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Mountain of the Dead

The Dyatlov Pass Incident

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Mountain of the Dead

By: Keith McCloskey
Narrated by: Curt Bonnem
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The Dyatlov Pass incident resulted in nine unsolved, mysterious deaths; Keith McCloskey attempts to decipher the bizarre events that led up to that night and the subsequent aftermath

In January 1959, ten experienced young skiers set out to travel to a mountain named Mount Otorten in the far north of Russia. During the trip, one of the skiers fell ill and returned. The remaining nine lost their way and ended up on another mountain slope known as Kholat Syakhl, or "Mountain of the Dead."

On the night of February 1, 1959, something or someone caused the skiers to flee their tent in terror, using knives to slash their way out instead of using the entrance. When they failed to return home, search parties were sent out and their bodies were found, some with massive internal injuries but all without external marks. The autopsy report showed that the injuries were caused by "an unknown compelling force." The area was sealed off for years and the deaths and events of that night remained unexplained.

Benefiting from original research carried out in Russia, this book attempts to explain what happened to the nine skiers who lost their lives in what has come to be known as the "Dyatlov Pass Incident."

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possibly the best book on one of the strangest mysteries of the last century, highly recommended

excellent

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Very good but how the writer knows what the 9 people where doing are thinking is a bit much but its reconstrution its still very good wonder what happend to them

Very good

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This book starts at the very beginning of events. Not a couple of days before like most books or television.

All in all very interesting. Lots of facts, diary entries and sets the scene nicely.

The narrator is also first class. Clear to understand and narrates at a reasonable pace.

An in-depth look at the events surrounding the DPI.

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