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Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident Paperback – Illustrated, 1 Oct. 2014

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A New York Times and Wall Street Journal Nonfiction Bestseller! ― What happened that night on Dead Mountain?

The mystery of Dead Mountain: In February 1959, a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriously on an elevation known as Dead Mountain. Eerie aspects of the mountain climbing incident―unexplained violent injuries, signs that they cut open and fled the tent without proper clothing or shoes, a strange final photograph taken by one of the hikers, and elevated levels of radiation found on some of their clothes―have led to decades of speculation over the true stories and what really happened.

As gripping and bizarre as Hunt for the Skin Walker: This New York Times bestseller, Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident, is a gripping work of literary nonfiction that delves into the untold story of Dead Mountain through unprecedented access to the hikers' own journals and photographs, rarely seen government records, dozens of interviews, and the author's retracing of the hikers' fateful journey in the Russian winter.

You'll love this real-life tale: Dead Mountain is a fascinating portrait of young adventurers in the Soviet era, and a skillful interweaving of the hikers' narrative, the investigators' efforts, and the author's investigations. Here for the first time is a historical nonfiction bestseller with the real story of what happened that night on Dead Mountain.

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288 pages
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English
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Chronicle Books
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1 Oct. 2014
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14.86 x 1.78 x 22.86 cm
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1452140030
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978-1452140032
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books; Illustrated edition (1 Oct. 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1452140030
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1452140032
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.86 x 1.78 x 22.86 cm

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In February 1959, a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriously on an elevation known as Dead Mountain. Eerie aspects of the incident, unsettling and unexplained causes of death, a strange final photograph taken by one of the hikers and signs of radioactivity, have led to decades of speculation over what really happened. This gripping work of literary nonfiction delves into the mystery through unprecedented access to the hikers' own journals and photographs, government case files, dozens of interviews and the author's retracing of the hikers' fateful journey in the Russian winter. A fascinating portrait of the young hikers and a skilful interweaving of their story and the author's investigations, here for the first time is the real story of what happened that night on Dead Mountain.

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Lena

The author is completely ignoring the “Yeti” theory

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2020

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The downsides of this book have been already mentioned in other “negative” reviews, with which I’d personally agree (I was born and bred in Soviet Union, just to add); but my main gripe is, the author did completely ignore a very plausible theory that a Yeti attacked the group. He didn’t even mention that famous enough photograph of - very likely- a yeti/bigfoot/ sasquatch semi- hiding behind a tree, which someone from the group took. I read what I could find on the Dyatlov’s pass in both languages, Russian and English, (same goes for reading up on Bigfoot), and to me it looks like the only theory which explains ALL the injuries of the perished students, is the “Yeti” one. So, personally, disappointed with the book.

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Lynne

A carefully researched, empathetic, gripping read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2020

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Dead Mountain is the true story of ten experienced Russian hikers from the Ural Polytechnic Institute who ventured into the Ural Mountains in 1959 to gain a Grade III hiking certificate. When one of them is forced to turn back due to ill health, the remaining nine — seven men and two women — continue on but encounter “an unknown compelling force” which causes them to flee from their tent in the middle of the night in -25 degree temperatures. No one was properly clothed or wearing shoes. Their tent was slashed from the inside, suggesting a frantic scramble to escape. All nine perished in sub-zero conditions.

But what exactly caused them to leave the safety of their tent? Over the decades numerous theories have been suggested, ranging from the plausible — an avalanche, military weapons testing, an attack by armed men — to the downright unbelievable — aliens, yetis, the supernatural, orbs in the sky. In Dead Mountain American author Donnie Eichar travels to Russia to retrace the hikers' journey and put forward his own theory.

I first heard about the Dyatlov Pass Incident through publicity surrounding this book. The story was fascinating and I wanted to know more. Eichar's narrative is compelling and insightful. Backed by scientific evidence, he puts forward a believable and what I consider most likely explanation.

The book contains poignant photographs taken by the hikers during their trip and of the search to locate and recover their bodies in the aftermath. Eichar interviews Yuri Yudin, the hiker who turned back due to ill health. It was a decision that ultimately saved his life.

I thought Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident was a carefully researched, empathetic, gripping read.

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KayElle

Partially plausible but it ignores and misrepresents some crucial facts

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Well-written. Reasonably well-resarched. His theory even has some plausibility attached to it. But its flawed by a pretty basic mistake.

He passes the fatal injuries sustained by three of the Dyatlov party as being due to a “tumble” down the “ravine” in which they were found, and which he alleges to have been 24 feet deep. This is a HUGE mistake. The ravine was only NINE feet deep, and not really a ravine at all - more of a dip in the land. Very hard to see how three fit young people could sustain fatal injuries by “tumbling” into this. Moreover he ignores the fact the pathologists ruled out this type of fall as a possible cause of their injuries.

For this reason his book remains just another partial and incomplete theory.

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Swords and Spectres

Really gets you close to the hikers

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 September 2020

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For me, The Dyatlov Pass Incident has been one of the most intriguing unexplained cases that I've ever come across. What could be more of a head scratcher than nine experienced hikers, on an expedition to achieve the highest rating a hiker can be awarded, being found dead with unexplained injuries and having cut their way out of their own tent (in temperatures they knew would kill them if exposed for long) and fled into the night wearing very little? In most cases, the hikers had fled barefoot.

Having happened in Russia, there was not much information easily accessible around the time of the incident but, in modern times such things are far easier to delve into. Donny Eichar, the author of this book, essentially gave up most everything in his life at the time (including being away from his wife and new born child) to go to Russia and search for answers, re-creating the Dyatlov hikers' journey as best he could along the way.

The incident itself happened in the fifties so its easy to view it as a case study with that sense of detachment that you can apply when things of such a tragic nature happen to other people with no bearing on your life. In Dead Mountain, Donny does an excellent job of robbing you of that feeling of disassociation. Throughout the book you see pictures that were taken by the hikers and you read their diary entries leading up to that fateful February night.

In short, the author does a wonderful job of making these kids, along with their hopes, desires and questions about life, a life that, unknown to them, they would never get to experience, feel so very real and close to home. The very first page before diving into the book does an excellent job of that with its quote from the sole survivor, Yuri Yudin, who was forced to turn back early due to medical concerns. The quote reads: "If I could ask God just one question it would be what really happened to my friends that night?" This quote comes directly after a full-page display of the hikers' pictures and really helps you feel the overwhelming sadness Yuri must have felt.

There are, naturally, as many theories about what happened to the hikers as there are people to give such theories. Some of the more famous include the abominable snowman, abduction and secret weapons tests by the Russian army (this due to the radiation particles found on their clothes), alien abduction/sightings of space craft etc ... The only thing that is certain is that something terrified those nine kids to such an extent that they felt running into certain death was far preferable than staying to face it.

Through his modern day recreation of the historical events, Donny Eichar does his best to explore the most likely reasons and debunk/prove them as best as he can. He does this with the aid of people who were closely involved with the case at the time.

Everything that an enthusiast of the Dyatlov Pass Incident could want is in this book. It features as much as is humanly possible of the hikers leading up to their final night, aspects of the case including public outcry after the handling of the events and, in the final chapter after he made his conclusion as to what really happened, the author writes a five or six page recreation of how he views the hikers' final night to have unfolded. From the moment they took off their boots until the very last breath was drawn.

All in all, Dead Mountain has turned an exciting spectacle into a mystery steeped in sadness that has the potential to touch anyone who reads it. You can't help but feel a pang of sadness when you read a line in the final diary entry along the lines of 'I wonder what tomorrow will bring for us' knowing full well that those poor kids had seen their last sunset. You also can't help but feel for Yuri Yudin and the survivor's guilt he must have had to endure until his eventual death some sixty years later.

Dead Mountain is an essential read for anyone with even the slightest interest in the Dyatlov Pass Incident or, indeed, in the unexplained. Can't recommend it highly enough.

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