The Gruesome True Story of Dyatlov Pass

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Camp Gagnon

Episode: The Gruesome True Story of Dyatlov Pass
Host: Mark Gagnon
Guest: Christos
Date: October 16, 2025

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Episode Overview

In this gripping episode, Mark Gagnon and guest Christos dissect the Dyatlov Pass incident—a chilling and still unresolved 1959 tragedy where nine Soviet hikers perished under mysterious circumstances in the Ural Mountains. The hosts walk listeners through the known facts, bizarre forensic details, and enduring conspiracy theories, blending historical narrative with their trademark banter. The episode probes why this Russian wilderness story has fueled decades of speculation, from natural disasters to the supernatural.

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Main Discussion Points & Insights

1. Setting the Scene: Who Were the Hikers and What Was the Plan?

• Background: The adventure was led by Igor Dyatlov, a highly skilled 23-year-old engineering student from the Ural Polytechnical Institute, who meticulously organized the trip (03:34).
• Group Composition:
  • Eight companions: a mix of engineers, students, and a WWII veteran (03:59–04:48).
  • All had significant trekking experience, and were prepared for grade three difficulty—the toughest Soviet hiking classification.
• Route:
  • 190 miles in the Ural wilderness, with plans to summit Ortenden Mountain and a scheduled telegram check-in for February 12th (05:10–05:58).
• Departure:
  • January 27, 1959: Group begins trek from the last inhabited village, well-equipped for the harsh Siberian winter (06:25).

2. The Tragedy Unfolds—Diary Entries and First Clues

• Group Progress: Spirits are high in diaries and photos. Notable entry: “We are having an unusually good time. I can hardly believe we feel so good here.” – Kolmogorova (07:46).
• First Omen: Yuri Yudin, experiencing severe pain, turns back—survives by this decision (07:09–07:26).
• Camp Site: On February 1, the remaining eight camp on Dead Mountain’s slope—a risky, exposed place. “We don't know why they chose that spot… perhaps for training, or lost in bad weather.” (09:10–09:26)
• Last Photo: The hikers appear in good spirits digging out their tent, unaware of their imminent fate (09:40–09:46).

3. The Search and the Shocking Discovery (10:07–16:08)

• Search Launched:
  • Alarm only raises when the group misses their telegram check-in. On February 20, a rescue party begins retracing their path (10:15–10:28).
• Abandoned Tent:
  • Found slashed open from the inside (10:33–10:44).
  • Belongings, boots, and cold weather gear left behind. Footprints leading calmly away in socks and barefoot—no signs of rush or fight (11:00–11:25).
• Bodies Found:
  • First two, near a tree, barefoot and in underwear (11:41–11:56).
  • Signs someone climbed the cedar tree, with flesh embedded in bark—motive unclear (12:02–12:10).
  • Remaining bodies found between tent and tree, appearing to have died trying to return to camp (12:38–12:46).
  • Last four discovered in a ravine—better clothed, but suffered extreme physical trauma (13:43–14:56).
• Autopsy Revelations:
  • Skull fractures, shattered ribs, missing eyes and tongue, and clothing with chemical burns and radiation (14:04–15:05).

4. Official and Unofficial Explanations (15:15–16:08, 20:40–27:08)

• Soviet Investigation:
  • Files classified as top secret. Official cause: “Due to a compelling natural force.” Case closed, no criminal activity found (15:19–15:56).
  • Lead prosecutor Ivanov later admits orders to close the case and mentions sightings of strange lights/fireballs and unexplained radiation (16:08–16:32).
• Conspiracy Theories:
  • Avalanche (“katabatic” or slab avalanche): Supported by 2019 Russian re-investigation using modern modeling (24:31–25:37).
  • UFOs: Contemporaneous reports of bright orange lights in the sky, both by witnesses and prosecutor (21:39–21:44).
  • Military: Speculation about secret weapons testing or a government cover-up, supported by some group members working at nuclear facilities (22:07–22:42).
  • Yeti/Creature Attack: Citing folklore and a grainy last photo (23:11–24:14).
  • Otheraries: Radiation possibly due to victims’ work at nuclear sites or naturally elevated at altitude (29:30–30:12).

5. Hosts’ Synthesis and Debunking

• Mark and Christos emphatically lean toward the avalanche theory, citing Occam’s razor—simplest explanation fits evidence (34:00–34:16).
• They methodically “debunk” supernatural theories and suggest rational explanations for injuries, missing eyes/tongue (animal predation), radiation (occupational or environmental), and odd behavior (paradoxical undressing, hypothermia) (27:41–30:12, 33:33–33:41).
• Christos: “To me, it seems obviously, okay, avalanche comes—bang—they walk out, get separated, can’t find the camp, freeze.” (28:04–28:49).
• Mark on human behavior: “You’re dying. You’re freezing to death. I would take your shirt…like, are you crazy?” (31:33).

6. Reflections and Enduring Mystery

• Mark points to official site dialoguepass.com for obsessive deep dives into forensic and photographic evidence (27:23–27:31).
• Christos: “The incident just highlights how crazy nature is, right? Even the most experienced hikers…can face these situations.” (26:35–26:44)
• Both hosts close on a mix of humor and respect—wondering aloud why anyone, especially young men in 1950s Russia, would go on such a dangerous quest. “For us, you’re 23 years old—drink vodka, you have the hottest women in the world…” (34:53).
• Ultimately, they agree the Dyatlov Pass remains unsolved, a uniquely gnawing mystery that keeps people theorizing (37:08–37:43).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Strangeness:
  • “The tent had been cut open. But here’s what’s strange. It had been cut open from the inside.” – Mark Gagnon (10:33)
  • “They almost look like they were calmly and evenly spaced out, almost as if the hikers were almost casually walking down the slope.” – Christos (11:25)
• First-hand Diary Entry:
  • “We are having an unusually good time. I can hardly believe we feel so good here.” – Zenaida Kolmogorova (07:46)
• Dark Humor on Survival Logic:
  • “You’re dying. You’re freezing to death. I would take your shirt just like if I was chilly, you know what I mean? Like, are you crazy? I get cold.” – Mark Gagnon (31:33)
• On Avalanche Theory:
  • “This is, again, a kind of an Occam’s razor thing. The most likely explanation is the simplest.” – Christos (34:00)
• On Nature’s Unpredictability:
  • “This case highlights just how crazy nature is, right?” – Christos (26:37)
• Cultural Commentary:
  • “This is the way I think, like the way black people look at white people. This is how white people look at, like, Russians. Dude, that is white people shit.” – Mark Gagnon (35:36)

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Key Timestamps

• Background and Group Setup: 03:34–06:31
• Expedition Begins & Early Setbacks: 06:33–07:26
• Final Campsite & Last Diary Entries: 08:00–09:46
• Search, Discovery, Forensics: 10:07–15:05
• Official Soviet Conclusion & Cover-Up: 15:15–16:32
• Conspiracy Theories: Avalanche, UFO, Military, Yeti: 20:40–25:46
• 2019 Reopening and Scientific Analysis: 24:19–25:46
• Hosts’ Synthesis and Debunking: 27:41–34:16
• Reflections on Risk and Culture: 34:16–36:09
• Episode Close & Calls to Action: 37:08–39:07

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Tone and Style

Mark and Christos seamlessly blend factual retelling with conversational, irreverent humor and skepticism. Jokes about Russian culture, survival decisions, and the wildness of mid-century Soviet adventurism keep the atmosphere lively, while maintaining compassion for the hikers. The speculation is anchored by repeated reminders to seek logical, evidence-based conclusions.

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Additional Resources

• Deep Dive Site: dyatlovpass.com (27:23, 30:19)
• Companion Episode: Mark references a previous fuller discussion with guest Casey Rocket (36:38).

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Final Thoughts

Ultimately, Mark and Christos do not claim to have “solved” the Dyatlov Pass mystery—but they make a compelling case for the avalanche theory, urging listeners to seek evidence above conspiracy, while leaving space for the enduring allure of the unknown. The episode closes with an invitation for audience theories and a reminder that, sometimes, "some questions maybe have no answers." (37:12)

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Listener Engagement:
Drop your theories, knowledge, or corrections in the comments for a shot at Camp Gagnon merch, and visit the show’s website or join live shows for more history deep-dives and unsolved mysteries!

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Transcript

[Mark Gagnon]

In 1959, nine hikers walked into a.

[Christos]

Snow covered mountain range and were never seen again.

[Mark Gagnon]

What investigators found was more than just a gruesome crime scene. It was one of the most notorious unsolved mysteries ever. People reported strange lights in the sky, radiation on clothing, maybe even a government cover up. And this might all sound like science fiction, but this is a true story.

[Christos]

That actually happened deep in the Russian wilderness.

[Mark Gagnon]

And today, what happened to those nine hikers is still unsolved.

[Christos]

And yet many theories abound. Was it the Russian military that did an operation that went sideways?

[Mark Gagnon]

Was it an avalanche? Was it ravenous animals? Was it aliens? Or was it even a yeti?

[Christos]

The truth about what happened out there is still a mystery.

[Mark Gagnon]

But the clear evidence of something unexplainable.

[Christos]

Happening is what drives investigators crazy.

[Mark Gagnon]

Now, this is the Dyatlov Pass incident. So sit back, relax, and welcome to Camp.

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[Mark Gagnon]

What's up, people? And welcome back to camp. My name is Mark Gagnon and thank you for joining me in my tent, where every single week we explore the most interesting, fascinating, controversial stories from around the world.

[Christos]

From all times.

[Mark Gagnon]

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[Christos]

Believe it or not book that got turned into a show somehow. Yes.

[Mark Gagnon]

This is what we do here. All right. I'm sure you're like, oh, Mark, when.

[Christos]

Are you going to talk about what's.

[Mark Gagnon]

Going on in the world?

[Christos]

The wars, the stuff, the politics.

[Mark Gagnon]

That's not what we do here.

[Christos]

All right?

[Mark Gagnon]

We are down for solving unsolved mysteries.

[Christos]

From 50 years ago.

[Mark Gagnon]

That's what we do here.

[Christos]

Okay?

[Mark Gagnon]

So welcome to the show and thanks for coming to my tent. All Right.

[Christos]

You're always welcome to hang out with me in this cozy little, you know, this little cozy nook that I have.

[Mark Gagnon]

Deep, deep in the woods, far, far.

[Christos]

Away in Brooklyn, New York.

[Mark Gagnon]

And as always, I'm joined by my dear friend Christos, the Greek freak himself.

[Christos]

The legend from Athens, the hammer is what they call him, Thor's hammer.

[Mark Gagnon]

Right, sure. What's a Greek God?

[Christos (additional comments)]

Hercules.

[Mark Gagnon]

Hercules, yes, the Hercules hammer.

[Christos]

Dude, that's awesome.

[Mark Gagnon]

You are Greek, right? All right, all right, all right. Enough, Christos, okay?

[Christos]

There's all this yapping about your heritage.

[Mark Gagnon]

Today we're not talking about the Greeks.

[Christos]

Or the Americans, we're talking about the Russians. Technically the Soviets, but I'll probably use that interchangeably.

[Mark Gagnon]

But before we begin this, I also just want to point out I'm not Russian, so I'm going to mess up.

[Christos]

A lot of these words.

[Mark Gagnon]

I'm going to do my best, okay?

[Christos]

I've read very many articles about this and I'm going to try with my best Russian accent. All right? So my apologies on the outset.

[Mark Gagnon]

Where does our story begin?

[Christos]

I'm glad you asked.

[Mark Gagnon]

January 1959, in the Ural Polytechnical Institute, there's this 23 year old engineering student named Igor Dyatlov who is organizing what would become a his most ambitious hiking expedition yet. Now, Dyatlov was already known amongst his peers as a very experienced outdoorsman. He had led multiple treks through the Ural Mountains and had a reputation for planning and safety and was very meticulous.

[Christos]

In everything that he did.

[Mark Gagnon]

For this expedition, he assembled a team.

[Christos]

Of eight other hikers, all with significant experience but also with, you know, jobs you wouldn't expect an experienced hiker to have.

[Mark Gagnon]

The group included two radio engineers. Again, I'm going to do my best with the names Zenaida Komogorova, who had.

[Christos]

Been on previous hikes with Dyatlov, and.

[Mark Gagnon]

Georgi Krivonshenko, who worked at a nuclear facility. There were then two mechanical engineering students, Rustem Slobodin, Nicholas Thibault Brionel. Two economics majors, Yuri Doronchenko and Yuri Yudin, a nuclear engineering student, Alexander Kolevatov. And finally, the ninth member was Alexander Zolotaryov, who was significantly older than the others. Zolotaryov was an experienced mountaineer and a World War II veteran who had actually.

[Christos]

Been added to the group simply so.

[Mark Gagnon]

That the group could meet the requirements.

[Christos]

To go on this university expedition.

[Mark Gagnon]

Now, this hike required a grade three certification. This is the highest level of difficulty.

[Christos]

In Soviet hiking classifications, meaning that they had to Bring either an instructor or someone with just a ton of mountain experience.

[Mark Gagnon]

So Latariov was the guy.

[Christos]

Now, their planned route would take them through some of the most remote terrain in the Northern Urals. This expedition was designed to cover approximately 190 miles over 16 days, starting from.

[Mark Gagnon]

The town of Versailles, ending in the village of Vezay. After making a large loop through this.

[Christos]

Remote Soviet wilderness, this route would take.

[Mark Gagnon]

Them past several significant peaks, with their main goal being to reach the top of Ortenden Mountain. After a few days of waiting, their expedition was eventually approved by the Institute Sports Club and the, you know, basically.

[Christos]

Registered with the local authorities. All of this is required for a serious hiking expedition in the Soviet Union.

[Mark Gagnon]

Now, Dyatlov submitted detailed, you know, plans and emergency procedures and the group was expected to send a telegram confirming their.

[Christos]

Return by February 12th.

[Mark Gagnon]

So the journey begins on January 23rd, 1959. The nine hikers took a train to the town of Serov, then continued a.

[Christos]

Bus to Vishay, the last sort of inhabited settlement before just the wilderness.

[Mark Gagnon]

When they arrived in Vishai, they hired a truck to take them as far.

[Christos]

As possible into the forest before they actually began their trek on foot.

[Mark Gagnon]

Now, the group was extremely well equipped for these harsh conditions and they knew basically exactly what they were going to.

[Christos]

Be facing, or so they thought.

[Mark Gagnon]

They carried a large tent designed for winter camping, warm clothing, food for the entire expedition, cameras to document the journey.

[Christos]

And various pieces of standard hiking equipment, including axes and knives, navigation tools, everything you need. And on January 27, they began their trek on foot. The weather was already getting rough with.

[Mark Gagnon]

Snow and strong winds, but nothing that this experienced group of hikers had hadn't ever seen before. They made good progress the first few.

[Christos]

Days following their planned route and maintained their schedule Exactly. But on January 28, the first complication arose.

[Mark Gagnon]

Yuri Yudin began experiencing severe knee and.

[Christos]

Back pain that made it impossible for him to continue.

[Mark Gagnon]

After consulting with Dyatlov and the rest of the group, they decided that Yudin should turn back while he could still.

[Christos]

Make it to safety. Yudin then returned to Vizhai on his.

[Mark Gagnon]

Own, leaving the remaining eight members to.

[Christos]

Continue towards Alterton Mountain. And this decision ultimately saved his life.

[Mark Gagnon]

After Yuden left, the group of eight continued to go deeper into the wilderness.

[Christos]

Based on their diaries and the photographs.

[Mark Gagnon]

That were found later, they seemed to.

[Christos]

Be in good spirits, making good progress despite obviously the harsh weather.

[Mark Gagnon]

Kolmogorova actually wrote, we are having an unusually good time. I can hardly believe we feel so good here. As they continued the trail carried them.

[Christos]

Through thick forest where the trees were giving them a little bit of shelter from the snow.

[Mark Gagnon]

But eventually, the snowfall made the terrain rise.

[Christos]

That actually forced them to move their camp again. The higher they climbed, the more the wind would tear across the slopes and the more exposed they became.

[Mark Gagnon]

On January 31, Rustem Slobodan wrote, cold, piercing wind.

[Christos]

It's hard to imagine such a thing in a city.

[Mark Gagnon]

This goes to show that, again, no amount of training or classrooms could really prepare them for what these mountains were.

[Christos]

Actually throwing at them.

[Mark Gagnon]

The very next day, on February 1st.

[Christos]

The group was approaching what was now known as Dyatlov Pass, an area between two peaks that offered a potential route for their destination. The weather had just gotten worse. The winds were stronger. The snow was falling even more. But still nothing beyond what these experienced hikers could handle. Or nothing out of the unexpected, you.

[Mark Gagnon]

Could say, based on the evidence that's found later. They made camp that evening on the.

[Christos]

Slope of what's now called Dead Mountain. Literally Kolat sekal, and this is the language of the Mansi people, and it.

[Mark Gagnon]

Literally just translates to Dead Mountain. This location that they chose was a little unusual, right, because experienced hikers would.

[Christos]

Typically avoid camping on this exposed slope.

[Mark Gagnon]

Specifically during a storm, and they would.

[Christos]

Try to find shelter in the forest below.

[Mark Gagnon]

Now, we don't know why they chose.

[Christos]

That particular spot, but there are many theories as to what happened. Perhaps they got lost in the weather conditions.

[Mark Gagnon]

And some people even say that they deliberately chose that spot for training purposes.

[Christos]

So they could actually, like, test their.

[Mark Gagnon]

Equipment or their skills in the conditions.

[Christos]

That they really never got to experience.

[Mark Gagnon]

Either way, the group chose this spot.

[Christos]

Not expecting it to be their final place setting up camp.

[Mark Gagnon]

The final photo the group took shows.

[Christos]

Them digging out a hole for their tents on the side of the slope.

[Mark Gagnon]

And it's honestly pretty morbid when you.

[Christos]

Realize that just a few hours later, all the people in this image would be gone.

[Mark Gagnon]

By February 12, it was clear that the group failed to send their expected telegram, and there was initially no immediate alarm.

[Christos]

Delayed returns were pretty common specifically for these types of expeditions when the weather conditions were challenging and changing so quickly.

[Mark Gagnon]

But as the days passed with no word, the hikers, families, and the instructors.

[Christos]

At their school became concerned.

[Mark Gagnon]

So on February 20, a search party.

[Christos]

Was put together to go find the hikers.

[Mark Gagnon]

And after six days of traveling the.

[Christos]

Same dangerous path that Dyatlov and his.

[Mark Gagnon]

Team took, the search party found the.

[Christos]

Abandoned tent on the slope of Death Mountain.

[Mark Gagnon]

But what they discovered on this mountain.

[Christos]

Would puzzle investigators for Decades, the tent.

[Mark Gagnon]

Had been cut open. But here's what's strange. It had been cut open from the.

[Christos]

Inside with several long slashes made by a knife or something sharp.

[Mark Gagnon]

And the rips made it look like.

[Christos]

The tent had been abandoned really quickly. But there was no signs of internal struggle.

[Mark Gagnon]

And here's another weird part.

[Christos]

Most of the group's belongings are still inside, including boots and warm coats and all their essential cold weather gear.

[Mark Gagnon]

They also found footprints in the snow.

[Christos]

That led away from the tent and actually went downhill towards a nearby tree line about a mile away.

[Mark Gagnon]

But not all of the tracks were made from shoes. It appeared that some of the hikers.

[Christos]

Had left the tent barefoot or just in their socks.

[Mark Gagnon]

But the strangest detail about the footprints is that they didn't look like they.

[Christos]

Were made in distress, necessarily, as if.

[Mark Gagnon]

Someone was running away.

[Christos]

They almost look like they were calmly and evenly spaced out, almost as if the hikers were almost casually walking down the slope.

[Mark Gagnon]

And as a search for the missing hikers continued, the searchers would have way.

[Christos]

More questions than they bargained bargain for.

[Mark Gagnon]

The first two bodies, Yuri Doroshenko and.

[Christos]

Georgi Krivonischenko, were found on February 27, about a mile from the tent. They were found lying under a cedar tree next to the remains of a small campfire. But the weird thing is that both of them were found barefoot, wearing only their underwear.

[Mark Gagnon]

And the cedar tree they were under.

[Christos]

Showed signs that someone had climbed it. Branches were broken from the top, and.

[Mark Gagnon]

There was even pieces of of flesh from the two guys.

[Christos]

Hands stuck in the bark as if they kept climbing it over and over again.

[Mark Gagnon]

But whether it was in a desperate attempt to flee something or maybe to.

[Christos]

Gather firewood or try to see a vantage point, we don't know.

[Mark Gagnon]

Another thing that investigators found was the fact that Krivonischenko had a piece of.

[Christos]

His own hand in his mouth and the tip of his nose was missing.

[Mark Gagnon]

Not far from the spot, searchers began.

[Christos]

To find more members of the group.

[Mark Gagnon]

Between the cedar and the tent site.

[Christos]

They came across Igor Dyatlov, Zineda Komogorova, and Rustem Slobodin.

[Mark Gagnon]

However, the way that Dyatlov and the.

[Christos]

Others bodies were positioned suggested that they had died while trying to make it back to their shelter, possibly after realizing that whatever had driven them away from the tent was now no longer a threat.

[Mark Gagnon]

For two months, the search effort continued.

[Christos]

To try to find the final four hikers. And on May 5, a Mansi native of, you know, the native group that lived there, named Kurikov was walking with.

[Mark Gagnon]

His dog when he noticed some cut.

[Christos]

Branches that were forming, almost like a trail near the cedar trees.

[Mark Gagnon]

When he followed the trail, he ended.

[Christos]

Up finding a pair of black cotton sweatpants that had the right leg cut off with a knife.

[Mark Gagnon]

After this discovery, they searched the area and ended up finding a massive den.

[Christos]

That the surviving hikers had basically dug out in an attempt to get away from the freezing winds.

[Mark Gagnon]

But what they found next to the.

[Christos]

Den would change the entire investigation, because.

[Mark Gagnon]

Just a few feet away, investigators dug.

[Christos]

Out a ravine and they discovered the last four hikers.

[Mark Gagnon]

But these four victims looked completely different from the others. They were wearing more appropriate clothing. They were better dressed, Right. They were also wearing clothes that appeared to have been taken from the other.

[Christos]

Two who had died first.

[Mark Gagnon]

And even more strange, their injuries were more severe.

[Christos]

The autopsy results on the four bodies found in the ravine raised a lot of questions about what actually happened that night.

[Mark Gagnon]

Thibault Brindelel had suffered a major skull fracture that would have been fatal. The injury was described as consistent with.

[Christos]

A severe blow to the head. But there are no external wounds or other signs of an attack.

[Mark Gagnon]

Dubinina and Zolotorov had suffered multiple broken ribs. Dubinina had six broken ribs on one.

[Christos]

Side, four on the other, while Zalotorov had five broken ribs on one side.

[Mark Gagnon]

Medical examiners claimed that it would have.

[Christos]

Taken the force of, like, a truck to cause the damage that was done.

[Mark Gagnon]

But the strangest of all, Dubinina was.

[Christos]

Missing her tongue, her eyes, and parts of her face.

[Mark Gagnon]

The medical examiner attributed this to natural.

[Christos]

Decomposition or animal predation, considering her body had been partially submerged in the ravine for several months.

[Mark Gagnon]

However, Zalotorov was also missing his eyes, and both he and Dubinina had what.

[Christos]

Appeared to be chemical burns on their exposed skin and clothing.

[Mark Gagnon]

And get this, maybe one of the weirdest parts. Some of their clothing even showed elevated.

[Christos]

Levels of radiation, which, of course, only deepened the mystery and left anyone working on this case just completely confused as to what was going on.

[Mark Gagnon]

Now, the official Soviet investigation concluded that the hikers had cut their way out.

[Christos]

Of the tent and and fled into.

[Mark Gagnon]

The harsh winter conditions due to the.

[Christos]

Report called a compelling natural force. That is what was actually put in the report.

[Mark Gagnon]

However, the exact nature of this force.

[Christos]

Is not really specified in any way.

[Mark Gagnon]

And several things actually complicate the investigation. So, first of all, the scene had been disturbed by search teams before a.

[Christos]

Proper forensic examination actually took place.

[Mark Gagnon]

And the remote location made it extremely.

[Christos]

Difficult to conduct a thorough investigation, especially using, you know 1950s forensic methods.

[Mark Gagnon]

The case was classified as having no indication of criminal activity and was ultimately.

[Christos]

Closed in May of 1959.

[Mark Gagnon]

The official cause of death was listed.

[Christos]

As hypothermia for the first five victims and a combination of hypothermia and physical trauma for the final four.

[Mark Gagnon]

However, the lead prosecutor in the case, Lev Ivanov, later revealed that he had been ordered to close the case and.

[Christos]

That certain evidence had been completely classified.

[Mark Gagnon]

He also mentioned reports of strange lights.

[Christos]

In the sky, what was described as like fireballs on the night of the incident, and these unusual readings on radiation detection equipment after the case files were classified and sealed.

[Mark Gagnon]

It only added to this mystery and.

[Christos]

A lot of the speculation about what actually occurred on the mountain. Now for everybody's favorite part of everything, conspiracy theories. Yes, a personal. A personal fascination of mine.

[Mark Gagnon]

What's up, guys? We're gonna take a break really quick because you need help pitching your tents.

[Christos]

Yes.

[Mark Gagnon]

And that's what we do over here at camp. Maybe you're, I don't know, in line.

[Christos]

Waiting for a concert somewhere, and you just need something to lean on.

[Mark Gagnon]

May. Who knows? Maybe you just need help pleasing the.

[Christos]

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[Mark Gagnon]

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[Christos]

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[Mark Gagnon]

Over the decades since 1959, numerous theories.

[Christos]

Have been made to try to explain what actually happened to the Dyatlov group. And these range from everything from natural phenomena to human interference to the military.

[Mark Gagnon]

Some of the earliest theories was an avalanche, and some people still hold true to this. Some researchers suggest that a sudden snow.

[Christos]

Slab could have struck the tent, injuring many of the hikers and basically forcing them to cut their way out.

[Mark Gagnon]

But when investigators reached the site, the evidence didn't exactly add up.

[Christos]

The tent was on a small 15 degree slope, whereas avalanches usually occur on slopes that are, you know, 30 degrees or more. Sure, it's possible, but it's just not typical. There were no signs of a slide path or debris.

[Mark Gagnon]

And most compelling of all, the footprints.

[Christos]

Were actually still visible in the snow.

[Mark Gagnon]

Now, oddly enough, the UFO theories have.

[Christos]

Some plausibility to, you know, obviously the UFO community.

[Mark Gagnon]

Witnesses from nearby areas reported seeing these.

[Christos]

Large, bright orange lights moving across the sky on February 1st and 2nd.

[Mark Gagnon]

Remember, even prosecutor Ivanov admitted to seeing.

[Christos]

These lights in the sky. These theories suggest that the hikers encountered, you know, some type of unknown craft which could explain why they ran away.

[Mark Gagnon]

And the strange injuries and the radiation.

[Christos]

And, you know, how strange and sort of violent the injuries are. Now, even if it's not UFOs, which it's not, it's not UFOs.

[Mark Gagnon]

Military theories suggest that the group could have maybe accidentally encountered a secret Soviet.

[Christos]

Military test, possibly involving nuclear weapons or.

[Mark Gagnon]

New weapons people didn't know about, or aircraft or who knows what, which could.

[Christos]

Explain the elevated radiation levels on some of the clothes and the reports of strange lights.

[Mark Gagnon]

However, when you strip away the conspiracy.

[Christos]

Theory lens and remember that several group.

[Mark Gagnon]

Members had worked at nuclear facilities, it.

[Christos]

Could very much explain the radiation contamination on their clothes.

[Mark Gagnon]

But of course, just the very fact.

[Christos]

That some of the hikers were involved in nuclear sites led to speculation that the whole trek was actually a planned nuclear test set up by the government. Then there's also like the, like, yeti theory or like the Sasquatch thing, which emerged like, partially due to just like, how remote into the wilderness it is. And then of course there's like Russian folklore that they, you know, that many, you know, Russians and Soviets at the time would talk about. They would talk about the menk, which is like this, you know, like yeti, like creature that lived up in the mountains.

[Mark Gagnon]

They also noted that the Mansi people.

[Christos]

Had told these stories of dangerous supernatural creatures that basically inhabited these high places in the mountains. And they looked like these giant man like beings that would prey on human beings that wandered too far.

[Mark Gagnon]

Now, proponents of this theory point to.

[Christos]

You know, the massive force that would cause these injuries and, you know, arguing that only a creature of like, enormous strength could actually cause these external wounds.

[Mark Gagnon]

Some of the footprints at the scenes.

[Christos]

Were even described as being strange. They, you know, some people describe them as being larger than human feet, but this is likely due to the fact that they were wearing socks or, you know, minimal footwear that maybe created a distorted impression on the snow.

[Mark Gagnon]

Now, one of the final images taken from the trek actually shows what some people claims, like, is a yeti.

[Christos]

But a lot of people that, you know, they also claim that this might just be one of the hikers who set up a camera on a stand and walked out into the frame to take a picture of himself.

[Mark Gagnon]

You can see the picture here and.

[Christos]

It will kind of contextualize. It is sort of ominous, but you can see where the theory comes from.

[Mark Gagnon]

So either way, the single image is.

[Christos]

Responsible for the 60 year old theory that they were killed by some sort of like ominous yeti thing.

[Mark Gagnon]

In 2019, 60 years after the incident, Russian authorities actually reopened the investigation in.

[Christos]

An effort to use modern forensic techniques and computer modeling to re examine what happened.

[Mark Gagnon]

Now, the official conclusion that was done in 2019 pointed to a specific type.

[Christos]

Of avalanche called a katabatic avalanche or a delayed slab avalanche.

[Mark Gagnon]

Now, according to this theory, the hikers.

[Christos]

Were forced to cut their way out of their tent when they maybe started to hear the break in the snow or the snow started to accumulate against it and it created a risk of collapse or suffocation.

[Mark Gagnon]

Now, the investigators used computer modeling software.

[Christos]

To show how a delayed avalanche could.

[Mark Gagnon]

Have occurred several hours after the hikers.

[Christos]

Had actually set up their camp, potentially triggered by their presence or changes in the wind conditions.

[Mark Gagnon]

So the official story goes like this.

[Christos]

The hikers would have fled the tent.

[Mark Gagnon]

To avoid being buried.

[Christos]

And so they cut their way out and they left, you know, somewhat quickly.

[Mark Gagnon]

They became separated and disoriented in the.

[Christos]

Darkness and the extreme cold. And the injuries found on four of.

[Mark Gagnon]

The victims would have been the result.

[Christos]

From the force of the avalanche and their falls into the ravine. Now, however, the official explanation still leaves some of the questions unanswered. Why were the footprints so calm and evenly spaced? Why were two bodies found in their underwear? Why were some hikers wearing the clothes of their dead friends? And where did these chemical burns come from?

[Mark Gagnon]

And what about the lights in the sky? That picture of the yeti thing, Right? Remember that? So the Dyatlov Pass incident is still.

[Christos]

One of the most studied and debated mysteries in modern history. I mean, you have this combination of.

[Mark Gagnon]

Like, these experienced hikers, extreme conditions, weird evidence, government secrecy of, like, kind of.

[Christos]

Folding up this whole story, and it just creates the perfect storm for speculation.

[Mark Gagnon]

And what makes this case really compelling.

[Christos]

Is that it involves, you know, these.

[Mark Gagnon]

Experienced people that should have been able.

[Christos]

To handle these winter conditions, yet something caused them to abandon their shelter altogether. Now, the incident has inspired numerous books and movies, and today the past where the tent was found has actually been officially renamed to Dyatlov Pass in honor of the leader of the group.

[Mark Gagnon]

And perhaps most importantly, the case kind.

[Christos]

Of just highlights just how crazy nature is, right?

[Mark Gagnon]

Like, even the most experienced hikers with.

[Christos]

The right equipment can face these situations.

[Mark Gagnon]

Where even, like, a small mistake or.

[Christos]

Like, a weird, unexpected event can get you and eight of your friends killed. Now, whether the official avalanche explanation is correct or other factors were involved, nine experienced hikers died in circumstances that we honestly still can't confirm. Now, today, Dyatlov Pass is a tourist destination where people can walk on the same path that the nine hikers did.

[Mark Gagnon]

There's even a memorial at the exact.

[Christos]

Location where the group's tent was found. And people go there, you know, every year to leave all sorts of trinkets and things to honor their memory. Now, what do we think about this?

[Mark Gagnon]

I don't know. I mean, there's a great website for.

[Christos]

The record, dialoguepass.com I think is what it's called. And it has, like, all the photos.

[Mark Gagnon]

All the evidence, like, super, super detailed.

[Christos]

Stuff that seems, like, super granular. But if you're obsessed with this case and you're fascinated by it, I would recommend you go check it out. I really think the avalanche thing makes the most sense.

[Mark Gagnon]

Like, look, these guys worked at a nuclear facility.

[Christos]

They might have some, you know, radiation on their clothes. That seems very obvious to me.

[Mark Gagnon]

Why are the other people, like, naked?

[Christos]

It's like, okay, maybe they found their. The bodies of their dead homies and like, hey, we're freezing to death, we can't find our camp, We're Gonna take your guys's stuff. Why were the branches all broken? It was like, oh, maybe someone else tried to climb it.

[Mark Gagnon]

Like, to me, it seems obviously okay. The group. The avalanche comes. Bang.

[Christos]

They get. They're like, oh, we're about to get crushed by this. This, you know, specific type of avalanche. This is pretty sketchy.

[Mark Gagnon]

They didn't think the avalanche was going.

[Christos]

To come because they were on the right slope. They were like, oh, this is not that. This is not avalanche territory. But they didn't realize that there was a specific, specific type of avalanche that actually just kills hikers on this specific part of the mountain. So it happens. They're like, oh, we're about to die. They cut their way out. They're like, okay, let's just walk down a little bit, wait for this avalanche to pass, because this avalanche is literally going to just, like, swallow us up if we don't get out of here. They walk out. They go. Let's just wait a minute.

[Mark Gagnon]

We'll go back. The group gets separated.

[Christos]

They can't find their way back.

[Mark Gagnon]

Eventually, the big group finds the two.

[Christos]

Guys that are, you know, in their underwear. And they're obviously not in their underwear at the time. They have jackets. They take their jackets. They try to climb the tree to, like, see if they can, like, find where their camp is. They can't find it. They go back down. They go back to, you know, where the rest of them are. Like, why are there, like, they have.

[Mark Gagnon]

Injuries and stuff like that.

[Christos]

I'm like, dude, they're like, completely getting frozen to death. I'm sure they fell at some point and cracked their heads. Why are their eyes missing? It's like, okay, animals came and ate their bodies.

[Christos (additional comments)]

Do animals do that, though?

[Mark Gagnon]

What, do they pick out your eyeballs? Yeah, dude, this is like the whole thing. You ever seen a vulture going to.

[Christos]

Town on a possum?

[Christos (additional comments)]

Oh, good point.

[Mark Gagnon]

That's just like, what they.

[Christos]

They just be out here. But that's just a free.

[Mark Gagnon]

That's a freebie about the radiation.

[Christos (additional comments)]

Isn't there radiation the higher you go up in altitude? So it makes sense.

[Christos]

That's an interesting question. Can you get a fact check on that? I've never really heard that, but it might be possible.

[Mark Gagnon]

I mean, what is the sun do that's full radiation and you're closer to the sun? Duh.

[Christos]

You know, I think that tracks, Christos.

[Mark Gagnon]

But also, it's like, dude, they work at a nuclear facility, right? Like, that seems so obvious.

[Christos]

It's like, yeah, I'm also like, what kind of lamps are they using? Do they have like flashlights that happen to have like radiation stuff in them? I don't know if you can even power a flashlight on radiation stuff, but I don't know. That's just my theory.

[Mark Gagnon]

So again, I know everyone is like, dude, it was a giant terrifying beast.

[Christos]

I'm like, probably not, because it would have just ravaged them.

[Mark Gagnon]

They wouldn't have escaped.

[Christos]

Like, it would have just. They would have got murked.

[Mark Gagnon]

Is the radiation thing true?

[Christos (additional comments)]

It's experienced by people in mountainous areas, passengers and on airplanes.

[Christos]

So yeah, elevated levels of radiation.

[Christos (additional comments)]

Correct.

[Christos]

I wonder if they're statistically or like categorically significant that you'd be like, oh, this is the right level. Again, you can probably find this exact info on the website, which people should check out.

[Mark Gagnon]

But I think that's the most compelling thing to me. Like the Russian military testing thing.

[Christos]

I've even read theories about this where.

[Mark Gagnon]

It'S like, oh, the military knew that they were going, so they were using.

[Christos]

Them as test subjects.

[Mark Gagnon]

I'm like, dude, there's no way the.

[Christos]

Military is going to use their Russian nuclear engineers on a hike with their buddies to like merc them out in the mountains.

[Christos (additional comments)]

But if they're gonna get killed anyway, they don't mind the research that was.

[Mark Gagnon]

Why are they gonna kill him anyway? What do you mean?

[Christos (additional comments)]

Like, if they're gonna die anyway?

[Christos]

Oh, you're saying the avalanche thing plus.

[Mark Gagnon]

The nuclear plus the military thing.

[Christos (additional comments)]

Exactly.

[Christos]

That's a cool theory. I've never heard that one before.

[Christos (additional comments)]

Jackpot.

[Mark Gagnon]

So they actually find them and they.

[Christos]

Say, hey, we're not going to save them. We're actually going to use this for testing.

[Mark Gagnon]

But then their bodies aren't like nuked. If their bodies like obliterated and their.

[Christos]

Campsite was just blasted off the earth. And I'd be like, well, maybe. But I'm like, come on.

[Mark Gagnon]

I just, I don't buy it.

[Christos]

I'm like, look, I just, I don't know.

[Christos (additional comments)]

How do you feel about the living ones taking the dead ones clothes?

[Christos]

Is that, that's completely.

[Mark Gagnon]

Yeah, duh, dude, you're dying. You're freezing to death. I would take your shirt just like if I was chilly, you know what I mean? Like, are you crazy? I get cold. Are you? Yeah, duh. Like, I think that is the most normal thing in the world. Like, yeah, you like, sorry, dude. Like it'd be crazy if one of them like murk the other one.

[Christos]

If they were like, yeah, we're gonna put you out and then jack your. Because I'm gonna die. And you're, you know, that would be crazy. I don't know if that. If anyone's brought that theory up.

[Christos (additional comments)]

Oh, cutting the tent from inside out.

[Mark Gagnon]

If you hear the avalanche, you can actually hear the ice breaking.

[Christos]

And you're like, oh, something's happening. You don't have time to unzip, dude.

[Mark Gagnon]

It's 1950 zippers, dude. You gotta just be like, hey, we're.

[Christos]

About to get swallowed by an avalanche any second. Let's get the hell out of here.

[Christos (additional comments)]

Rather grab a knife and cut as opposed to unzip.

[Mark Gagnon]

Yeah, bro, they're sleeping with their knives. They're absolutely locked in. I think we also got to look.

[Christos]

At the zippers of these tents.

[Mark Gagnon]

It's not like you're thinking of, like.

[Christos]

A Coleman, you know, 20, 25 tent. I don't think that's what we're dealing with here. I think these are like, industrial giant zippers with probably, like, three layers.

[Mark Gagnon]

You got to unzip.

[Christos]

Da, da, da, da, da.

[Christos (additional comments)]

Might not even be zippers. Could be, like a tying situation.

[Mark Gagnon]

Could be a tying situation. That's the thing, dude. That is the absolute thing. I would actually. Can we get a fact check on that?

[Christos]

That's a great question.

[Mark Gagnon]

Because everyone's like, dude, they cut their way. I'm like, yeah, they wouldn't even know what was going on.

[Christos]

This is 1950s Soviet Russia.

[Mark Gagnon]

They needed to be warm in their tents. I don't think these are, like, little.

[Christos]

Camping tents that people are normally talking about.

[Mark Gagnon]

You know, there was a form of.

[Christos (additional comments)]

A zipper starting in 1917. So.

[Mark Gagnon]

Okay, I'm sure they had a zipper. I'm saying it was heavy duty. The zipper on this tent is heavy duty. It's like a whole thing.

[Christos (additional comments)]

It's a double zipper.

[Mark Gagnon]

Yeah, exactly.

[Christos]

That's my point.

[Mark Gagnon]

Imagine you're in here. What would be faster? Zip, zip.

[Christos]

Or you just cut your way out if you think you're about to get swallowed by an avalanche.

[Christos (additional comments)]

You're naked. You got a knife next to you.

[Mark Gagnon]

You're in it. Yes, Christos, you're camping. You're, of course, like, you're not naked naked. You're in your underwear. Because again, you're wearing, like, these massive.

[Christos]

Heavy coats all day. You're not going to sleep in your giant coat. You're just going to, like, pop in your sleeping bag, knock out, wake up, keep it moving.

[Mark Gagnon]

That's. That's the most compelling thing to me.

[Christos]

I really think that that makes the most sense.

[Mark Gagnon]

Now, what's interesting about this is that the evidence in the way it shows.

[Christos]

Up, people just draw all their own theories. They're like, dude, they found the bodies. They were missing eyes. Something came and sucked their eyes out of their head. It's like, no, they died. And then also animals or people are like, oh, they cut the tent from the inside. What must have happened. A supersonic weapon. I'm like an avalanche.

[Mark Gagnon]

Like, it's just like, this is again, a kind of an Occam's razor thing.

[Christos]

It's like the most likely explanation is the one that's the simplest. And typically it's. You know, I think that I'm all for conspiracy theories, don't get me wrong. But I just think this one, I'm gonna go gun to my head. I'm saying avalanche.

[Mark Gagnon]

With that said, what 23 year old.

[Christos]

Is going with his boys to go hike for a week and a half in the worst terrain of all time. That's like, I'm not.

[Christos (additional comments)]

Look, they're fucking Soviets.

[Mark Gagnon]

They are Soviets and they're. You guys are wild people. Technically, Soviets don't exist anymore. The Russians, though, y' all are crazy.

[Christos]

And look, no disrespect. All right, rip to the dead. Pour one out for all the homies. Sure.

[Mark Gagnon]

Don't do that. Don't do. Don't go to the mountains. Don't disappear into the mountains and be.

[Christos]

Like, yeah, I'll hit you all up in two weeks. You'll, you know, if we don't come back. Look, for us, you're 23 years old.

[Mark Gagnon]

Drink vodka, you have the hottest women in the world. This is post world, dude.

[Christos]

Russian women are like, by far.

[Mark Gagnon]

Maybe not by far, but like pristine. Sure, pristine. And this is post World War II.

[Christos]

All the men just died.

[Mark Gagnon]

There's now all these women that are now populating Moscow.

[Christos]

St. Petersburg, I think technically Stalingrad. Still, I can't actually. Leningrad. I can't remember all that.

[Mark Gagnon]

All that. It's Leningrad, I think. But I don't know if they change.

[Christos]

It to St. Petersburg yet.

[Mark Gagnon]

Anyway, all I'm saying is that there's beautiful Russian women walking around and you're like, you know, it'd be a fun weekend.

[Christos]

Just be gone for two weeks in the snow.

[Mark Gagnon]

Not that they deserved it.

[Christos]

No one deserves this. But they deserve it more than, like, me, because I'm not doing this kind of stuff.

[Mark Gagnon]

This is the way I think, like the way black people look at white people.

[Christos]

This is how white people look at, like, Russians. We're like, dude, that is white people. Shit. Like, y' all are Doing too much.

[Mark Gagnon]

Just chill. Drinks a vodka, go to a bathhouse, you have a banya over there. Just chill, you know what I mean?

[Christos]

You don't need to do all this.

[Christos (additional comments)]

Haven't you had multiple camping trips?

[Mark Gagnon]

Yeah, I like to camp in moderate temperature. I love camping, as you can see.

[Christos]

Take a look.

[Mark Gagnon]

But I like to do it in Brooklyn, New York in a air conditioned room.

[Christos]

Not where we are, obviously. We're deep in the wilderness.

[Mark Gagnon]

I also, every time I camp, it.

[Christos]

Is like end of summer, like springtime. It's moderate, not a ton of mosquitoes depending where you are in the country.

[Mark Gagnon]

Obviously I have yet to do snow.

[Christos]

Camping, which I would consider, but it just like. Guys, this is crazy. I bet you sleep so good though.

[Mark Gagnon]

I bet you, you go snow camping.

[Christos]

You go through this whole thing, you're hiking all day, you get in your tent and you just hear the wind outside. Oh, I bet you that sleep hits crazy.

[Mark Gagnon]

Anyway, now if this story sounds familiar to you, it's because I did an.

[Christos]

Entire episode on it with my dear friend Casey Rocket. And we talk about that with like, we also talk about a bunch of other like crazy sort of unsolved mystery Lost footage. Just like, you know, crazy little wormholes. If you enjoyed this episode, there's this plus much more with the brilliant and hilarious Casey Rock. And you can check that in the description. And yeah, that's all I have really to say about Dyatlov Pass. Anything else you'd like to contribute, Christos?

[Christos (additional comments)]

Nope.

[Mark Gagnon]

So there you go. In the end, no one really knows what's going on, and it may never.

[Christos]

Be fully known what exactly happened, but the incident continues to capture imaginations, my imagination for sure, and just reminds us once again that some questions maybe have no answers. But that, ladies and gentlemen, is the Dyatlov Pass incident.

[Mark Gagnon]

If you are familiar with this, if.

[Christos]

You'Ve researched, if you've gone through the.

[Mark Gagnon]

Whole website, if you've seen other videos on it, please let me know.

[Christos]

Is there anything I missed? Is there anything I got wrong? Anything I glanced over?

[Mark Gagnon]

If you've never heard of this, what'd you learn?

[Christos]

Is there anything you came away with?

[Mark Gagnon]

What's your theory?

[Christos]

What do you think happened? And I implore you to comment. Not only because it's, you know, just a nice little community we got built in the comments, but in addition to.

[Mark Gagnon]

That, the top comment on this video.

[Christos]

And all the future videos going forward.

[Mark Gagnon]

Is getting free merch.

[Christos]

Yeah, we're gonna hook you up. I don't know how exactly we're gonna find you. But we will go through, we will go in the comments and I'm gonna send an agent directly to your house and we will, we will deliver it to you by hand, by force. That part is not true.

[Mark Gagnon]

But we will get you some merch.

[Christos]

If you drop a comment. We will hook you guys up and.

[Mark Gagnon]

You can buy merch.

[Christos]

Obviously, you know, camp R D, all that good stuff. Make sure you subscribe to history Camp, Religion Camp. We get in all sorts of cool stuff over there. Similar vibes, but obviously more niche.

[Mark Gagnon]

And you can come see him on the road. Mark Gagnon live.

[Christos]

That's where you can find me. Markagnonlive.com we'll drop that link in the description as well. I'll be doing, unfortunately, just a perfect hour of stand up comedy. Just phenomenal. I mean, God's gift, you know, modern day philosophers over here, if you may say so yourself. If. And, and I do. Because if I don't do it, no one else will.

[Mark Gagnon]

No, it's going to be a great.

[Christos]

Hour, stand up comedy. We have, you know, a good time. I do a bunch of stuff at.

[Mark Gagnon]

The end with the audience.

[Christos]

I bring a bunch of great openers. It is a wonderful show and the rooms are pretty small for now, you know. So come on out, have an intimate time with your boy.

[Mark Gagnon]

So you can check me out on the road. I got all my dates there.

[Christos]

And I will see you guys at.

[Mark Gagnon]

History camp, Religion Camp, and of course here at Camp Gagnon.

[Christos]

Thank you for joining me in my tent and I'll see you guys next time. Peace.

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[Christos]

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[Mark Gagnon]

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[Christos]

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