Dyatlov Pass incident

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/dyatlov-pass-incident

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location of the incident?Eastern slopes of Kholat Syakhl mountain, Ural Mountains, Russia
2. What is the date of the incident?February 1-2, 1959
3. What happened to the hikers at Dyatlov Pass?Nine hikers vanished after leaving their tent in the freezing cold. Their bodies were found later with strange injuries that didn't match simple exposure to the cold.
4. Why did the hikers cut open their tent?They were forced to leave the tent quickly and cut it with knives, but the exact reason for the sudden escape is still unknown.

Ural Mountains: A major mountain range in Russia, historically considered the natural boundary between Europe and Asia.
Hypothermia: A medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature.
Slab Avalanche: An avalanche that occurs when a cohesive slab of snow breaks away from the underlying snowpack and slides down a slope.
Infrasound: Sound waves with frequencies below the lower limit of human audibility, which can sometimes induce feelings of dread or disorientation.