Dyatlov Pass. The First Honest Investigation

What really happened at the Dyatlov Pass? This book is based on archival materials, footage from films made by members of the expedition, and accounts from eyewitnesses of that era.

This narrative is not only about a mysterious death—it is also about the Dyatlov group itself: their fates, characters, and the time in which they lived; about people who went into the mountains and did not return.

The tragedy in the Urals involving a group of tourists led by Igor Dyatlov raised numerous questions. The official investigation explained the incident as a blizzard and an avalanche, but this verdict still provokes fierce disputes.

The author undertakes the first truly impartial investigation: he puts together the scattered contradictions and inconsistencies found in the case materials, brings up facts that people preferred to keep silent about, and arrives at an unexpected, astonishing conclusion.

A detailed analysis of the circumstances of the group's deaths is based on documents from archives, photographs and film stills, testimony from contemporaries, and evidence that previously had not been paid attention to. The book speaks not only about the group’s final route, but also about their lives, the distinctive features of the time, and the characters of the people of that era.