Don't go hiking in Russian mountains
You may very well find yourself met with a terrible fate that'll be shrouded in mystery and have people theorizing about it for decades.
Ever hear of the Dyatlov pass incident? That was something that happened way back in 1959 where a group of nine mountaineers died under very strange circumstances. While camping one night, something scared the group so bad that they cut their way out of their tent and fled into the wilderness, under heavy snowfall and temperatures well below zero. Each of the group's bodies were eventually discovered during an investigation and it was determined that six had died of hypothermia while three from blunt force trauma. One victim had major skull damage, two had severe chest trauma, and another had a crack in his skull. Four of the bodies were found lying in a creek, and three of these four had damaged tissue of the head and face – two of the bodies had missing eyes, one had a missing tongue, and one had missing eyebrows. Some levels of radiation were found on at least one of the victim's clothing.
Even if you're already familiar with the Dyatlov Pass incident, I'll bet you haven't heard of the lesser-known but eerily similar Chivruay Pass incident. In 1973, a group of ten hikers were found dead. Five were discovered first by another group of hikers passing by and the rest were found in separate locations up to 2 miles away. It is said that some of the victims were missing their eyeballs and an autopsy showed that some of the victims were suffering from hypoxia. The official story is that the hikers were insufficiently equipped with the trip they were on and fell victim to the elements. Curiously, however, Russian authorities have forbidden any details of the investigation being published. Not even photographs of the group's remains have been released to the public. Though this was common at the time for the Russian to not report on such incidents that was considered potentially harmful to the public. Nonetheless, the circumstances don't stop others from questioning the official story. Especially considering one of the group members had previously worked at an Acron Group factory that, among other things, built radio equipment for the Russian military. Is it possible that they knew too much?
But wait, there's more! In 1989, a group of tourists led by mountaineer Pyotr Klochkov and five other tourists mysteriously disappeared in Pamir Mountains. While not actually located in Russia, the Pamir Mountains span across the country of Tajikistan, which was part of the Soviet Union at the time and is where the incident took place. Unlike the other incidents, no trace of Klochkov's group were ever found and their whereabouts remain a mystery to this day. Many believe the group fell victim to an avalanche as traces of an ice collapse were found in the area where they were hiking, which, of course, would have resulted in their bodies being covered and near-impossible to find or recover.
Just a few years after the Klochkov group disappearance, yet another bizarre incident would occur at the mountain range of Khamar-Daban. In 1993, a group of seven hikers were traversing Khamar-Daban when all but one survivor died under mysterious circumstances. According to the sole survivor Valentina Utochenko, the group were making their way along the mountains when suddenly, one by one, the group members started violently convulsing with blood pouring from their mouths, eyes and ears. Even when they tried to flee, all but Utochenko would succumb to this horrific death. Utochenko was found four days later by a group of rafters at a nearby river. When the bodies were found, the search party noted the site was as horrific as Utochenko described. In spite of this, an autopsy declared the cause of deaths to be hypothermia, except for one which was ruled a heart attack. Immediately, people questioned this ruling as the way in which the victims had died is no symptom of hypothermia or a heart attack, especially considering authorities waited nearly two weeks to even send out a search party for unknown reasons. Some theorize the group fell victim to a Russian military experiment with a nerve agent, either intentionally or accidentally, which was subsequently covered up.
You ought to get the idea by now: don't go hiking in Russian mountains.
Ever hear of the Dyatlov pass incident? That was something that happened way back in 1959 where a group of nine mountaineers died under very strange circumstances. While camping one night, something scared the group so bad that they cut their way out of their tent and fled into the wilderness, under heavy snowfall and temperatures well below zero. Each of the group's bodies were eventually discovered during an investigation and it was determined that six had died of hypothermia while three from blunt force trauma. One victim had major skull damage, two had severe chest trauma, and another had a crack in his skull. Four of the bodies were found lying in a creek, and three of these four had damaged tissue of the head and face – two of the bodies had missing eyes, one had a missing tongue, and one had missing eyebrows. Some levels of radiation were found on at least one of the victim's clothing.
Even if you're already familiar with the Dyatlov Pass incident, I'll bet you haven't heard of the lesser-known but eerily similar Chivruay Pass incident. In 1973, a group of ten hikers were found dead. Five were discovered first by another group of hikers passing by and the rest were found in separate locations up to 2 miles away. It is said that some of the victims were missing their eyeballs and an autopsy showed that some of the victims were suffering from hypoxia. The official story is that the hikers were insufficiently equipped with the trip they were on and fell victim to the elements. Curiously, however, Russian authorities have forbidden any details of the investigation being published. Not even photographs of the group's remains have been released to the public. Though this was common at the time for the Russian to not report on such incidents that was considered potentially harmful to the public. Nonetheless, the circumstances don't stop others from questioning the official story. Especially considering one of the group members had previously worked at an Acron Group factory that, among other things, built radio equipment for the Russian military. Is it possible that they knew too much?
But wait, there's more! In 1989, a group of tourists led by mountaineer Pyotr Klochkov and five other tourists mysteriously disappeared in Pamir Mountains. While not actually located in Russia, the Pamir Mountains span across the country of Tajikistan, which was part of the Soviet Union at the time and is where the incident took place. Unlike the other incidents, no trace of Klochkov's group were ever found and their whereabouts remain a mystery to this day. Many believe the group fell victim to an avalanche as traces of an ice collapse were found in the area where they were hiking, which, of course, would have resulted in their bodies being covered and near-impossible to find or recover.
Just a few years after the Klochkov group disappearance, yet another bizarre incident would occur at the mountain range of Khamar-Daban. In 1993, a group of seven hikers were traversing Khamar-Daban when all but one survivor died under mysterious circumstances. According to the sole survivor Valentina Utochenko, the group were making their way along the mountains when suddenly, one by one, the group members started violently convulsing with blood pouring from their mouths, eyes and ears. Even when they tried to flee, all but Utochenko would succumb to this horrific death. Utochenko was found four days later by a group of rafters at a nearby river. When the bodies were found, the search party noted the site was as horrific as Utochenko described. In spite of this, an autopsy declared the cause of deaths to be hypothermia, except for one which was ruled a heart attack. Immediately, people questioned this ruling as the way in which the victims had died is no symptom of hypothermia or a heart attack, especially considering authorities waited nearly two weeks to even send out a search party for unknown reasons. Some theorize the group fell victim to a Russian military experiment with a nerve agent, either intentionally or accidentally, which was subsequently covered up.
You ought to get the idea by now: don't go hiking in Russian mountains.
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