1959: Dyatlov Pass. Tent Slashed Inside.

Added: 2026-05-21

[00:00:00]1959, Russia's Dyatlov Pass incident.

[00:00:04]Nine experienced [music] hikers died.

[00:00:06]Their tent slashed open from inside.

[00:00:10]They fled into a blizzard underdressed.

[00:00:13]Bodies later showed a fractured skull, one missing a tongue.

[00:00:17]Theory A, a slab avalanche created sudden, immense pressure. [music] They slashed their tent to escape, injuries from panic in the darkness.

[00:00:26]Theory B, an unknown, violent threat.

[00:00:29]They cut the tent to flee something already inside, or a terrifying external presence.

[00:00:34]Avalanche or an unknown threat?

[00:00:37]Pick one.