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.Helloooooo! I’m sorry I haven’t written recently, I’ve been out of commission a bit because I broke my right foot and badly sprained my left ankle. The autopsy report showed that the injuries were caused by “an unknown compelling force.” Subsequently, the area was sealed off for years by the authorities, and the deaths and events of that night remained unexplained. 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 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. During the trip, one of the skiers fell ill and returned. Otorten translates to “don’t go there” in the local Mansi language. In January of 1959, ten experienced young skiers set out to travel to a mountain named Mount Otorten in the far north of Russia. The Dyatlov Pass incident resulted in nine unsolved, mysterious deaths Keith McCloskey attempts to decipher the bizzare events that led up to that night and the subsequent aftermath

This eerie and well-researched tale follows the mysterious events of February 1, 1959, which left nine young ski tourists mysteriously dead in the mountains, many with violent internal injuries which were said to be caused by “an unknown elemental force.” Mountain of the Dead presents and analyzes all of the present theories about what happened that night-including military testing, supernatural beings, and the yeti-and additionally includes interviews with members of the search party and the only survivor as well as photographs from the victims’ roll of film.

Mountain of the Dead by Keith McCloskey