The Dyatlov Pass Incident of 1959 (Episode 5, Remastered)

Episode 5 takes us to the windy, isolated, and very cold Ural Mountains to discuss the mysterious deaths of nine hikers. We will cover the hike, the hikers, and the evidence left behind; we'll also take a look at several of the most persuasive theories surrounding the incident, including Yetis, the KGB, the weather, the wind, secret Soviet weapons testing, and - why not? - wolverine attack. 

(Remastered 1/30/23.)

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Sources for this episode include:

"Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident" by D. Eichar (2014)

"Death of Nine: The Dyatlov Pass Mystery" by L. Anderson (2019)

"The Russian Conspiracy Theory That Won’t Die" by A. Luhn, for the Atlantic (February 2020)

Dyatlov Pass.com (Dyatlov Pass Foundation) (English translation) https://dyatlovpass.com/

and of course the Wikipedia articles on:

Dyatlov Pass incident - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident

Katabatic wind - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katabatic_wind

Kármán vortex street - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_vortex_street

Kholat Syakhl - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kholat_Syakhl