What Happened In Dyatlov Pass Incident? New Paper Explains

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[@whatdamath]

My apologies for the previous upload, it contained a few pictures of human remains from the incident and it was missed during editing.

[@nicosoftnt]

I didn't notice or mind, it's fine

[@PedroelNegra]

you could just blur them, no?

[@Vincent89297]

I think KZbin has a tool that allows you to blur frames in a video. Doing so does not require you to reupload the entire video.

[@RudyCantGame]

It's part of the history, but we get it.

[@Skylancer727]

@@nicosoftnt Yeah honestly I just listened to it while playing daily tasks on Genshin. XD Yes I sold my sold to Chinese F2P. Sue me!

[@legendofloki665i9]

Can you imagine the horror of having a fire right there in front of you, and it's just not enough to save you. Even as it burns you, you still freeze to death. May those poor lost souls finally rest in peace.

[@DanSk451]

Ok, now try to imagine that. A fire that “tanned” them but didn’t warm them. I invite anybody to build a fire hot enough to “tan” them but doesn’t warm them. Try it. Maybe Russia has a magic kind of fire.

[@FussyPickles]

I can, that's why I don't go hiking in -40 weather

[@dustman96]

@@DanSk451 I got stuck in the mountains in just over freezing temperature with minimal clothing and had to build a fire. My back was damn cold and my front was scorching hot, that was even after building a wind break. I'd have either frozen to death or burned to death in 40 below.

[@DanSk451]

@@dustman96 There you go! You understand. It’s true that we don’t think straight while freezing. My problem with Anton’s explanation is them running away naked after an avalanche. It’s dead silent and dead still after an avalanche. Why would they cut their way out and run away from their clothes and their supplies? They obviously weren’t freezing before the avalanche. It defies reason.

[@ohla300]

@@DanSk451 humans panic and reason goes right out the window. ✌💗

[@Strype13]

Never thought I'd see Anton delving into the 'Mysterious Deaths & Dissapearances' genre. And now that I have, I absolutely want more of it.

[@kurtisgonzales37]

I've seen too many channels stray away from their roots, by going into criminal, paranormal mysteries. I wouldn't mind him doing it, as long as he stays doing the same content, but in order to grow, we've got to change

[@thelostronin]

This changed my life. I agree he should do more.

[@kurtisgonzales37]

@@thelostronin he really did himself a disservice covering this. He left out so much information to make it fit a narrative. If you have to ignore evidence, or add evidence to get a certain outcome... That's propaganda. I'd like to see the paper to see if they covered ALL THE THINGS HE DIDN'T. Like the fact they were radioactive, or ty fact they found that someone had climbed a tree at least 20 feet up. Or the way the bodies were found. He just regurgitated every talking point that mainstream has been pushing. Love Anton... Hated this. It makes me question how much he really knows.

[@thelostronin]

@@kurtisgonzales37 you sound just like my wife.

[@kurtisgonzales37]

@@thelostronin lol well, your wife sounds like an intelligent woman. You must feel lucky... I would. It's hard to find a rational woman these days.

[@5amH45lam]

I get sad when I see the pictures of the group before they embarked on their expedition. They all look so care-free and happy. It's a beautiful thing.

[@davidhowe6905]

I was thinking of saying something similar, but you put it much better.

[@a.m.pietroschek1972]

What, if that was their point? Maybe they knew they got radiated on the job, and only had planned a final party (or make dream come true), before committing suicide by ensuring cold, vodka, and poison work as double insurance?

[@Tawroset]

Agree totally. And when you read their diaries and letters, they seem so likable. It's easy to imagine being friends with all of them. That only makes it harder seeing the horrible way they died.

[@tayzonday]

Anton explains papers better than the actual authors at academic conferences. He should charge to film grant applications 😀.

[@caelestigladii]

Because the academics make it clear for their peers, Anton makes it clear for laymen.

[@whatdamath]

If Nature wants to sign me up I'm all ears 🌽

[@ReverendPuffin]

Wow! Anton has been graced by one of the old gods of KZbin, forget silver button, get this framed you wonderful person!

[@slaphappyduplenty2436]

No grants. Crowd funding. Grants comes with too many strings attached.

[@mopippenger7373]

I know right! Anton’s a real treasure!

[@tinkletimegaming8488]

I remember seeing a documentary on this that creeped me out. What was most odd to me was, after searching online for the autopsy report, it read that some of the hikers were missing eyes and one had their tongue cleanly ripped out.

[@Ihateironyanddumbusernames]

Yeah I read that too. He didn't mention it

[@hagi663663]

Couldn't wild animals do it to their corpses?

[@tinkletimegaming8488]

@@hagi663663 I guess it's not entirely impossible. I'm just not sure which animals would rip a tongue cleanly out of someone's mouth and only take their eyes.

[@-wenschow907]

@@tinkletimegaming8488 scavengers/birds usually go for soft, “easy to pick” parts likes eyes, cheeks, lips, tongue etc. They need a larger animal to open up the carcass first to get to the innards, small scavengers don’t have the strength and time to get to all of a frozen body. I seem to recall that one of the hikers broke through a snow bank and landed face first in a small ravine, which turned into a small stream of melt water later, essentially thawing and “eroding” the face only, while the rest of the body remained frozen. If you look at the autopsy pictures it should show one of the bodies missing most of the face due to that.

[@metcaelfe]

I watched a doco that explores the region folklore and investigated their photos found... there might have been another reason for them to have bizarrely pitched a tent outside the forest..

[@jvaliente9094]

if a snow fell to their tent, how does that explain the tent is in good condition and the arrangement of the things inside the tent was still organized?

[@user-bu7jl6zy5d]

And how did one man have both his eyes missing and no other injuries? How does an avalanche do that? I suppose a bird could have done that, but why just him?

[@wallycat7932]

Anton, no one was in their underwear. The avalanche does not add up. Look at the ski poles and skis still standing. A slab of snow sliding should have flattened them. No way is this mystery solved. Some of the hikers had injuries that would preclude them from walking a mile or so away from the tent. Sorry Anton, no way .

[@wallycat7932]

Anton you fail to explain why they tested for radiation. You failed to explain the injuries that point directly to fist fighting, Your explanation of how two hikers received burns is pathetic. The avalanche theory is unworkable.

[@xel1673]

Too bad Yuri Yudin passed away before this study was done. The events really weighed on him, being the last to see the hikers alive. He really wanted the mystery solved and to know what happened to his friends.

[@-Spartan-Lifestyle-]

"Factorio" shirt?! I see that you are not only a wonderful person of science and stars also a cultured man of games!

[@jeremygalloway1348]

Wasnt the game khoulat based around this incident?

[@thefarter6462]

i used to watch him back then, and his channel used to be mostly about games (educationally)

[@kittycoma]

thats my favourite band too! epic

[@sspeedd8809]

His yt banner explains it all. Man's a video gamer.

[@storm5257]

You smooth bastard :P

[@soodless4159]

Was not expecting dyatlov pass to be brought up on this channel!

[@zoranzik87]

This theory is so one-dimensional cos there is not a single word why were they so poorly dressed inside the tent, especially if the stove was not used that night, and also why have they descended more than a kilometre before trying to return for the clothes if only in socks and underwear in minus 30°? Not to mention missing tongue and eyes...

[@Kermthefrog]

They probably left the tent in a confused panic, and didn't think things out until their situation got more desperate. The missing tongue and eyes could be explained by animals eating the remains of the corpses.

[@MrArchy1986]

@@Kermthefrog they were experienced hikers. Shit, even I would pick up my pants if i was thrown out in winters blizzard. Its like hiking 101. Thats not typical reaction to avalanche. And why their skies are still standing straight near tents in pictures?? Wouldn't avalanche knock them down??

[@66fiveandahalf]

Carrion birds explain those injuries, there are also foxes and other small predators there

[@IsoSubject5]

I'm surprised how little this is getting questioned. An avalanche was one of the first theories but was easily disputed since the terrain was too flat for one and the tent was barely covered in snow. The injuries would make sense if there indeed was such a "snow wall" directly behind the tent but according to the photos there was no sign of such whatsoever. And how were there visible footprints weeks after or did the avalanche magically stop as soon as it struck the tent? It just doesn't make sense to me.

[@stephaniemarhevka8950]

Yeah plus if these ice slabs crushed a lot of them and injured them thier would be blood all over the tent. Also the cuts into the tent are high up if they were being smashed they would of crawled out. Something doesnt add up. Either someone cut the tent n forced them out or they cut the tent to escape something or someone in the front n snuck away single file or someone led them out single file.

[@cincin4515]

You do realise they were not able to get up to them until conditions improved? Again, watch how an almost flat snow drift can dislodge and slide.

[@oagorosito]

All those footprints found weeks after the avalanche were left by lots of people that were working there to modify the crime scene ha

[@jameschristensen1055]

@@cincin4515 Exactly. There is a lot to know about avalanche science, and it is apparent that many commenters know absolutely nothing of the subject, and have never set foot in avalanche terrain (i.e. the mountains).

[@roguedravidan2746]

Damn, for a moment I got scared thinking I was caught in an elaborate deja vu or a time loop.🤦

[@joakimedholm128]

groundhog dayXD

[@SpoilerAlert__]

You've been watching too much tv, time to unplug

[@roguedravidan2746]

@@SpoilerAlert__ 🤣 Actually, I'm binge reading all of Philip K Dick stories after a really long time. (I rarely watch Tv. News being the only exception )

[@lizardlegend42]

*Outer Wilds end times music starts playing*

[@planexshifter]

I dunno, I’m pretty sure I lived the same day 3 times. Either that or it was just the drugs.

[@wbwarren57]

Thank you! Great video! I heard about this incident some years ago along with all the fantastical theories around it and had always been puzzled by it. It’s nice to know that someone went back and investigated very carefully and I think what you presented here is a very reasonable conclusion.

[@humsterstories9736]

Half of the group, given the injuries they had, were unlikely to be able to walk 1.5 km to die elsewhere...

[@samtux762]

Yep. Murder. Radioactive clothes implies some spies involved. US spies didn't buy the bait and killed the whole group. Later that year several highly ranked KGB officials lost their position.

[@kitfisto1827]

The injuries could easily have occured after leaving the tent. The "crushing" injuries occured to the 4 hikers who were found months later under hundreds of pounds of snow that had collapsed on top of them. And even if the injuries did occur in the tent, the freezing cold would both numb the pain and slow down any internal bleeding. Totally plausible.

[@kitfisto1827]

@@samtux762 The radioactivity was extremely low and completely irrelevant when considering that one of the hikers worked in a lab with radioactive materials. Nine people crammed into one tent would certainly cause transfer to other articles of clothing. And there were no other tracks found at the site besides the hikers. So unless the KGB or Soviet military had levitation technology, your conspiracy theory falls flat.

[@anelpasic5232]

@@samtux762 Two of the hikers worked in a facility producing radioactive materials. Don't go all Hollywood on it.

[@jacobeastland4202]

@@anelpasic5232 What would make you not to go back to the tent to get your warm gear,even after you felt the Avalanche was over,and some of the tent was still on top,when they found it,not that big of a Avalanche,Imo.Some of there wounds to me sounded like a fight for there lives, an altercation with someone or someone's.

[@mxblyxky]

Yes that was a good scientific conclusion and explained the injuries on some bodies. Adding that they set up the tent in that unstable place due to the fog that took away the visibility and left them without seeing anything and night was coming; the photo of the tent assembly shows this. The two who died near the fire were the first to die and not the last because their bodies were lined up and their clothes were being worn by others. The scratches they had were because they climbed the tree. And finally, one of the members worked in the university's nuclear laboratory where he presented traces of radiation

[@user-uh6vy4mo3j]

💗💗💗John 3:16💗💗💗

[@aidanmagill6769]

How the hell did I miss this video when it released? Pleasantly surprised to see Anton cover this.

[@Ava-ce2ck]

Anton: explains what happened most likely according to science KZbin: adds 'context' by adding a wikipedia page as if this is a conspiracy theory video nice work youtube

[@htos1av]

"Artificial" intelligence is just that....

[@DanSk451]

I love Anton, but come on. Crushed by an avalanche, cut their way out of their tent and run naked in -40. With their fatally injured comrades? AFTER the avalanche? Start a fire hot enough to “tan” them, but not warm them? I don’t know what happened, Anton’s snow science works, but the human behaviour is beyond bizarre. Cut your way out and run? Naked. After an avalanche. No way. A fire hot enough to tan them, but not warm them? C’mon.

[@deuteriumiridiumkalium764]

@@DanSk451 about the fire's inability to warm them: I have heated grips on my motorcycle, but even though I have burned my palm on one occasion, they often are insufficient to keep my hands warm when driving under mildly cold conditions. The back of my hand can hurt from the cold, while my palm hurt from the heat at the same time

[@DanSk451]

@@deuteriumiridiumkalium764 I believe that. Warm palms won’t stop you from freezing. I don’t even question the avalanche scenario. Picture it. An avalanche hits their tent where they are obviously warm enough to be in their underwear. Cut their way out of the tent and run? No way. Dead silence except for your injured friends, and run to the tree line without anything? I just don’t believe that. 5 steps in your shorts in -40 and you would know you are dead in minutes if you don’t find a coat. If you were in your right mind. Have a great day Wonderful Person!

[@robharwood3538]

@@DanSk451 "Cut their way out of the tent and run? No way. " What's the alternative? Stay in their crushed tent, smothered by snow and ice in the high wind with no source of warmth? The tent would normally insulate them but, being crushed, it would immediate fail to serve that function; their wind wall that they had created by digging the hole would normally deflect the wind, but unfortunately that wind wall was the thing that collapsed and crushed them, so it too no longer served to protect them from the wind. They were completely exposed to the elements with several of their crew severely injured and needing shelter. What's your alternative plan? Remember, they had no idea what had just happened scientifically -- we only just figured it out 60 years later -- for all they knew, they might be sitting on top of the next piece of the avalanche to fall. They might die in seconds or minutes if they stayed there. They had no way of knowing what the best course of action would be, especially since it was the middle of the night. Stay in a potential death trap while listening to your friends crying in agony? No way. Running for actual safety doesn't seem unreasonable, given the limited knowledge of the true situation they would have had. "Dead silence ..." Howling winds! Snow blasting your face and all around you! You were just awakened by a tremendous crash of ice and snow on top of you! Not 'dead silence'. "... run to the tree line without anything?" 4 of the members were dressed, some weren't. That shows that it wasn't so easy for them to recover equipment, if only 4 managed to do so. That, plus they didn't know if staying put was safe or not. Where there's one avalanche, another may follow.

[@matts.5530]

Love your videos and how you present them in easily understandable terms! Good work dude

[@JillB723]

The only problem with this is that the four who had the worst injuries were those who tried to build a shelter, some considerable distance from the tent. The injuries were reported as catastrophic and, therefore, it sounds implausible they would have survived long enough to build a shelter, They also may have taken some of the clothing to the two men at the fire site. This is by no means solved.

[@op12studio]

Of course KZbin wants to throw their 2¢ in... So tired of seeing those banners under videos.

[@Gabe7Gal]

@Choco TACO As if that changes the fact that these youtube prompts are intrusive

[@PolarDoc22]

@Seagal's Best Movie yeah, they own a website. so what, its onnoxious and the whole reason it exists is ideological control. Seeing that shit under more and more videos - “Here’s a wikipedia article” like we’re children who look to wikipedia for anything. what a joke.

[@tedmccarthy4761]

@@PolarDoc22 Remember that this happened under the brutal Soviet government, where the prime concern of every official was "Cover my ass." All records from the period are suspect for that reason. Now, under the brutal Putin dictatorship, things are much the same.

[@goldengoose97]

The people in their underwear probably had already passed and the other hikers needed to use their clothes to keep warm

[@kennethferland5579]

That is exactly what happened, some articles of clothing were actually cut off the stiff bodies and then found on people who were trying to get back to the tent. No one intentionally undressed.

[@sharonh.harris1924]

I've read about this in books, articles, and watched documentaries. Thank you for sharing. You did an excellent job explaining and it does make sense. Well done.

[@quivalla]

Its weird that after the avalanche and they dung themselves out, they would walk away from the equipment. Several people are seriously hurt and most have no proper clothing. Its dark, windy and the snow is deep so its not like they ran. They knew that leaving clothing behind is a death sentence. You would think there would be a moment when they all got out and took a few minutes to determine what to do. What was the motivation for leaving the tent without clothes?...another avalanche?. Leaving your clothes behind is 100 percent death sentence in those conditions . How many people have been in an avalanche and then another one comes soon after?....its possible but rare. I could see them moving away a bit and let things settle and then go get the equipment. Not going over a 1.5km away in the dark, cold, naked night. The logic of this baffles me more than any other story. You would think one or two of them would stay and collect gear while others moved away. Avalanche seems likely but what they did after does not.

[@marlonbryanmunoznunez3179]

That's anomaly hunting. They saw four of their friends die crushed by an avalanche. Got out in the dark scared without knowing how big the avalanche was, some even got burned by the stove, so they ran for their lives in an adrenaline rush in different groups. When they realized the avalanche wasn't that big some tried to hurriedly go back to get their clothes and equipment. Some died moving back to the tent frozen in place. Some didn't knew were they were or were in shock, so they tried to group and light a fire so they could wait for light to get their equipment but failed and got frozen themselves. Easy explanations for everything. People do not act perfectly logically or rational all the time, specially in high stress situations, and that even cost them their lives.

[@mikolajtrzeciecki7979]

@@marlonbryanmunoznunez3179 "They saw four of their friends die crushed by an avalanche" Precisely who died in the tent, according to you? " they ran for their lives in an adrenaline rush in different groups" which part of investigation reports make you think this?

[@Ometecuhtli]

@@marlonbryanmunoznunez3179 They didn't die in the tent, actually the ones who got hurt by the avalanche were found about 2.5 km away months after the accident and much of the mystery surrounding the initial discovery was because the bodies of the 5 hikers had showed that they obviously died from hypothermia.

[@i_likebeing_home8733]

Wow! Really cool. I been thinking about this story a few times in my life. Thank you!

[@iamtheleuz]

Anton: “it’s explained! Papers, tests, observations” Me: “ok, it’s aliens”

[@rheticus5198]

Anton in the Simpsons: We're not here to discuss monsters. Everybody else: Aaawww.

[@murrayflewelling1258]

As someone has looked at those first things, I assure you that your explanation is on par with his. Though it was not aliens, the avalanche theory is cringe worthy to listen to when one has serious knowledge of all the facts, many of which are left out on You Tube video's individually, but almost covered as a whole, collectively. And the fact that the evidence has changed and things have been left out or added, is the real clue and dismisses any possibility of a weather or climate event. Anton is great at science, he misses it badly on this one !

[@misterflibble6601]

@@murrayflewelling1258 No one should take your assurances when you provide nothing to support your assertions. Please, clue us in on all the things you've looked into and all the "serious knowledge" you have and all the evidence that has changed, added or left out and why, exactly it's the "real clue" and how dismisses any possibility of a weather or climate event. Otherwise your refutation is just mindless speculation devoid of any evidence or facts and amounts to nothing more than ad hominem attack

[@youlemur]

@@misterflibble6601 I bet he's talking about the missing tongues and radioactivity.

[@robbyrutz2925]

@@murrayflewelling1258 disagree mucho

[@lookronjon]

Hello incredible person. I just made that up. Thank you for bringing this to us Anton. I’ve always wondered about this and it makes perfect sense. Logic always prevails.

[@terenceramroop]

I've always been interested in this event. Thank you for touching on it. Really value your opinions.

[@ggomez4573]

Hears about this case 50 times but was fairly pleased with this version. It's like im relearning the whole case. Ty anton

[@Arturs1984]

What about camera? Why one member found with camera over his neck? He tried to caprure something. Why 9 frames is missing of film?

[@MrPhife333]

Anton, you are an awesome (and "wonderful") person! I love your sensible and informative videos. Thanks as always for sharing with us!

[@uralbob1]

Anton, I just found your channel! I see you have a huge amount of very interesting videos. Anyway, when I saw the wealth of great content, I immediately subscribed. Thank you sincerely!

[@joandolliedoyle775]

Really interesting, very sad for the people involved, despite their efforts they were doomed.

[@vladdabad]

"in Russia" ...worse ways to go...

[@atla_744]

You should watch "The Dyatlov Pass Case" by LeMMiNO. Really cool video👍

[@joandolliedoyle775]

@@atla_744 thanks, will check it out.

[@siritio3553]

@@vladdabad And what are the worse ways to go "in Russia"? What are you insinuating?

[@vladdabad]

@@siritio3553 well im "insinuating" there are worse ways to die in my country...as it can be dangerous for many reasons and of all the ways IV seen and heard of people dieing there ....there are worse ways to go... Comprende Mr insinuation? Great

[@vedantyadav378]

Short mystery - When first this showed up in my recommended and showed that I hadn't watched it, I was quite confused, as I remembered having watched it the last day. I checked my histroy and it showed that the video was unlisted. Even more puzzled, I came back and saw that the video was same. Now that was puzzling. Until I saw Anton's comment. Mystery solved.

[@zazugee]

it's a conspiracy, someone altered you timeloop

[@vedantyadav378]

@@zazugee I fear the Time stone is being used again. Begun, the Time Wars has

[@renupathak4442]

Anton is the best. You simplify not only cosmology but unusual events. I appreciate the amount of reading you must have done to explain so graphically this unfortunate incident. As always God bless you. Very very interesting!

[@electricdreamer]

Wow Anton, you actually explained what happened really clearly! Unlike every other channel on KZbin, they tend to go for aliens or supernatural explanations.

[@anecro]

Most other channels that cover this mystery usually stink from a mile away, from their profile picture, name and video title to the way the narrator speaks. This is a research paper channel. It's way more serious than the others.

[@cincin4515]

The rational explanation gets less views.

[@pizzyb2595]

Anton, could you please explain some of the very strange injuries that some of the people had. How could they have suffered severe skeletal damage without any outer signs of injury? How could one of the people have had his tongue missing/ cut off? How come 2 people's eyes were missing? One person's skull was severely crushed on one side, again no outer damage? I find these injuries very puzzling and cannot accept that an avalanche could have caused them! You did not mention the types of injuries or go into too much detail about them, so I am a bit confused. Thank you very much.

[@jameschristensen1055]

The various injuries were perfectly consistent with the effects of a slab avalanche. Avalanches generate tremendous forces, such that victims can be twisted like a dishrag. The missing soft tissue - admittedly horrifically - can be explained by the scavenging activities of wildlife. Ravens are notorious for plucking out the eyes of deceased mammals, whether human or other species. The more bodies are concentrated in a given area, the greater the likelihood that they will quickly be discovered by Ravens.

[@davidmiracle398]

Thank you Anton for putting a calm, scientific explanation on a tragedy that has been exploited in a number of books and radio shows. I remember listening to a histrionic account of this tragedy on Coast To Coast a few years ago. Your logical explanation of what really happened to these poor people is very satisfying to those of us who seek knowledge and not nonsense.

[@johnnymack8442]

I read about and watched many videos about this over the years. It's nice to finally know what probably happened! Thanks

[@XanderBudnick]

Thanks for this Video, As a solo winter camper the Dyatlov Pass Mystery always kinda spooked me :p

[@jasonuerkvitz3756]

Great re-cap of the study analysis. Seeing the pictures of them, though, makes me really sad. They seemed like lovely people who really had a true love and zeal for the outdoors. It's sad to think they had to die in such a miserable way. The wilderness is a truly unforgiving place even for those who cherish it and seek to master it.

[@PeteofHartainia]

The hikers also used a portable stove in the tent for heat. Some have speculated this was the source for the burns on their bodies. It would make sense that if the tent were crushed, the stove would be tossed and cause burns as the hikers tried to escape. I think it was Nexpo here on youtube that did a good analysis of the incident. After escaping the tent the hikers may have been separated, some went to the trees for shelter and others went to some hills, where both groups perished to the cold.

[@IosifStalinsendsyoutoGulag]

He literally explained how and why they divided in 3 groups.

[@bethg.5611]

That wouldn't pull out your tongue.

[@jacobxaviermitchell7559]

How can this video only have 6.5k likes? So well done. Love your videos, Anton!

[@wireyourself]

Oh wow that makes sense. Thank you 🙏 for clearing up some questions that were not answered so well . Yay you rock!

[@ohla300]

Great breakdown! Makes so much sense. I remember getting frost nip as a kid during a blizzaed, and when I ran the shower water and got in it burned but I was so cold I didn't care. I wonder if that's how it was for them by the fire? Sad! The shower water was warm to my hands but my feet was not happy. RIP Hikers 😭✌💗

[@Se7nDust]

The skis holding up the tent are still perfectly upright, so it couldnt have been too much snow. They would have dug it out and NEVER would have left their gear/clothes in that cold

[@LyubomirIko]

Makes no sense why they are naked in those conditions. Even simple stuff like this are not explained here.

[@Se7nDust]

@@LyubomirIko i read the book Dead Mountain years ago, and the theory there is that wind rolling off the summit created a pressure murmur whereas the hikers woke up and couldnt breathe or figure out what was wrong so left in a panic daze. Another option is one person flipped out due to a love triangle so others fled the danger in the tent. Totally not like Anton to say something is definitive when it's not 🤔

[@Ometecuhtli]

@@Se7nDust I don't think they needed to be in a panic to leave the place in such a hurry, after all if an avalanche that caused serious injuries to 3 of their members just happened it isn't a bad idea to get out of there as soon as possible. They can't tell at that moment if they had misjudged the nature of the local terrain and its conditions (avalanches do occur despite seeming unlikely when they camped) or if this is a freak accident, and to what degree they were responsible for it (the Swiss team considered it so, that without the little digging they did it would've never happened). It is also possible that the 2 "naked" hikers (they had their underwear on) left with their clothes on but were stripped out of them when they died and the other 4 survivors made haste down to the ravine seeing how the weather deteriorated. The placing of the bodies, parallel to each other, in a similar posture, suggests that their companions didn't want them to be found in the same tragic position of their deaths, the leg of one of them a little out of place from taking the boot off at the last moment and obviously not having time to put the sock on again.

[@Se7nDust]

@@Ometecuhtli In a follow up post i mentioned the main theory of the "dead mountain" book as wind reverbations from the crest causing breathing panic. The scene 25+ days later showed a camp still in place, and bodies suffering fall injuries and natural flow processes. The issue for moutainists is it's ok to leave camp bc of emergency. If it needs digging ok then ok. The party showed no intention to return, which means the hazard was stationed there bc even a crazed mountaineer knows what no kit spells

[@anecro]

@@LyubomirIko another commenter explained this in a comment above this one. It's actually the warmest way to sleep in sleeping bags because clothes would make you sweat or sweat more, which would decrease your temperature, quickly too in such conditions. The reason why this wasn't explained here it's because it's standard knowledge to those who do this sort of thing dude.

[@javieroliveras344]

I love your videos. So interesting. What's intriguing is the radioactive part of the story.

[@sunrisings292]

As said, the most notorious thing about this case to me is that the hikers took a lot of pictures of their final journey. Good looking guys and girls enjoying their hike. We can see their real final days (and perhaps, hours)... And also we can see how they were found. A haunting thing, difficult to forget.

[@QuixoteBadger]

My first and only question still remains as it has been for years. Why were they naked?

[@JamJestKesh]

possibly avalanche was still going on, and they didnt have time? or were afraid that rummaging around could set it off again? thats a bit contradicted, byt them walking and not running, but its also possible, that they walked as to not set off another avalanche. this entire event is so misterious exactly, because its hard to explain everything with one theory

[@istvankrizsanyik]

@@JamJestKesh Why would they undress in the tent? Outside is -40 Celsius, they can"t start a fire inside the tent. There is only one scenario I would take off my clothes at -40Celsius is if all of my clothes were completely wet soaked.

[@Bronco541]

Because Russians :p

[@JamJestKesh]

@@istvankrizsanyik i remember seeing photos of their tent having a smoke pipe, so they could've had some heater inside?

[@QuixoteBadger]

Let us be real. They were having [REDACTED]

[@co5867]

finally, i knew this story so long, now i am happy to know more

[@sMASHsound]

same here.

[@Philoreason]

I really like this vid, a welcome break from the usual space videos

[@phoebejanemiller1671]

This is the most probably theory I have come across. It does explain pretty much everything. For a while I seriously doubted the avalanche theory because the footprints of the hikers were fond going down the mountain. If there was an avalanche, the footprints surely would have been covered! However, now that I understand what a slab avalanche is, it makes a lot of sense. This would perfectly explain why they left the tent in such a rush but walked away slowly, why they were so poorly dressed, and why they died with such bizarre injuries. It would also explain why the tent was found covered in snow. I'm never one to subscribe to conspiracy theories, but this case was so strange I actually found the weapons testing theory to be compelling. But now that I know about the science behind the slab avalanche, I am satisfied to lay this case to rest. Thank you for putting forth such a clear explanation of the paper!!!

[@joshuaroby8032]

Wait, if the pressure of the ice was so great, how could the tents possibly be left behind, and still intact

[@scottbaker4534]

Possibly due to the flexible nature of the material. They may have merely "rolled with it", whereas bodies are not so likely to roll like that without damage.

[@vashstarwind36]

I'm a longtime fan. All of your videos are super interesting @AntonPetrov

[@SchroderCat]

This is a great explanation. Well done.

[@tmcleanful]

Ah yes, the avalanch that crushed them while they were in their tents, and then the avalanch got up and walked away, leaving no trace of ever having been there, and also fixed up the tents afterwards.

[@LiveFreeOrDie2A]

WTF are you talking about you clown? @6:12 you can clearly see a tent that is flattened covered in snow and NOT “fixed up”. And-“leaving no trace of ever having been there”- I’d say the fact 4 members of the party were buried deep under the snow is a pretty big “trace” of it having been there.

[@davidanalyst671]

No worries about the remains. I'm just happy that Anton knows the best computer game on the planet... factorio!!

[@RealBradMiller]

This comment worried me for a second...

[@Snibble]

@@RealBradMiller me 2

[@sheaschmidt340]

Dude factorio makes me crave Adderall

[@Snibble]

@@sheaschmidt340 time to relax

[@Bitter_Biscuit]

THE FACTORY MUST GROW LADS

[@mikolajtrzeciecki7979]

I find it really wonderful how science can explain the old mysteries. Can the simulation of the slab avalanche also explain why the 4 members of the expedition, who were stricken hardest by the slabs (smashed skull, one- or two-sided chest collaps, heart chambers inner bleeding) were also precisely the ones who were best clothed, walked furthest, and died last? Also, can any avalanche theory, slabs or not, explain the horizontal cutsthrough the tent? Slits on eye level, they make sense only when the tent was standing upright and not being smashed by snow/ice. And why the vertical cuts were, well, all vertical? It also makes sense when the tent was standing upright? BTW, nobody ws sleeping on his/her skies. The skies were found intact, sticked vertically, in front of the tent. Pretty selective slabs. Sorry Sir, this mystery has yet to be solved.

[@Nick_308]

Yea I wasn’t really buying it either. Not to mention it was already established that there was no evidence of an avalanche happening there (unless I’m remembering wrong)

[@ImGoingSupersonic]

@@Nick_308 I know, each video is so different. I heard in different vids that there was no snow that night. So it wouldn't trigger an avalanche or slablanche

[@oakstrong1]

When I was a kid in a nordic country and skiing in spring I often saw similar incidences on a microscopic level: The sun had melted the top level of snow which then froze and might be covered by fresh, soft snow. These ice slabs would then break and fall down slopes. I don't remember wind was involved, but it is likely as all I remember is watching the snow falling down at spots bare or mostly bare from vegetation, such as frozen lake banks. Such places would most likely have at least some gusts of wind even on a calm day. We called them " mini avalanches" and I sometimes wondered how would I cope if they were big ones like in the mountains? I never thought of a scenario where it would happen in the middle of the night while sleeping in a tent!

[@capitalp5032]

Your very intelligent I enjoy your videos some of other videos were too complex for me yet I was still compelled to watch, second time you popped up in me so I’m not only gonna like 👍 but sub!!!! Keep up the great content, btw I did hear this story from me.Ballen lol, anyway great 👍 stuff👍👍👍

[@Xerdar36]

Minus-40°... damn that’s cold... that’s colder than my exe’s heart...

[@freeheel748]

Not mine.

[@glitchedmatrix55]

oof

[@oakstrong1]

A lesson to be learned: never sleep naked in a tent in mountains.

[@doggSMK]

One would be insane to sleep naked in a tent 🙄🤷🏻‍♂️

[@whozk]

​@@doggSMK Sleeping naked is actually the warmest way to sleep, especially in the cold. You sweat while you sleep and that sweat soaks any clothes against your skin, decreasing their thermal resistivity. When you sleep naked in a sleeping bag there is quite a bit of air that your body heats up while being insulated by the sleeping bag. And as we know, air is a wonderful thermal insulator as well as air doesn't get wet nearly as quickly as clothing would. This means that you are warmer at night and your body doesn't have to work as hard keeping you that way, which results in a more comfortable night's sleep. Pro tip: if you like your new clothes to not be ice sheets in the morning, bunch them up at the foot of your sleeping bag; they'll stay warm with you without soaking up all your sweat (which would cool you off quicker than you can stay warm when you're sleeping). Also, if you want more insulation for your sleeping bag, wrap insulators around the outside (like a thick wool blanket and a plastic/waterproof outer layer to keep the wool dry).

[@Pre-Expatriate]

Or least not in Russia in February.

[@nozrep]

thank you @whozk. Out of the whole weird, tragic story, the thing that stuck in my mind the most was why the heck a couple of them were naked? And of course my mind went to dirty places trying to figure it out, unfortunately. But now that you explained it, @whozk, that seems logical and reasonable and makes sense. With the downside of course being when shit hits the fan in the middle of the night and you don’t have time to put your thermals and parka back on....

[@TigerLily61811]

Is it confirmed they were sleeping naked? because there's a weird phenomenon with advanced stage hypothermia that people will oddly enough feel hot and take their clothes OFF ... even though they are freezing to death.

[@jimmybyers4807]

Makes perfect sense. Great timing with this solution, for I only 2 weeks ago first heard of this trajedy.

[@danielmarshall4587]

Cheers for this, nice and level-headed video.

[@W1se0ldg33zer]

It doesn't make any sense that their military would have been running live-fire exercises on a remote mountain top during 40 below weather at night in high winds a snow.

[@boldCactuslad]

I used to think that they were testing balloon bombs (perhaps ones launched earlier, in better weather) and that the noise had scared the hikers into thinking there was an avalanche, but I find this new explanation much more convincing

[@CattleCluj]

@@boldCactuslad I used to think something similar. That it was the USSR government involved, and then they tried to cover it up to save themselves from the embarrassment of killing 9 of their young citizens. It is still suspicious though, that the detective or police officer that was doing the initial investigation, was told to shut down the investigation. And the order came from higher up, I think from the military. It would still make more sense than the other hypotheses, involving Big Foot or aliens, lol.

[@habibsspirit]

It's a good practical exercise to see how live-fire would perform on a remote mountain top during 40 below weather at night in high winds a snow. Not saying that's what happened, just that that argument isn't very good.

[@Alaryk111]

They were soviets.

[@BassGoThump]

@@habibsspirit I then leave it to you to find a single recorded time that munitions tests were conducted at night. The point of tests is to observe and you can’t observe in the dark.

[@dalerbsr.5061]

Thanks for bringing me the ending of this story, I have been waiting a long time to get the results. RIP Team

[@jewelvoth1578]

Excellent explanation and telling! Thank you!

[@samaeldesolado]

Thank you for the interesting info wonderfull person !

[@HateMeCauseIMFat]

Yes, an avalanche of ice slabs can explain crushed ribs but not missing tongues and eyes. Also the mountain they camped at is pretty flat and the tent wasnt really covered with much snow.

[@chadsonnenberg2692]

Weren't they radioactive too?

[@michaelpettersson4919]

Maybe animals had ate those parts?

[@HateMeCauseIMFat]

So the radioactive part could be explained by one of the groups members working in a nuclear facility and then sharing clothes with his mates. The missing body parts cant be explained by animals though. There were no bite marks or something. The tongue was most likely removed while the person was still alive and what animal is strong enough to rip out an entire tongue and then stop right after that and dont eat anything else and all without leaving any marks?

[@REIDAE]

The missing tongue can easily be explained by the person accidently biting it off themselves from it going completely numb. Eyeballs falling out of a body postmortem is also quite a common occurrence. Several had no clothes on because it happened when they were sleeping and they fled immediately without stopping to look for their clothes buried in the ice and snow. They could have also taken their clothes off themselves since extreme cold can cause people to paradoxically undress. The tent was discovered 2 months after the incident so the wind could have already uncovered the tent, plus it doesnt necessarily have to be completely covered, just some pieces of ice had to fall on it.

[@damianroberts4330]

@nasolem people who get hit by cars end up having their shoes or shirt fly off.

[@pugil1st]

Also, the two males with radiation on their clothing both worked part-time in nuclear-related facilities. The amount of radiation detected would not be considered significant by modern standards.

[@sujimayne]

Actually, the amount of radiation found was quite significant.

[@sunrisings292]

I read somewhere years ago that one of the hikers worked in a laboratory or factory dealing with radioactive materials, and some mild radioactivity might have stuck to his clothes and perhaps spread to the gear, tent, etc. Anton explained this case pretty well, and I can say it's solved to me.

[@oagorosito]

It appears the soviet government was behind this, and the present Russian governent will never admit it of course so they made up a "scientific" study to explain the unexplainable.

[@jamesmather7896]

This absolutely rings true. Very good breakdown Anton 🙏

[@JakobFischer60]

Hmm, an avalange leaving skies standing upright in the snow? Footsteps clearly visible? The oven not started during the cold night? Men climbing trees at the fireplace for what reason? So many questions unanswered!

[@MsKatjie]

Good point. Not to mention the missing tongue in one of the bodies. And the people near the fire , apparently tried to climb a tree, to the point they had no finger nails left. oh and that team that went there some years ago and recorded some very disturbing sounds!

[@LyubomirIko]

Makes no sense why they are naked in those conditions. Even simple stuff like this are not explained here.

[@MsKatjie]

I hear you mate. What I don't understand is the comments that think the ice blocks caused it. I don't know if it is true but a team went though the district and locals seemed not very forthcoming, with them. It is stated they were told; " it is the mountain of the dead"! No way I would go there, if lights are seen, at night! One bloke had a single shot , shot gun. I would of taken a Bren, at the least. a lot of good people, have been killed by the '303 British and bad,too might I state! . The sounds that they say that they recorded; are unfucken believable. At thing was out there and it must of got them all. Fear , cold and a shrieking, tempest, would do the setting needed to waste,thoughs poor souls.

[@doop00]

That's the most likely scenario how it happened that I've seen at least.

[@CattleCluj]

Beats the aliens and Big Foot, eh?

[@rolandthethompsongunner64]

Really? When you go camping with other guys in subzero temperatures you sleep naked?

[@CattleCluj]

@@rolandthethompsongunner64 Maybe they had a heat source. As far as I know, they had a lamp or something. Also, they weren't naked. Some of them were half naked, while some others were clothed but still insufficiently to the conditions outside the tent.

[@doop00]

@@rolandthethompsongunner64 I assumed that it was an effect of hypothermia, it's not uncommon if not well...

[@rolandthethompsongunner64]

@@doop00 You would only take off your clothes in that situation if you were wet and near a fire.

[@maxkallio3723]

Thank you Anton I read about it long time ago and finally I understand what happened ..

[@linkedinlove106]

Thanks so much, Anton, for sharing this! Makes perfect sense. I hope the scientists will also be able to figure out what happened to to other hikers in the Korovina incident. Rose root overdose is the best explanation thus far for that one.

[@omahhumvajragurupadmasiddhihum]

No, it's not. You would need to ingest tremendous amounts of roseroot to have any negative side effect, and no on ever has recorded people having overdose and dying. I take powdered capsules every day, which is much higher dose than a cup of tea-even two or three cups, and I literally don't feel any negative effect. Roseroot is not on the list of plants that can cause death by overdose.

[@lowwastehighmelanin]

I really dislike that Google added the wikipedia page for "context" when that page constantly has suspicious information on it 🙃

[@michaelpettersson4919]

Wikipedia are not such a relible source of information that it once was. This is especially true for information with a political angle to it.

[@BassGoThump]

Wikipedia is good to find references.

[@scottbaker4534]

@@michaelpettersson4919 They have gone through many stages of reliability adjustments. It may be time for another. In your comment, however, I would need a specific example to know what your angle is.

[@robbyrutz2925]

easy: ignore Wikipedia...which I never read or allow my students to refer to...

[@dynomax101]

Of course, without the pictures of the remains, it's easy to believe the "new" theory with no reservations.

[@DonovanDynasty]

You should do more of these seemingly supernatural events that can be explained with science. I really enjoyed this.

[@bobspizza7444]

You believe the steaming turd that came out if his party line mouth??? I have listened to Anton since he started and love his stuff but now I'm sad. This is pure Russian propaganda and lies

[@davidace5864]

@@bobspizza7444 this might shock and disturb you, but the Soviet government deliberately did not document or make public much to try and generate speculation, like aliens and whatnot, to cover over the all too human errors that result in these kinds of incidents.

[@Lollaowpjs]

Interesting topic. Do more videos on mysterious subjects please. Great work and thank you.

[@jerryfurmanski6230]

Anton, just quick question. As I understand, several of these people were severely injured. if so, how did they make it to the fire, and then went to the forest or back to the tents? I understand the avalanche causing injuries, but the rest doesn't make muck sense.

[@REIDAE]

you can still move around after receiving those injuries. Its not like they lost their legs and there have been instances where people survive even gunshots to the head.

[@Ometecuhtli]

Yup, you can continue to function normally or apparently as close to normal when you're a couple of seconds away from death, during the winter war there were a lot of soldiers who just sat down to rest to die immediatly afterwards. Survival conditions like this force the body to continue to operate in unison as long as possible, if their injuries didn't produce internal bleeding, a perforated lung or such they could ignore the pain and discomfort for some time while they continue to try to find a way out of the situation they're in, since treating the injury becomes a 2nd priority and they focus on the immediate threat (the possibility of another avalanche and remaining out in the cold).

[@remo1wodmnetwork9605]

The two people found next to the fire were most injured in the collapse of the tent. The group carried them to the tree line which is why their foot prints were single file walking stride.

[@davetaylor8858]

Some had actually climbed into the trees

[@PlayJewel]

So they were sleeping while snow crushed their chest and skull, and after such injuries they were able to cut through the tent, without wearing clothes decided to randomly run a few miles away, then lit a fire and eventually died. Ok. To me, alien theory still is more ‘scientific’.

[@MrArchy1986]

exactly.experienced hikers dag themselves out of snow and didn't collect nothing?? ran for miles half naked, and then figured out that someone should go back pick up their stuff? Make that make sense. Wasn't one of them missing tongue as well ??

[@PlayJewel]

@@MrArchy1986 yes, and a guy had very high levels of radioactivity

[@mikolajtrzeciecki7979]

@@PlayJewel come on, these (and 90% of other stuff) are just small details that the paper authors decided to leave out.

[@Ometecuhtli]

What's the hard part to understand? A few years ago a friend was involved in a car accident and remained unconscious for about 5 minutes and yet was able to get out of the car. How did that happen? Did aliens help her out? No, not likely, maybe it was a yeti who just happened to be passing around. An invisible yeti probably, since no one saw it.

[@PlayJewel]

@@Ometecuhtli did he become radioactive after the incident?

[@sirmang9032]

After all these years, this is the most reasonable and thought out explanation of what happened to those hikers at Dyatlov Pass. Being woken up to find your tent collapsed and covered with snow would make your only method of escape to cut the tent. And then the explanation of why they were all in different places, also makes sense.

[@davetaylor8858]

A documentary I watched many years ago said they pitched the tent where they did on purpose then cut holes in the side facing the tree line so they could keep a lookout for something that had been stalking them. There's a photo albeit a bit blurred of something big in the woods.

[@stefanbirsan3320]

You're doing a great job!

[@imangry1]

I like that you said -40 celcius and -40 faraihneght even though thats where the tempetures match up

[@CattleCluj]

I was still disappointed that he used miles per hour for the speed though.

[@rudra62]

@@CattleCluj With his American audience, many cannot translate KpH into anything they understand. :(

[@WhiteFyre]

Now that I've watched the entire video - this must have been terrifying! What a horrible experience, those poor people. RIP.

[@donaldjohnson1148]

Cool vid. I like this explanation. I'm still curious though, didn't one or a couple bodies were found missing their tongues and eyes?

[@robbyrutz2925]

Anton, I watched you for the first time yesterday and I am amazed at your knowledge and the way you explained this Dyatlove issue...I believe I now am certain this was an avalanche which many people do not believe...but the way you explained it convinced me of my guess....you are admired by me....

[@harmonicresonanceproject]

Well that was fascinating and what a great [and tragic] explanation. So sad for those poor people that they created their own trap with the ice slab. When you see the diagram, you're like, oh no!

[@michaelpettersson4919]

The whole event could be turned into small disaster movie.

[@scottbaker4534]

Part of the reason why we have evolved as a species to regard death and injury of our fellow creatures with such powerful emotion (creating terms such as "tragic" "poor people" and "oh no!" is because it creates a build-up of stress hormones (such as adrenaline) and a cascade of neurotransmitters which stimulate neuronic connections, forming the physical structures responsible for strong, easy-triggered memories, potentially leading to post traumatic stress and its resulting syndrome. When we combine this phenomenon with a powerful curiosity and a compulsion to find real answers as to WHY tragedies occur, we all benefit from the knowledge and can avoid those deaths or injuries in the future. In tribes or subcultures where people look upon what we call "tragedy" as something to just walk around and ignore, getting on with our business like nothing happened, or when we ignore the suffering of those in other tribes and say "Sucks to be them!" without regard to the fact that it could be "us" tomorrow, we inevitably suffer the same pain...pointlessly. This is one reason why nationalism, tribalism, racism, and all other products of lower-ordered xenophobia very rarely help us as a species. When we ignore THAT tragedy, like dismissing fascists as they march down the streets chanting "Blood and Soil!" as "just a bunch of fools" rather than follow them, take down license plates and get pictures of them so we can be ready to round them up and prosecute them when they inevitably start killing people, we suffer the same pain as others have at the hands of these protohuman misfits...pointlessly.

[@neurodivtries4101]

@@scottbaker4534 OMG, I really loved what you just said, I am an atheist and think like that too, but you just gave words to my thoughts.

[@McChimperson]

I remember reading about this in middle school and finding the whole thing very spooky. I guess we finally have an answer.

[@justonejlking]

Lol yea no

[@habituallinestepper8839]

Thank you. Great explanation.

[@lokutus3773]

I've seen many documentaries and programs on this incident for years. Not a single one broke it down so well and clearly delineated the most likely causes based on science and known fact. I've heard every offered explanation. None even came close to Anton's hypotheses. Obviously there is monetary incentive to hyperbolize on PAID network programming (You listening, History Channel?) Even their big network budget graphics departments' animation couldn't hold a candle to the effectiveness of a few simple diagrams coupled with Anton's dialogue. Entertainment vs. Information (You listening, cable news?) Anton gets another subscriber today. Well done, Sir.

[@pstrap1311]

Wow hiking is pretty extreme in Russia.

[@suzynewell3595]

Great work Anton, and your English is excellent. My name is Hector Gomez, bilingual, Spanish/English, and I can tell you that you speak better english than many english speaking people. Keep going strong brother!!!!

[@ronmani9476]

thanks for the informative video.... I remember reading about this tragic incident when I was younger in some sort of "paranormal" stories book.

[@TigerLily61811]

I've watched a lot of the Dyatlov stories... this is the best explanation I've heard. Thank you for sharing and the really clear explanation. I think we can call it solved now. May they rest in peace. ps. Another factor I haven't really heard discussed is the impact of adrenaline rush; they may not have felt the cold initially, prioritizing getting the injured to safety and assuming they could go back and get their gear.

[@davetaylor8858]

The tent is on flat ground and not pitched in a dugout in the slope as the video suggests

[@TigerLily61811]

@@davetaylor8858 4:30 is a photo found in Dyatlov's camera - it shows them digging a dugout into the slope as the video suggests. Also see photo A at 4:40 - they are literally standing in 3-4 feet of snow. The photo of the collapsed tent (b) was taken by the search party that found it a month later.

[@red_doggo7219]

I'm not convinced. This was very clearly a giant radioactive bear.

[@RobertOrgRobert]

Sounds like a different story all together !!

[@waskawiiwabbit4465]

I've read other accounts of this incident and this is the first time the tent setup was mentioned. After learning that the tent was erected on a cut-out into the snow covered slope, everything now makes sense. No Russian Yeti, no Spetznaz on secret maneuvers w/nuclear weapons, no murderous locals....just a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time in the dead of Soviet winter. Case closed. Well done, Anton - spasiba.

[@user-uh6vy4mo3j]

💗💗💗John 3:16💗💗💗

[@vipa8086]

Also, now we want more cientific opinions about unexplained stuff, you did this amazingly well, Anton.