[@m3rcurialis]

Why do I need to remember them?

[@CASULL455]

Zolotaryovs name wasnt Zolotaryov. He was 10- 15 years older then the rest of them .He was a kgb man, who did some nasty things during the WWII.

[@rehanpoonawalla7406]

I'm so obsessed with this case oh my god

[@Fazzelgaming]

Swedish television has an excellent TV show about this case.

[@mr.darkchocolate1674]

Simp

[@nautikient2151]

Simp

[@jareknowak8712]

This case was well studied and its already solved. It was avalanche and later wild animals.

[@ibadurrohmanmusthofa7619]

can relate

[@theraven1212]

i've watched multiple videos and documentaries on this case for quite a few years now, and it's so interesting seeing new theories coming up every new year

[@Johnsonsvideos]

I love stories like this, fair few docs like this. Keep em coming Vox, interesting topics

[@SavageNeos]

Check out Wendigoon bro, you'll love his content

[@sabrinam5795]

I know this was a tragic event, but every time I come across this case I'm just so fascinated.

[@Gilgaemesh]

Check out Missing 411 videos on youtube for more bizarre wilderness disappearances.

[@NFSAndrei]

Vox: Presents a mysterious incident. Lemino and Nick Crowley viewers : "After a million of years you guys arrive "

[@tsaraura9549]

It looks like you found out that I watched both videos

[@joshuaamy3010]

I mean, at least Vox brought some new research (published in Jan 2021) to the table, so it isn't just rehashing the same facts

[@tatotenaglia6548]

laughs in buzzfeed unsolved

[@shivamagrawal7345]

Vox’s research is completely different from lemmino

[@nirajshuklaNL]

Nolan from Donut brought me here.

[@jaypkr]

When hypothermia occurs, the victim succumbs to the weather and feels hot, a burning sensation. This causes them to take off their layers of clothes to “cool down” when in reality, their body is freezing to death. This would explain why they were found dead without much materials/clothing.

[@tarananajaika]

But as far as I'm aware, they left their shoes in the tent. Unless you suggest, they suffered from hypothermia in the tent, there isn't an explanation why they left without enough clothes to not suffer from hypothermia.

[@Chris-wq3pe]

No. Experiened hikers such as the members of this expedition who understood the effects of hypothermia, and awareness of the danger of the area they were in, would understand this is the case and would not remove their clothes because of common sense and the implicit understanding of hypothermia.

[@dindachancamui3508]

@@Chris-wq3pe it's possible because hypothermia can affect your brain too! there was a professional hiker in my country (Indonesia) who suffered hyothermia and found dead by other hikers without any clothes, the experts know that he died of hypothermia because there's a clip footage of him walking barefooted and wearing no clothes while collecting woods and screaming "hot! hot!", the owner of the video thought that that person was a mentally ill person wandering in the mountain so he let him be, turned out he was also a hiker who was separated from his group and suffering hypothermia

[@hebneh]

However, their missing clothing and footwear weren't found discarded near their bodies, so they hadn't taken them off after leaving the tent.

[@VeggieRice]

when you're that deep into hypothermia you do not have control over your body meaning it would be impossible for you to disrobe and engage in other activities

[@JustDevon1]

For those wondering about the radioactive clothing, the two owners of said radioactive clothing used to work at facilities that developed nuclear material

[@swaggytoast5242]

Source? Source? Source? Do you have a source on that? Source? A source. I need a source. Sorry, I mean I need a source that explicitly states your argument. This is just tangential to the discussion.

[@EM-zj1xm]

@@swaggytoast5242 One of the hikers - Youri Krivonischenko - shortly before the hike quit his job on 'Mayak' factory which located in closed city Chelyabinsk-40. That factory produced plutonium and fuel for nuclear weapons. He was also disaster-remediation worker during 'Kyshtym disaster' - a radioactive contamination accident on that factory. Just google 'Kyshtym disaster'. Source - russian mass media (i'm from Russia). I'm not sure about another hiker, but afaik he was also worked on some factory and could be connected with radioactive materials

[@iamacatperson7226]

@@swaggytoast5242 dude. Say it once. We can all read. Repeating yourself over and over doesn't do snything

[@swaggytoast5242]

@@iamacatperson7226 you're so out of touch with internet culture

[@Federico_Cahis]

They also wore work clothes on expeditions.

[@IbrahimAli-vv3df]

Can't believe Vox would cover a mystery like this. I want more.

[@PHlophe]

wallah, we need more

[@jpdutoit6277]

I remember writing a school essay about this a few years ago. To this day this incident still baffles me.

[@frisk151]

This is by far the best video I've come across covering this event / story... Thanks!

[@Sibunamember101]

Thank you for all the maps and visuals and the color coding as well! Really helped me understand the incident better.

[@robwilliams3055]

Comrade Dyatlov: You didn't see an avalanche because IT'S NOT THERE

[@robbieshand6139]

This wind is not great but not terrible either. (also RIP Paul Ritter, the actor who played Dyatlov who died today)

[@dionisiusdastin]

HBO Chernobyl?

[@tahahagar7664]

@@dionisiusdastin yes

[@shhlbnrys]

@@robbieshand6139 he died day befire yesterday ryt? Im not sure tho

[@waqarwani9446]

The Dyatlov Pass Documentary by Lemmino. That is just 🔥

[@rohitghali]

Yep. I watched it there long ago. Was fantastic.

[@rayhoodoo847]

Lemminos explanation makes wayy more sense to me than this.

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

Lemmino was a good video, but just speculation. These theoties have better scientific ground.

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

@@rayhoodoo847 It can't be Lemmino's theory because the stove was well packed inside a backpack and not in use.

[@rayhoodoo847]

@@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult What do you even mean with scientific ground. Just because they have experts saying that it COULD be an avalanche or the wind, which I personally find unlikely, doesn't mean that it was what it was. And where do you get that the stove was inside a backpack? The purpose of the stove was to give them warmth during the cold nights at least, wasn't it? Why would it not be in use.

[@roberteckhardt7527]

The whole scenerio is scaring me, definetely not a true crime type of guy

[@hatednyc]

I’m impressed that you’re admitting that here.

[@tanyag2499]

same lol

[@stvk99]

it's not a crime lol

[@persezyra]

They were 10 i think, one named Yuri came back home because he felt ill. Lucky chap, but sadly he passed in 2013 without knowing what killed his friends.

[@bricebonner7188]

Who's Yuri?

[@Tawroset]

Yes, Yuri Yudin was suffering from sciatica and had to turn back. Tragically they say he experienced survivor's guilt--it wasn't his fault in any way and he too was a victim. :-(

[@4grammaton]

"Overwhelming force" (3:55) is a mistranslation: "стихийная сила" translates to "elemental force" or "force of nature".

[@brizuelasergioo]

Which means the 1959 investigation didn't end "abruptly" and there was nothing misterious about this. Indigenous people in the area probably knew this already back then.

[@JV-nw4ub]

I remember reading an article about this a year ago or so and also remember not sleeping for a couple of days after reading it

[@dme3907]

They could definitely make an epic movie based on this

[@rmsc9127]

There's a modern-day movie called Devil's Pass that is related to this incident. Watched it a while back. If I recall correctly, the plot is about a group of hikers who attempted to hike the same areas that the Russian students did in order to find out what happened.

[@wolfinsheepsfur5268]

It’s a jojo stand

[@Moodboard39]

​@@rmsc9127yea but without that cheesy cam recording ...like if they were blogging .... Make it better version...

[@mancerrss]

This feels like an incident that would've sent to Fox Mulder's desk, be tackled and fictionally be reenacted in The X Files

[@rohanchoudhary891]

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[@lesslee]

Wait a minute. I listened to this story on a mexican podcast and their final theory involved this rare phenomenon that occurs on that mountain- something about a feeling of unease caused by some kind of invisible atmospheric pressure. I remember they said they may have began to experience intense headaches and an unbearable feeling that they simply felt they had to escape. Then the subsequent injuries were caused due to falling from that ravine into the hole where the injured were found. Please confirm this with that podcast! Leyendas Lejendarias !

[@Toadvine7]

I love this theory bit im dying to know about the radiation Levels

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

Arent these the kiabatic winds?

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

@@Toadvine7 2 of them worked in nuclear plants

[@mnbvxxx]

нет, у девушки был оторван язык, а у двоих вырваны глаза, это не был ветер.

[@Mirrows88]

Even though I've seen many videos about this mystery case, this have been by far the most complete one. It's fully explained, and it's attached to rigorous journalism. That makes it more enthralling. Well, yes, more mystery videos pls!!

[@reentrysfs6317]

@sonicnwings wings shut up bot

[@paperychunk2787]

the most complete?? have you watched lemmino's?

[@tomast1323]

@@paperychunk2787 lol

[@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim]

@@paperychunk2787 his stove theory has been debunked

[@paperychunk2787]

@@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim debunked deez nuts

[@exMuteKid]

Math teachers be like: now in function form, find the equation representing the distance of the hikers from their tent relative to time. Show your work.

[@dialectiks]

me: aliens.

[@Toawii]

😂😂😂👏🏽

[@eddboil3631]

That's what the people behind the theories were doing lol

[@zarasamuels9377]

Was surprised it wasnt mentioned but paradoxically underdressing (where you get so cold you think your hot) could explain why some of them had removed there clothes

[@44BlueFoxes]

The video says 'Arctic hysteria' at 4:04 I did a quick google and that sounds like the thing you're thinking of. It's also called Pibloktoq.

[@jellybr3ak]

What I still don't understand is the radiation? None of these theories explain the radiation.

[@FC-dr5cm]

But then you would have found these cloths next to the bodies. If they were still inside the tent, this explaination would not make sense. And the videos says they were experienced hickers, so they probably knew that would happen if they get too cold.

[@anahitaroy1886]

didja see that from buzzfeed unsolved?

[@emotiooon5837]

@@anahitaroy1886 what

[@NGC-7635]

Moral of the story: Just sleep wearing all your snow gear in case of emergency (Edit: Actually probably not a good idea according to replies)

[@Abdullah-mn6sw]

I thought that hikers did sleep with their protective clothes on.

[@klevino1179]

@@Abdullah-mn6sw No because it can cause sweating, and going outside with sweat on your body can cause you to be more fragile to freezing temperatures, believe it or not I've heard of people who sleep half naked in tents to avoid this

[@Abdullah-mn6sw]

@@klevino1179 I learned something new. Thanks.

[@Spectification]

@@klevino1179 Exactly, you sleep with maybe the bottom layer on, but nothing heavy. ESPECIALLY not boots, since they can cut off your circulation.

[@klevino1179]

@@Abdullah-mn6sw happy to help :)

[@annak7062]

"Why didn't they mention X??" Because they said that they'll only mention the most relevant details and this video is only 10 minutes long...

[@ulbiy]

Also, what if they needed to get out but the zipper of the tent was frozen shut? I think this would also be a good explanation to why they cut the tent open

[@starcherry6814]

Thanks for the theories! They're really great How about the radioactivity they discovered tho? 🤔

[@animeyahallo3887]

Time to rewatch Lemmino's vid about this one

[@haroldlalu1382]

Thnx for the tip!

[@animalmasti4991]

That's sooo good

[@Igyzone]

I still can't believe why there are channels still covering this like Dark5, Simple History, Infographics Show etc...Lemmino's theory makes perfect sense and should be official conclusion to investigaton.

[@CorporateShill]

@@Igyzone Bruh, science is never concluded

[@frozenweevil4022]

@@Igyzone that’s not how science works

[@lucykwiatek5159]

Can you imagine participating in a RECREATION of the expedition? If I got asked to join that, I'd just assume that I was part of a found footage movie.

[@GURken]

Last year a TV series was released about this incident and it was pretty awesome. Highly recommended.

[@SuperSpyKindaGuy]

Vox you save me with your fun, educational, hard hitting stories as well as the more serious ones. Thanks for being the media that we need in this information dark age.

[@darthplague6173]

Watch Lemmino's video on this. More detailed, long, and with breathtaking editing as always. A one man army

[@CorporateShill]

@@darthplague6173 No, the vox video presented new info

[@darthplague6173]

@@CorporateShill yes maybe, but it wasnt as detailed and didnt explain everything. Sorry if I sounded rude, whatbi was implying was that u should also watch lemminoes video

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

The name Dyatlov always reminds me of comrade Dyatlov from chernobyl

[@anameisntenough]

same lol

[@ricardorien]

Hero!

[@zaktabyte]

Your delusional

[@robwebster1098]

I was on the toilet

[@TuthyTuts]

Not great not terrible

[@songsabai3794]

Avalanche theory would only make sense if the 3-bodies with internal injuries were found inside the tent,not 1500m away.

[@jasmenloke4473]

Best version so far with pictures and graphic

[@joeymorrissey5916]

Theorists: Probably extreme snow and wind So what about that radiation you talked about???

[@mouricecheeks5215]

that's exactly what i was thinking of. did they just forget that some of them had a lot of radioactive particles on their clothes?

[@flecca7522]

yea they forgot to tell about it, but Its been found out that the owners of the radioactive clothes were workers from a nuclear weapons factory, it was the height of the cold war after all.

[@falink5826]

I feel like 'unusual' levels of radiation might be more common than we would assume, given that this was 1950s Russia.

[@toasterking1337]

There were only 3 pieces of clothing with abnormal levels of radiation and even then , they were barely higher than normal radiation. And if I remember correctly then those clothes belonged to a guy who had worked at a nuclear plant of something with radiation.

[@MM-px1gy]

I believe the pieces of clothing that registered above average radioactivity were proven to have belonged to two of the students on the trek which worked in a nuclear facility. Really not that baffling.

[@Ulalayumyum]

Basically, they still don’t know what happened to them.

[@nefigushki]

Also, they never will.

[@MerkleAkrunphleuphle]

IT was 100% the russian government. testing chemicals

[@nefigushki]

I take my words back. Mystery solved.

[@tenetnolan8302]

@@nefigushki what how?

[@christopherzhao3135]

I also heard about the stove over-heated inside the tent. This could possibly explain why they initially cut the top part of the tent open (in order to let fumes escape) but when they realized they can’t breathe any more that’s what made them leave their tent. This also explains why some of the clothes the hikers were wearing looked burnt and torn apart. But ultimately this theory doesn’t explain why some hikers suffered traumatic injuries.

[@Moodboard39]

Probably had fights

[@hansandhispanzerfaust6236]

The people with injuries at the ravine could have 1. Had been crushed so their friends carried them to get help, eventually dying 2. Fell in the ravine thinking it was passable and breaking some ribs and have a head wound sort of what happened in Resident Alien

[@z3n691]

"The first person to go to that place 1500m away wins, lesssgoo!"

[@senorelroboto2]

Neither of these theories attempts to address the "excessive contamination of radioactive substances."

[@joeyknight8272]

Is it possible its just a outliner,

[@Lightningflamingice]

The two people with radioactive clothes worked at a nuclear weapons facility

[@senorelroboto2]

@@Lightningflamingice that is the most probable answer in my mind but it doesn't seem like the researchers attempted to address that.

[@SkyrimInMyPants]

Somone of them worked at a nuclear site which is irrelevant to the video itself. Do some research yourself clown

[@SliceofBread123]

@@Lightningflamingice Would they have been wearing the clothes they wore to work (at the nuclear weapons facility) on the hike?

[@daneast]

Very good and factual video. Many years ago I heard about this, and started "investigating" it with the information available on the internet at the time. Then, the chances of an "avalanche" were flatly ruled out by the Soviet investigators at the time. Which, considering how most people define "avalanche" that is probably true. However, the collapse of a smaller slab of hard-packed snow (basically like a chunk of ice) most definitely fits the most-likely scenario of what happened. Because not only did they have a crushing compromise of their shelter, but then it also immediately caused severe injuries to some of their party. That would cause panic, and panic is the thing that really drove them away from their tent in totally unsurvivable conditions.

[@user-uh6vy4mo3j]

💗💗💗John 3:16💗💗💗

[@timokautto7349]

But had they managed to carry the dying three victims 1,5 miles away from the tent? Also the footprints won't suggest that scenario?

[@hajime6908]

@@timokautto7349 yep the avalanche theory is not possible. those that had severe injuries could not walk towards the woods were they were found dead, and nobody carried them cause there were 8, 9 pairs of footprints, so all of them walked on their own feet. also the supposed avalanche would have covered their footprints and break the vertical ski near the tent, but the skis remained intact

[@3ffynephrine615]

Aw yiss another take on the Dyatlov Incident, I was thinking this would be under Darkroom

[@trifio5242]

Please bring back the dark-room. This was an EXTREMELY interesting video. And I'd really really really like to see more.

[@madamesatan4921]

Still we don't know whay really happened and the fact that they were all experienced hikers is depressingly disturbing 😢

[@TurnCase]

The avalanche theory does seem the most logical, although I would have thought the tent would be more covered if enough snow came down to fracture a skull and break ribs etc. Also where did the radioactivity on their body come from?

[@anelpasic5232]

Kolevatov and Krivonischenko worked with radioactive materials, so their clothes getting irradiated is normal.

[@KryoNaut]

@@anelpasic5232 which doesn't make sense as radiation checks were done in the plants and if it was from the places they worked at it would mean high levels of radioactivity in their body too but instead it was normal and high radioactivity was only on their snow clothes

[@GB-np4pi]

@@anelpasic5232 That doesn't make a whole lot of sense considering that the radiation was found in their clothes, not the bodies. Why would you bring lab clothes to an extreme hiking trip?

[@elizabethdinmore2962]

If an avalance killed them tho how were there footprints for 500m

[@LeeAnnGlenn]

It was concluded that it came from thorium which was used in their lamps.

[@AkashManoj1]

More videos like this , please. Very mysterious

[@setgx9898]

You should view Mrballen he tells the story about it

[@hsfox2792]

Someone said that the picture of the yeti at 4:07 was taken by the hikers before they took more pictures, still gives me chills i swear.

[@deathstroke8639]

I need a source on that. Like where was that picture from?

[@hsfox2792]

@Rafael Enriquez even tho i believe this, the thought of that being the Yeti stalking them still gives me chills

[@hsfox2792]

@@deathstroke8639 i got it from Russian Yeti: The Killer Lives

[@jana19993]

someone farted in the tent and it was so bad that they all fled

[@samanthabird7973]

Okay why do these people not have socks on though, like they really slept barefoot in a flimsy tent??

[@TheMakomirocket]

Recommended Videos: LEMMiNO

[@coo4231]

Avalanche doesn't make sense. Any person w traumatic injuries were found I a group. The likelihood all 3 would be together if they were injured in the tent seems low. Plus they'd have had to go far. The 2nd theory though...at least the "snow trench" theory makes some sense to me!

[@justawinddown]

I remember reading about this years ago. Its amazing some plausible theories are able to be developed today.

[@Nefarion90]

My personal opinion is that the cause of the tragedy was weather/nature related. I think that's the only cause which can explain why they left their tent in a hurry at first, but didn't go far and eventually tried to come back. I can't really imagine how could that be possible if they were pursued by some people or animals.

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

Yes , true

[@hordaland100]

Recommend watching Lemmino’s video essay on this incident. Great watch!

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

Lemmino's theory has already been disproven. The stove was packed and.not in use.

[@nanobits8665]

@@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult is still doesn't explain the reason to why they walked in a calm and orderly fashion if it was an avalanche

[@akileapen]

I see a Vox notification, I click.

[@noahbpeters]

I clicked too :D

[@selfdiscardedkingofruin7291]

I love this story. Nobody really knows what happened.

[@igorpolotai]

Read the book A Dead Mountain. It offers a lot more detail

[@selfdiscardedkingofruin7291]

@@igorpolotai I'll have to check it out

[@igorpolotai]

@@selfdiscardedkingofruin7291 Great. I really loved it

[@erzcav4793]

@@igorpolotai i love that book, yes, really detailed, from photos, to interviews and all theories were given.

[@siomairice3207]

this keeps me up all night

[@AramiMedia]

“The case remains unsolved after more than half a century... This is the case of Dyatlov Pass.”

[@commentarmaster4956]

the hikers ... in the eraly moring of january 23rd, 1959, a ski and hiking team of ten boarded a train heading for the ural mountains in the middle of the soviet union. the group consisted of eight men and two women with igor dyatlov as the groups leader. As the train slowly advanced deep into the mountainous siberian taiga the group diary recieved a final entry: "i wonder what awaits us on this hike? Will anything new happen?"

[@timdowney6721]

@@commentarmaster4956 Wondering what one might experience on a hike, particularly if it’s in an area new to the hiker, is common. Most of the time, the answer is seeing new sights, new wildlife, etc. Interesting but common and expected. No one gives the pre-hike questions a second thought. Humans like to search for patterns and meaning......and we construct them when random chance is the operating factor.

[@Notllamalord]

I've seen so many videos on this topic but they never stop entertaining me

[@prod.classix219]

i feel like lemmino's explanation regarding the stove dyatlov brought (or one of the members, I don't remember) explains it the best

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

the stove was found packed inside one of the luggage. So it couldnt have been Lemmino's theory

[@VOIDSenseMusic]

The stove doesn't explain the injuries sustained tho

[@prod.classix219]

@@VOIDSenseMusic which injuries? many of them were either just frostbite or the few that fell through the snow

[@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim]

It was debunked.

[@stvk99]

no

[@horatiokim7141]

The fact that we get free documentaries on KZbin by Vox is truly a gift 👍

[@wipeout2098]

Perhaps the hikers only thought they heard an avalanche but it really was something else (thunder, jet plane, etc.). Notice they all ran downhill. Whatever they were afraid of was uphill.

[@alexbeone26]

That is a good theory. Additionally, it was not mentioned in the video, that one of the hikers climbed a tree to watch out for the tent.

[@wipeout2098]

@@alexbeone26 Thanks. Yep, it seemed like some of the hikers were trying to head back to the tent, so the danger seemed to have passed. Also, I just realised that aircraft might also explain the orange lights that other people saw in the sky that night the hikers died. Soviet fighter jets had afterburners by this time.

[@stevenweaver3386]

The "compelling natural force" probably left the tent and found the 4 in the ravine, inflicting massive internal trauma as they were building a snow cave for shelter. That gave the other 3 the opportunity to head for the tent.

[@Hi-lb8cq]

Actually there is more "last photos" but they never show you them because they can't be explained

[@ramal5708]

This is you mustn't underestimate, count out or disregard nature when you're out there. Respecting the nature is a must

[@assizetech9059]

We want more unique videos like this!

[@trashpanda9615]

imagine your friends suggesting a vacation trecking through the mountains in Siberia in February? Are you Ill?

[@JohnnyPhillips-uo5fg]

being young does not mean you have any common sense

[@kactus_3008]

There wasn't any pleasure trip, just some kind of experiment or breaking record attempt. There is something more though, these baren lands are not so empty or void of any life form as one may think. I'm afraid this one 'elemental force' were they looking for... PS. Being a hiker myself I experienced some sort of panic on the mountins slopes that I'd experienced only in the face of real danger. The russian folklore is full of mythical creatures that belongs or protect the nature. Trust me, the north is inhabited long before us!

[@EM-zj1xm]

@@kactus_3008 nice theory! I'm from Russia myself and I'm not a hiker, but I was in Western Siberia and Middle Urals, and I'm living in Southern Urals region. I even was 2 times in the city were these hikers were living (Ekaterinburg). And there's definitely something sacred in the nature of the Urals and Siberia

[@brunoseminotti5230]

There’s a youtube channel called “lemmino” and he covered this mystery and came up with a pretty good explanation that covered everything ( including some important elements of the autopsy that were left out of this video and aren’t covered by the avalanche and wind theories) It involved a stove they had in the tent .

[@jlt131]

A stove that was apparently still packed deep inside a pack, not in use at the time... Or so I've read.

[@brunoseminotti5230]

@@jlt131 I didn’t hear that.

[@mrinconsistent5951]

@@jlt131 I'm not sure if that's true

[@I_AM_HYDRAA]

can u tell me a detail?

[@brunoseminotti5230]

@@I_AM_HYDRAA Go watch the video

[@saarvinkumarponnusamy6800]

That one time being sick actually saved you instead of being healthy and carrying on with the hike

[@luchadorito]

Noone: Soviet 23 year olds: Im bored lets hike for days in the frozen tundra for fun

[@kirilll7806]

Russian*

[@luchadorito]

@@kirilll7806 fair enough

[@spark1400]

Russians amirite

[@ShyTentacle]

It wasn't for just fun, the whole trip was also a requirement to sport qualification for some of the members of the group.

[@ibadurrohmanmusthofa7619]

this is what i was looking for months