Mattsquatch Presents writes “I do not think Bigfoot or other Cryptids had anything to do with the strange death of the 9 people in the Dyatlov Pass incident. I could be wrong, but to me other theories make more sense. Thanks for watching.”
In 1959 a group of Russian hikers mysteriously died while traversing the snowy mountains of Siberia. Their deaths remain unexplained to this day. In this video I examine the available criminal case files, autopsy reports, and photos taken by the hikers themselves in an effort to unravel this mystery.
Stephanie G
That was a pretty good explanation. It’s totally possible, ties up the loose ends and makes perfect sense. Thank you.
Danny T
I think it was an avalanche.
In the early dark hours of the morning the group was awoken by crack and boom of a nearby avalanche. Still drowsy they all panic while thinking any second now the tent it going to covered by falling snow , some looked for the door while others put on whatever clothes they could find as they scrambled in dark . One of them in a panic takes a knife and starts cutting their way out of the tent. They all flee by following each other one by one out. If I remember correctly it was reported to be around 25 below zero that night, and blizzard like. These are very dangerous conditions for any length of time, especially if your under dressed and running for your life. I think they then got lost and froze to death.
At least one fell into a ravine, I assume that was the one with broken bones. One climbed a tree, a good way to survive an Avalanche. A couple of them had missing eyes and a tongue, foraging animals will eat the moist soft tissue first. Hypothermia makes the dying nerves make you feel warm and people are known to undress. This is why some were found without clothes. The black skin could have been from being essentially freezer burnt. The radiation could have been from where they all attended school at Ural Polytechnical Institute (aka USTU) which has close ties to the military industry. They mostly prepare engineers for military purposes and in 1959 there is no telling what they were studying and getting exposed to.
Danny T
Clarification: When I say it was an avalanche I mean they thought it was an avalanche. One happening nearby could have made one of the hikers panic and they all followed thinking he knows something they don’t. By the time they realize their mistake it is too late.
Wolf
yep.
saw a doc years back that concluded the same.
The survivors clustered around the tree but didn’t make it.
Chris422
Pretty cool Stuff.
Kenneth K
Strange case, we’ll probably never know what happened because of soviet cover up. Even if there is nothing paranormal involved they didn’t want to let out the full details on an embarrassing incident.
m99
The photograph later discovered of the Yeti like creature plays into this. It could have been an avalanche, coupled with infra-sound, Bigfoot (or dogman) screams, and fright. Perhaps animals worked on the soft tissue after the demise of the individuals. Whatever happened sure is one of those unexplained tragedies. T
m99
http://dyatlov-pass.com/theories
Shirley S
I favor Eichar’s theory that it was infrasound caused by the Karman vortex street weather phenomenon that, in conjunction with the roar of the wind, panicked them. They computer modeled the precise topology of the mountain top and tent, the weather, and the wind ve!ocity and direction, and were surprised to find it met the rare conditions to produce a Karman vortex street.
The bodies that were missing flesh and a tongue had been submerged in the creek at the bottom of the ravine for a while before being found.
Kenneth K
While that is the “logical” answer has there ever been another case similar anywhere else?
Knobby
The one photo that some say is a yeti is likely one of the hikers. Looking closely the pants area is darker than the jacket area.
Lewis S
Avalanche would’ve buried the tent and knocked down trees. There were no signs of avalanche. The story changes and those driving it and telling the tale steer to which ever way the wind blows. The damages done to the bodies. The blood in Ludmilla’s stomach meant she was alive when her tongue was taken. The bodies up slope were killed in chain with signs of fighting on each. The tracks in the snow are interpreted as suits the tale of the day.
Amy D
Wes, what do you think? The strange injuries on the bodies has always mystified me.
Wes
Yeah it is a very strange case, I do not know what happen to the hikers.
Charles R
Never camp out on a site with Dead or Devil in it’s name.
Wes
Agree
Shirley S
Kenneth K, the Karman Vortex Street with vortices generating infrasound frequencies has been well documented. NOAA even documented one first-hand, including audio recordings, that occurred o ThenFlagstaff Mountain, near their offices in Boulder, Colorado. I don’t know of another incident like Dyatlov, but we wouldn’t have known about Dyatlov if the group hadn’t fled unprepared into below 0 temperatures and died. It probably isn’t experienced by campers very often, though. The Karman Vortex Street phenomenon occurs when strong winds encounter a blunt, symmetrical obstacle (with no features to deflect the airflow) . Because friction with the ground slows down the airflow closest to the surface, and faster winds flow above that , pulling it along, the wind nearest the ground starts rolling. The air closest to the ground is a layer of spinning vortices. When the wind encounters a an obstacle smooth and subjectively
Shirley S
Lol! Sorry! I turned my back and my dog posted the unfinished post above! Anyway, the wind is able to flow over the smooth, symmetrical obstacle in a sheet instead of splitting to go around it. As the wind and its horizontally spinning lowest layer flow over the obstacle (the domed summit in this case), the elevation of the obstacle causes the spinning vortex layer flowing over the sides of the obstacle to become vertical. The energy of their rotation now causes them to spin out on their own. Essentially, they’re like little tornadoes. If they’re large or the wind speed is fast, they can be as powerful and destructive as tornadoes. The wind the night of the Dyatlov tragedy would have produced spinning vortices with the power of F2 tornadoes. That’s powerful enough to sound like a freight train and to produce infrasound frequencies. The shape of the dome, the speed and direction of the wind were right for generating this phenomenon that night.
The vortices expend their energy within roughly a minute, so a person would need to be above the treeline and just below the summit on the side of the mountain where the vortices are spinning off to experience the effect of the phenomenon. That’s exactly where the group had pitched their tent. Because the vortices spin out to the sides, the tent wasn’t in their path, but the group would have heard the vortices passing close by, one after another after another. Imagine being in a tent and as the howling wind increases, you hear a deafening roar like a freight train sweeping past, then another roars past from a different direction, and it keeps happening. Meanwhile, the infrasound is working on your body and causing things around you to vibrate. It would be terrifying!
I don’t think the deaths were that mysterious. It was between -13 and -21 degrees F. The wind was roaring, snow was blowing, they were on an unfamiliar mountain, and the moon hadn’t risen yet, so it was very dark. The mountain has many sharp rocks hidden under the snow ( one of the rescue and recovery team injured himself badly on a rock hidden under the snow and had to be airlifted out.). They were struggling through deep snow and sharp rocks in sub-zero temperatures in stocking feet and no coats, lost in the dark. The group would have been hypothermic and frostbitten. Four of them, stumbling in the darkness, fell over a 26-foot precipice onto rocks in a ravine, fatally injuring three of them. The rest of the group died of hypothermia. Two of the ones who died in the ravine weren’t found for a couple of months. During that time, their bodies lay in run-off water. It isn’t surprising some flesh is missing.
Oops! Sorry! Ididn’t mean this to get so long! After seeing this thread the other day, I was inspired to reread Eichar’s book about the tragedy. I also realized most of the videos and websites just mention the possibility infrasound panicked the unfortunate group. They don’t explain that in addition to infrasound, there’s the deafening roar of F2 tornadoes passing near by, one after another.
GERMAINE L
Very Tragic, so sad.