At the end of January 1959, a group of nine tourists set off on a hike to the northern Urals to places on the map of our country that were then practically unexplored and poorly studied.

Their path lay through the taiga and tundra past mountain passes to Mount Otorten, which was the most remote point of their route, upon reaching which they had to turn back.

Successfully overcoming the route of the highest difficulty category would certainly have made the guys famous in the tourist environment. And they really did become famous, not only in their hometown, but also throughout the world. Only, alas, not at all as they expected.

On the night of February 1-2, when the tourists spent the night in a tent near Mount Kholat Syakhl, some unexpected event occurred, forcing nine experienced and physically fit people to hastily leave the tent in the darkness and severe frost. Some of them did not have time to get dressed, someone was barefoot. Subsequently, they all died.

According to the official version, the cause of their death was some elemental force that they were unable to overcome. But numerous facts, strange circumstances of the tragedy and testimonies of people who participated in the search for the bodies of the missing tourists cast serious doubt on the official version, which few people take seriously today.

This dark story became known as the "Death of the Dyatlov tour group". The Pass Scroll down Full description

Such pain cannot be dulled by anything,
Neither silenced nor atoned for with tears
Only courage allowed to live with it
And the debt to the dead friends...

He was generous and simple with everyone like bread,
He was respected by everyone like truth
Let's be silent, enough tears,
We return to his friends today

Let them gather again by the fire
Meeting Yudin to the sound of guitars
Two Yuras, two stars in other worlds
Will show the way to the gates of paradise for the living... Epitaph to Yuri Yudin at the Dyatlov group
mass grave, 2013 (author unknown)