Happy New Year, Spooky People! Winter is here and since we’re hunkering down for a cold couple of months, we think there’s no better time to discuss the mysterious, snowy deaths that occurred at Dyatlov Pass. In our first episode of 2021, we challenge some of the most popular theories surrounding the demise of nine hikers on February 2, 1959. We cover a handful of possibilities, from avalanches and hypothermia to aliens and government conspiracies. If this story leaves you scratching your head, you are not alone. If you have any thoughts on this topic, drop them in the comments below or reach out on social media! You can listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or Pandora.
Here are the sources we used for this episode:
Podcasts: Unexplained Season 2, Episode 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3; Astonishing Legends Episodes 23 and 24; Timesuck Episode 62
YouTube: Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime, “The Strange Deaths of the 9 Hikers of Dyatlov Pass”; Morbid Mystery, “The Dyatlov Pass Incident”; The Infographics Show, “What Made Hikers Take Clothes Off In Below Freezing Temps? (The Dyatlov Pass Mystery)”
Websites:
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/SoLiOdJyCK/mystery_of_dyatlov_pass
- https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/02/russia-dyatlov-pass-conspiracy-theory/605863/
- https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/04/europe/dyatlov-pass-incident-scli-intl/index.html
- https://www.rbth.com/history/332434-official-cause-of-death-of-the-dyatlov-group?fbclid=IwAR2RN5POfghNddCR2H5GrHZtqdHta7gtgU8TaNAXDsXGJ8pasQhZDAuEyu0
- https://www.nytimes.com/paidpost/facebookwatch/limetown-dyatlov.html
- http://www.museumcenter.org/the-curious-curator/2020/5/15/historys-mysteries-revealed-crystal-skulls-nazca-lines-shroud-of-turin-and-dyatlov-pass-incident-54lfg
- https://www.snopes.com/news/2017/12/28/dyatlov-pass-incident/
- https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/findings-from-new-investigation-into-dyatlov-pass-incident-announced/
- https://www.msrgear.com/blog/backcountry-basics-recognizing-assessing-avalanche-terrain/