The Dyatlov Pass Incident on This Day in History

This Day in History: Nine experienced hikers in the northern Ural Mountains in the Soviet Union died under mysterious circumstances on this day in 1959. Famously known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident, all nine died from a mixture of violence and hypothermia. Russian officials who investigated this incident determined the deaths were due to a "compelling natural force" which is code for "we don't know." There is a good movie based on this (see below) that you can watch for free on youtube, but who knows for how long.

There is also a lesser known Chivruay Pass incident where ten ski hikers were found dead in the Soviet Union between 27 and 28 January 1973. Can someone please tell why anyone would go camping...in the middle of winter...in Russia.

The Devil's Pass Movie

Special Interview - Keith McClosky - The Dyatlov Pass