Mountain of the Dead demands new victims: remembering the tragedy at the Dyatlov pass

The first of February will mark 57 years since a terrible tragedy took place high in the mountains of the Northern Urals on one of the passes – members of the Dyatlov tour group died under mysterious circumstances. After many years, the pass, named after the leader of the group, continues to take the lives of climbers, recently received a message about another victim of the Mountain of the Dead…

Dozens of documentaries and feature films have been made about the Dyatlov pass, novels and novellas have been written, and volumes of official documentation on operational search work have been collected. The tragedy that took place on the night of February 1 to 2, 1959, did not leave anyone indifferent. Continue reading →