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A review by smithjasont01
Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.75
"What you're really trying to do is reverse engineer a tragic event without any witnesses."
In 1959 9 friends go hiking in the remote Russian wilderness in the winter only to die in a mysterious unexplained way as they are found well away from their tent with minimal clothes on and some have violent wounds. The Daytlov group are experienced hikers as well, going for their level 3 certificate allowing them to lead groups on extended trips so when rescuers find their body and the state of their tent more questions arise. Was it animals, convicts, weapons testing, infighting? With so little to go on rumors and conspiracies grew around the hikers fate. News didn't spread far outside of Russia until after the fall of the Soviet union.
The author after learning about the hikers wants to see if he can solve the mystery. So over the course of a few trips he interviews people related to the case, including the sole member of the group who had to turn back before the ill fated night. He also retraced their journey to understand and learn about the group. We learn they are typical college aged kids enjoying time in the outdoors with friends, singing song, goofing off, and just being full of life.
While we don't fully learn the truth as no one ever probably will the author thinks that a weather phenomenon causing a sound that messes with your inner ear causing intense feelings of panic is the most likely cause. Regardless, a sad tale of a group of friends who went out for an adventure and never came home.
In 1959 9 friends go hiking in the remote Russian wilderness in the winter only to die in a mysterious unexplained way as they are found well away from their tent with minimal clothes on and some have violent wounds. The Daytlov group are experienced hikers as well, going for their level 3 certificate allowing them to lead groups on extended trips so when rescuers find their body and the state of their tent more questions arise. Was it animals, convicts, weapons testing, infighting? With so little to go on rumors and conspiracies grew around the hikers fate. News didn't spread far outside of Russia until after the fall of the Soviet union.
The author after learning about the hikers wants to see if he can solve the mystery. So over the course of a few trips he interviews people related to the case, including the sole member of the group who had to turn back before the ill fated night. He also retraced their journey to understand and learn about the group. We learn they are typical college aged kids enjoying time in the outdoors with friends, singing song, goofing off, and just being full of life.
While we don't fully learn the truth as no one ever probably will the author thinks that a weather phenomenon causing a sound that messes with your inner ear causing intense feelings of panic is the most likely cause. Regardless, a sad tale of a group of friends who went out for an adventure and never came home.