The Dyatlov Pass Incident - The Dyatlov Pass is located in the Ural Mountains of Western Russia.  On February 2, 1959, 9 experienced ski hikers died under extremely strange and somewhat frightening circumstances.  At the point of their disappearance, the goal of the ill-fated expedition was to reach Otorten, a mountain that was approximately 6 miles away. Unexplained Mysteries, Unexplained Phenomena, Ufo, Paranormal, Mary Celeste, Mysterious Universe, Mysterious Places, Ural Mountains, Cryptozoology