New clues in hiking disaster that spawned numerous conspiracy theories
Daniel Martins
Thursday, February 4th 2021, 2:00 pm - The 1959 incident is infamous for both the lack of clues to its cause, and the bizarre impacts on its Russian victims.
Hikers and skiers sometimes get lost in the mountains. Sometimes they don’t make it back alive. It’s a fate most lovers of the backcountry strive to avoid, but consider a plausible, if avoidable, risk.
But one case, the Dyatlov Pass Incident of 1959, was so peculiar, and marked by details that ranged from puzzling to gruesome, that it’s since fuelled numerous conspiracy theories – though new research released this week by scientists in Switzerland suggests the explanation may be very simple.
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60 Year Old Mystery of Ten Dead Russian Hikers: Tragic Dyatlov Pass Incident Explored
Researchers from EPFL and ETH Zurich have conducted an original scientific study that puts forth a plausible explanation for the mysterious 1959 death of nine hikers in the Ural Mountains in the former Soviet Union. The tragic Dyatlov Pass Incident, as it came to be called, has spawned a number of theories, from murderous Yeti to secret military experiments.
In early October 2019, when an unknown caller rang EPFL professor Johan Gaume’s cell phone, he could hardly have imagined that he was about to confront one of the greatest mysteries in Soviet history. At the other end of the line, a journalist from New York asked for his expert insight into a tragedy that had occurred 60 years earlier in Russia’s northern Ural Mountains – one that has since come to be known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Gaume, head of EPFL’s Snow and Avalanche Simulation Laborato
Researchers from EPFL and ETH Zurich have conducted an original scientific study that puts forth a plausible explanation for the mysterious 1959 death of.
The final body was found with missing eyebrows.
The tent was cut from the inside, hinting there was a desperate attempt to escape.
There has never been an explanation for the tragedy and what happened on that fateful night, setting conspiracy theorists tongues wagging.
Some of the Dyatlov Pass explorers (Image: PUBLIC DOMAIN)
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Theories have abound for decades about what was responsible, with netizens offering explanations such as an animal attack, a mythical or paranormal creature, Russian military involvement, an avalanche, and even a cold-induced panic.
Now, researchers believe they may have the answer.
The Tragic Mystery of The Dyatlov Pass Incident Has a New Scientific Explanation
28 JANUARY 2021
One of the most enduring and tragic mysteries of recent Russian history may finally have a solution, with scientists saying they have a plausible explanation for what could have ultimately led to the deaths of nine mountaineers during a fateful expedition in 1959.
This infamous event – called the Dyatlov Pass incident – has launched dozens of conspiracy theories in the decades since it occurred, with enthusiasts dreaming up all manner of wild plots to explain what happened, including yeti attacks, aliens, and experiments with Soviet super-weapons.
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