The mystery of the Dyatlov Pass incident, a 1959 tragedy that claimed the lives of nine experienced hikers in the Ural Mountains, was once again the focus of the annual All-Russian conference held in Yekaterinburg. For over 65 years, historians and researchers have grappled with the strange circumstances surrounding the deaths near the ominous slopes of Kholat Syakhl mountain. Dr. Petr Bartolomey, a professor of technical sciences who personally knew the ill-fated group and had even considered joining their expedition, presented his own hypothesis at the conference. Dismissing previous suggestions ranging from avalanches and attacks by escaped convicts to secret weapons testing, Professor Bartolomey proposed a “technogenic phenomenon” linked to nitric acid exposure as the catalyst for the horrifying events. Speaking at a press conference, Bartolomey pointed to the lack of any external footprints at the scene, save for the tracks of the hikers themselves and their tent. He argued that this absence of outside interference suggests an internal, possibly chemical, factor. Furthermore, he noted that the imprints left in the snow indicated some form of thermal impact. “Since the feet were imprinted, there were tracks, meaning there could have been some thermal effect,” Bartolomey explained. “But this thermal effect is unlikely over the long distance they fled. Science suggests that this is most often associated with nitric acid exposure on the surface. Figuratively speaking, when salt is sprinkled on snow, it becomes wet, footprints appear, and then they freeze in the frost. This is the only correct scientific explanation for what happened.” Bartolomey believes something man-made, not natural like an animal or a storm, caused a chemical reaction involving nitric acid in the area. He suggests that whatever this “technogenic” thing was, it interacted with the environment in a way that produced nitric acid or had a similar effect. This could explain why the hikers might have felt a burning sensation (like acid can cause), why there were unusual tracks in the snow suggesting a heat source (as some chemical reactions produce heat), and why there were no signs of a struggle with other people. Official forensic examinations at the time concluded that the majority of the hikers succumbed to hypothermia. However, unsettling details, such as severe and inexplicable injuries sustained by some victims, and the discovery of the bodies in varying states of undress up to a mile away from their slashed tent – including one young woman missing her eyes and tongue – have fueled decades of outlandish theories. In May 1959, the Sverdlovsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office closed the criminal investigation, concluding that the hikers were victims of an “overwhelming natural force.” However, persistent public interest and numerous appeals led the Prosecutor General’s Office to reopen the case in 2018. In February 2019, on the anniversary of the tragedy, a representative stated that no criminal element was found, and natural phenomena like a hurricane or snow avalanche remained the primary theories. The post “Technogenic Phenomenon”: New Theory Emerges in Dyatlov Pass Deaths appeared first on Anomalien.com.