Chivruay Pass incident

The Chivruay Pass incident (Russian: Чивруайская трагедия, transl. Chivruay tragedy) is the death of ten ski hikers in the Lovozero Massif in the Soviet Union between 27 and 28 January 1973. The trekking group, who were all from the Kuibyshev Aviation Institute, had been hiking the slopes of Lovozero Massif in an area of Chivruay Pass.

Nativename Чивруайская трагедия

Date27–28 January 1973

VenueChivryay Pass

Location

• Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
• 67°45′05″N 34°41′06″E

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Chivruay Pass incident

Obelisk at the site of the tragedy
Native name	Чивруайская трагедия
Date	27–28 January 1973
Venue	Chivryay Pass
Location	Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union 67°45′05″N 34°41′06″E
Type	Multiple deaths
Participants	Ski hikers from Kuibyshev Aviation Institute
Deaths	10 dead from hypothermia

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After the group's bodies were discovered, an investigation by Soviet Union authorities determined that all ten had died from hypothermia.