The Dyatlov Pass Incident — Mystery Of 9 Russian Hikers Found Dead

The most intriguing unsolved mystery of the 20th century.

Sal
Lessons from History
6 min readApr 18, 2021

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Unsolved mysteries have always intrigued people from all over the world. This primarily has to do with the element of suspense and a desire for human beings to know what went wrong in those particular scenarios. This is why unsolved mystery shows and literature garner a lot of fan following throughout the world.

However, some mysteries become so deep-rooted in a society that they eventually end up becoming folklore. Such was the case with the Dyatlov Pass Incident, which occurred in Soviet Russia over sixty years ago and continues to make people wonder what really went wrong on that fateful night. This is a look inside this enigmatic case which has forced people over the past decades to come up with many theories of their own, ranging from natural causes to ridiculous ones like a Yeti attack or a government cover-up within an authoritarian regime.

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Sal
Lessons from History

I am a History Educator and a Lifelong Learner with a Masters in Global History.