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Fun fact: the reason hypothermia victims take clothing off, is because of the sensation extreme cold causes to the body, when cells begin to freeze, it'll make you feel like you're burning, even though it's the opposite.
I hate that I'm um actually-ing you but it happens cause the body usually keeps the warmer blood for the inner core of the body to keep the temp of important internal organs right. Once it gets too cold the body will give up release this warmer blood to the extremities as well, which inturn makes the person feel super hot and take their clothes off
@blep6173 fun sub-fact about that: the reason fevers cause both simultaneously has mainly to do with the fever process pulling blood flow more to the core while the body raises its core temperature... hence you feel really hot (cause you literally just are) but as a side effect the outer skin and extremities suddenly experience a relative drop in temperature (right where nerves are most concentrated actually) and so it can simultaneously trigger a "cold" response and so your brain literally can easily interpret being too hot and too cold simultaneously. Even if cold and heat are opposites, the body doesn't always interpret them that way hence fevers and paradoxical freezing
It wouldn’t be that strange if you actually think that it’s was a military testing for certain radiation/bomb testing within the woodland area I just think they were at the wrong place and at the wrong time. It’s the most logical explanation for me anyway.
@@NerzJansch2 that doesnt explain at all why their very heavy winter hiking gear had RECENT exposure to radiation. they wouldnt have had bulky insulated hiking gear on when working in any lab. if they were testing work clothes sure. but this makes no sense
@@specialbread8590 show me actual proof of a 8 foot hairy white radioactive yeti then I'll believe you if I see it I believe it if I don't I say its bs
why does everyone assume that only ONE thing happened? i imagine some of these more plausible theories couldve happened at the same time, a perfect storm of unfortunate decisions and unavoidable fates
I guess it's because a lot of people either prefer one specific explanation that explains every detail, or they prefer the more outlandish theories I def believe that there were multiple factors that played out, a case of being at the wrong place at the absolutely wrong time
That's one of my top three theories. Like the sound could have caused the madness and from that their running about could have caused an avalanche, etc, etc.
@@thoseponyvibes YES!!! thats what i was thinking too!!! like all of the tangible factors could work together in conjunction and make more sense that way
Because it’s very possible that one thing DID cause it. In my own personal theory, a bomb. A bomb test would cause paranoia, concussive forces can cause internal trauma, a bomb blast could cause avalanches, and it would also easily explain the radiation. For further evidence, that area is known by many as “Russia’s Area 51”. I don’t think the bomb was dropped on their heads obviously but even a bomb blast 50 miles away could’ve done this.
@@save2rave61 There were 0 injuries consistent with a bear attack, nor the kind of disruption you see at camp after one. Bears would also scavenge the bodies if one was even involved. That is absolutely wild to assert. You don't rip your clothes off running from a bear. A bear isn't going to take on an enormous group of people like that.
Im so happy you've started this content. Youve always made little references to historical events and bizarre ideas of the past. Thank you for finally digging in.
@@SkunkApe407 I think it was explained by another RUclipsr that the radioactivity was mostly explained by one of the campers working as a Nueclear physics student or some such, and the others having come into contact with him.
I actually saw a documentary about this recently and they pretty much concluded that it was a native tribe that was known to be hostile towards outsiders.
22:47 Two of the hikers were studying nuclear physics and had worked in the field and it has been concluded that due to their work and lack off proper decontamination their clothes had traces of radioactive material they had worked with. It wasn't mentioned by Ompa so I thought I'd mention it.
I searched 19hz frequency and listened to it with headphones and _that_ was unnerving. Imagine hearing that in the wilderness and having no idea what it was
it was so discomforting. it felt like my whole skeleton was vibrating in my body. and it would've probably been ear-piercing on a mountain, only making it worse.
I have heard of this, and I saw a detailed video of the incident. I forget what YT channel it was, but they came to the most plausible scenario, basically when you camp on a mountain covered in snow mountaineers dig out the side to make flat area for camp, leaving a wall on the mountain side, it serves a couple purposes firstly shelter and secondly it can alert if an avalanche is probable. So, the theory is the group made camp and, in the night while they slept, the "snow wall" collapsed onto the tent causing severe injuries amongst the group. It is believed that they were expecting an avalanche, so they fled with little clothing and no supplies. In the aftermath they tried to survive, but unfortunately, they did not. The radiation on the clothing can be explained also, so two years before this incident there was a nuclear disaster know as the Kyshtym disaster, which did contaminate the area.
Nope not believing the Avalanche story or the fear of an avalanche at all. They were attacked by someone or something. Thinkerthunker has a fantastic video on this, and nobody's explained the photo of the mystery person that was the last photo taken by the group
Sounds like the why files maybe theyll present you with all the information. Come to the most plausible explanation and let you decide what you want to believe.
@@Wyomingchief Hey brother that's okay, you're entitled to your opinion. As for the photos, I didn't mention those mostly because there are quite a few possible explanations, often equipment of that time was prone to lens flares, or as I've seen, on modern equipment even, snowflakes, bugs, dust fall/fly into frame and out of focus can cause very similar photos, or even possible damage to the film from the elements.
Ik it's honestly a nice refreshing new thing he's doin, probably will be singlehandedly his way onto the mainstream, because these topics bring alot of attention usually and are interesting and he already has alot of reach so.
yup been there. My body struggles regulating temperature and it being a little chilly Ive been slightly hypothermic. Or when getting hot flashes before fainting. Even if you know it's a bad idea, it like something overriding your thinking, and you just start stripping clothes off. All of a sudden you become desperate to get away from the heat.
It’s always eerie to see pictures of people all happy and smiling together right before tragic events-especially when you know how horrific the outcome is.
Burns on hands and feet by the guys at the cedar tree makes sense, if your extremities are frozen and you have made a fire you would try and warm your face and hands close to the fire. They probably didnt notice themselves burning.
10:35 I live off-grid in the Rockies. Those branches were broken 5m up because they were breaking the lower dead branches off to start a fire. I've... been in that situation more often than I want to admit. In the mountains it's often the only dry wood with deep snow on the ground.
Just thought I’d say that I love the paranormal stuff you do. I watch all your videos but this stuff is my favorite. You and your editors (legends) are great at telling the story. One theory: what about nuclear testing? They got a picture of the flash… radioactive clothing… severe internal damage… internal bleeding… set off an avalanche… Cold War era… maybe?
Right before Oompa starts talking about demons, and before he mentions the pictures taken by them, let alone the indiginous race, the fact that NO ANIMALS exist in the area, and that they are known to practice BLOOD SACRIFICES, i was already leaning towards the possibility of a sacrifice ritual gone wrong -- essentially meaning they did not provide a sufficient sacrifice to whomever they were making the sacrifice to. Apparently, the beings come from a realm of radiation, and most of the intelligence agencies around the world actually derive much of their knowledge, and thus power, from a "demonic" [horns] race of beings seen under the effects of DMT called the "clockwork elves," or in World of Warcraft, the Blood Elves, who are actually addicted to BLOOD -- not merely magic. Look up these things if you don't believe or have simply never heard of them.
On the topic of the radioactivity found, Lemmino has a great video going over this incident. Direct quote from his video (10:08): "Kolevatov had previously worked at a facility developing nuclear materials and Krivonischenko had previously worked at a top-secret plutonium production plant for nuclear weapons, and the three articles of radioactive clothing belonged to Kolevatov and Krivonischenko." I believe the documents exist but are not widely distributed in English and that he hired a translator while researching this case.
Lemmino does excellent work. Bedtime Stories also has a 3 part series that explains the whole event with naturalistic explanations. No aliens or government conspiracies needed.
Love his video but Oompa mentioned something i hadn't heard before that I REALLY interesting. He said they ran the radioactive clothes under water for 3 hrs and the particles were reduced. The clothes were used often and throughout the hike. I find it hard to imagine they had not washed them all that time and question why the snow thaw, wind, rain, etc hadn't reduced the particle count. I can't rule out the obvious logic discussed by Lemmino but I still have sooooo many questions.
You would also assume that while they were handling those radioactive material they would have been using ppe to protect them from radiation which makes it weird why it was so high in radiation
@@98thecrazyboy from my understanding of nuclear technology during this time period, residual radioactivity and which types of PPE are best was woefully inadequate. Chernobyl happened in 1986 and they were contaminating everything with radiation. Like the firefighter's gear still emitting radiation in the hospital basement and all the hospital workers that got burned from it. PPE even in operating rooms back then was shockingly bad. They were still washing and reusing surgical gloves during the Korean War and in hospitals.
The they said the radiation was caused by the anonomly of.the wind turning backwards and then responding to it the bidy eats the radiation inside of the wind sporea yhat are degenerative of.the porus materials. Neil degenerate 1999
I am both a medical professional and experienced mountaineer. Some aspects of this case are intriguing and the definitive events in 1959 will remain a mystery. However, to me, this looks like a clear case of a tragic avalanche and subsequent hypothermia. I have experienced both and can attest to their remarkable devistation. Thank you for showing the nature articles.
I remember Charlie watching and reacting to a video about how the tent might've caught fire from a stove and the same video goes on to explain everything else
Do you think the blunt force trauma found on some of the victims were due to mercy for the final survivors or a necessity for the healthier ones to need clothing? And as for the burns, I suspect they were from the members attempting to warm up and just got too close
In July I went camping in Missouri with my buds and two of the nights we were there I saw floating, flashing orbs of light fly just a few feet away from my hammock. It was a genuinely terrifying experience that I will never be able to fully understand or explain, but if what I saw was anything near what they could’ve seen, I don’t even want to know how much fear they would’ve felt.
Likely events: Small Slab avalanche that crushed the back half of the tent, injuring two Panic ensues, running in to the dark forest. None can find the cache due to adrenaline Those with missing clothes were scavenged by survivors The one with major burn marks got too close to the fire trying to fight hypothermia The one with head trauma near the fire likely ended his own life with a rock after falling out of a tree and receiving major injury The two tried to make it back to the tent, but died trying Those by the river were likely given the merciful ending, instead of the miserable, slow, and painful ending of frostbite The last four likely survived for weeks, but didn't have the necessary food to survive and tried to get out or tried to escape a cave-in, but received too many injuries and died outside the entrance The area was hit with radiation a few years beforehand, and the radiation likely leaked into their clothes
@@Morgs2583 I´ve read and watched dozens of workups on the pass and the trees weren´t mentioned, even in original translations. Where did you get that from? Also the area used to be a military test site, so burned trees really aren´t that inplausible to exist in the area. The only mention of trees i remember is the cedar tree one of the hikers most likely fell off after climbing it to, what was assumed, to escape an avalanche they thought was about to hit them.
He probably got the information about the burnt treetops from the literal video this comment is posted on lol. As for Oompa - not sure where he got the information from... 🤷♀️@@NerzJansch2
@certifiedhero7 I don't remember seeing that in the original report(not the video, the documentation of the case). It was 5 years ago for a college report, but I may just be forgetting things. Ski poles aren't really a major thing to note in a college report. As for how, Slab Avalanches can be as small as a few feet of snow traveling only a dozen yards. Heavy enough to crush a tent, but not going far enough to knock the poles over Alternatively, the ski poles could've been used by the survivors with the winter boots(as noted in the video, it would indicate they were ourside). They could've relatively easily moved away from the slab, and left them behind while they were running If the poles were left in an area where the avalanche hit, I can't provide a solid answer for that
I think its a mix of 2 of the theories. Nuclear bomb (probably an air detonation) testing that caused an avalanche. Just because of the radiation, obviously, but also the fact that these guys were trained and experienced and would know how to react if it was just an avalanche. They probably got dazed by the shock/heat wave, and all of a sudden, an avalanche was happening around them, so they had to scramble out of the tent. Then i think once they got into the woods and away from the camp. The others were attacked by a bear or some other large animal that was also probably freaking out from the bomb and has the power to cause those injuries. Theres obviously some holes in that theory but its the best i can think of.
Likely not a nuclear blast (one of them worked in a nuclear lab if I remember so that’s where the radiation comes from), but a nuclear capable missile test launch. I forget which missile it was, maybe R-7, but there was a missile that either just entered service by the time of this incident or was still in pre-adoption testing. The hikers had internal damage akin to overpressure damage which could’ve been caused by missile impacting nearby and its excess fuel detonating. Earlier in the trip they had taken photos of what appeared to be one such missile test launch, likely being launched into Siberia to ensure it doesn’t hit any other country, launched from a missile test facility near Georgia (I’m on mobile so finding the info is difficult, I’m just taking what I remember). Dyatlov Pass would be a plausible path for the missile, but perhaps it failed mid flight and instead of going to its target destination, crashed short, hence all the excess fuel exploding (R-7 had significantly longer range than Dyatlov Pass so the final target was likely further). With the Red Army arriving so soon, perhaps they were already on the way searching for a downed missile. Their injuries were, if the theory is to be believed, caused solely by the explosion and then natural decomposition. It would be unlikely an animal did this to them only to leave their bodies behind and not eat them. Perhaps the reason why there was no official conclusion by the Soviet government is because it would have to admit that it accidentally killed some of its own high achieving students with a faulty missile.
I think people would have known if it was a nuclear bomb easily, you can see them from miles and miles and miles away and it's not something you can survive, also the bruise in the shape of a baton is too weirdly specific to be an animal imo
@@SassfireI think it was either the Government or KGB considering the radiation found. I am pretty sure that one of the men worked in nuclear testing at some point so that is another interesting point to consider.
@@ericaallisonc yes but a lot of the minor details don’t make sense. I’ve gone through all of the original case files and nothing adds up with the avalanche theory
Didn’t they recently basically solved it with the help of the snow animation codes from the Disney movie “Frozen” ? Apparently the reason for the radioactivity could’ve been thorium present in camping lanterns
@@PretzelSage Yeah I was surprised too “In 2021, a study by Swiss scientists used animation techniques inspired by those used in Frozen to simulate the movement of snow. Specifically, the animation helped to model how a slab avalanche could have occurred under certain conditions, leading to injuries consistent with those found on the bodies of the Dyatlov Pass hikers.”
Avalanches don't cause radiation... plus being buried under 16 feet of snow means scavengers couldn't get to the bodies and the bodies would have been frozen so no chance for decomposition
This was recently demonstrated pretty conclusively that it was an avalanche. A rookie mistake made by nearly professionally skilled mountaineers. They set up a camp against a hill where snow was accumulating and sloughed off onto their camp. My guess is they probably didn’t realize the error due to weather conditions causing them to be hasty in setting up a camp with what they assumed was a barrier to some of the wind. It’s just nature being scary, not something supernatural.
How is it conclusive when a lot of the Injuries sustained are not consistent with an avalanche, radiation and their tracks not being covered, the tent not being covered in snow
@@Appa-yi7yv They are actually consistent with what’s called a slab avalance. It’s not like light snow. It’s like taking a block of concrete and hurling it at someone that breaks apart. They were also there long enough for weather to improve well enough for carrion animals to… ya know… eat their soft tissue. As they do. Nature is scary dude.
@@bokadam2851 Slab avalanche/Carrion animals after death. This is widely accepted by experts to be the causes. It’s a fun scary story, but in reality nature itself is gruesome and sometimes terrifying.
It was actually ruled out to be a secondary local tribe that was extremely barbaric and primitive in nature. The tribe recruited for search & rescue makes mention of the other tribe to be the likely cause.
I got lost with some friends in polish mountains a couple years back during a winter night and told them this story while we were searching for the way back. Needless to say they don't talk to me anymore.
@@eerielconstantine5051 imagine being lost in the wilderness and your friend tells you how people in a similar situation were all found dead and some killed by violence. i would do the same
We share this moment. I'm happy he's not uploading later bc I'm catching his vids with my last energy and almost always can't write my last thoughts bc I'm just about to fall asleep, as it is after midnight
I think the avalanche theory still makes sense especially if it was a slab avalanche. If not then it must have been people. It's a crazy reach to assume aliens, it actually indicates a bias in the sense that the people that default to that do so because they want it to be true that bad.
Literally nothing in the entire area suggests a slab avalanche. They are easy to spot and hear, they leave easily identifiable tracks behind. Half of the details in the story are not possible if they got caught up by an avalanche as well, especially a slab avalanche. Many of their decisions wouldn't make sense either. I'm not saying it's aliens, all I'm saying os that you're just as narrow minded as Oompa in that regard, just the other way around.
If this was done by the military, we never would have heard about it. The only way we would have eventually found out is through documents or a whistle-blower. And that's not what happened.
i’m super grateful that you introduced your audience to a news outlet that isn’t filled with biases. with the upcoming election i’ve been trying to find just that and didn’t know where to begin.
I think hypothermia followed by two avalanches explain this. The first catches them off guard and severely injured most. Put out their fire and wrecked their tent. In whatever capacity they were crawling out of the snow and then toward the tent. Then the second finished them off. Tell me how I'm wrong, as I know there's a kink in my theory. Edit: I understand how USSR executing them with cudgels and radiation is probably more possible than two avalanches within a square mile within a day, but I really don't think they had a hand in the team's death.
I think the biggest problem with avalanche theories is well, where's the avalanche? Nothing was covered in snow, footprints and objects were still preserved and uncovered. Hundreds of tons of snow cascaded down upon them and then disappeared?
@@rodimusmaximus3912See, this is the problem with using the term “avalanche”. It was a “slab avalanche” which is basically a chunk of concrete falling on top of you and is the current scientific explanation since 2021.
Side note: There is a game based on the Dyatlov Pass incident called Kholat and a 2013 movie, Devils Pass. Both utilize interesting theories as to what caused the original incident in 1959.
1. They left the tent calmly meaning they did NOT receive those injuries from an avalanche. No blood in the tent. Poles and skis still standing. They were NOT swept away cuz they walked out of the tent and all gear was still present. 2. Not wind. Leaving the tent is peaving shelter. If wind scared themn why did they leave without shoes? 3. The 2 men with boots werent standing outside cuz all foot steps exited tent from same spot. 4. If it were an avalanche, they would've been hit by the snow and there's no sign of them being swept away. 5. They did NOT leave the tent due to freezing cuz the tent had a stove. They journaled about how the tent was overheating. They argued over sleepi g arrangements cuz no one wanted to be next to the stove.
@@ericaallisonc a snow wall that crushed them leaving no blood inside the tent and all were physically unharmed enough to walk calmly out of the tent in a single line? I was an EMT, trauma, neuro, and orthopedic surgical tech. The wounds they had would have left blood and made it difficult if not impossible to walk and then run away. Plus, if it were a snow wall, once the wall fell, why didn't they dig out their tent instead of calmly walking to the woods? The snow wall theory depends on them being crushed inside the tent or swept away but they is no evidence they were injured in the tent and none of their gear was swept away. A snow wall capable of killing young athletes but not capable of knocking over the skis left standing in the snow nor the tent pole? Naaaahh
I read a book about this a couple of years ago and the author's working theory was a microburst of wind came rolling down the mountain. The roaring sound made them think it was an avalanche, so they took off thinking they had to get under the ledge above the stream. In their panic, they fell down the side of the mountain and when they climbed the tree to find camp, What's his name fell out of the tree. The members who were injured the worst started dropping like flies until the last of them froze to death. The radioactivity bit was less evidence based, but it was believed the Soviets had done nuclear testing in the area because it was so remote and the fallout got on them, but that was just the author speculating, admittedly. But he went step by step through all the locations and the injuries, even noting that yes, the tent was partially buried in snow, but not enough for an avalanche. And having been in a microburst first hand almost 30 years ago when Hurricane Opal hit my town, (Tom Brokaw did his broadcast in front of the Russell Athletics store I worked at, and there was a sailboat washed up in the parking lot) a microburst came right over my house and knocked 9 big pine trees over directly on top of my neighbor's house. We didn't even lose a shingle. It sounded like a train roaring through my back yard.
@@Dylangamings I don't remember. I could look through my audible library and see if the book is there, but I may have used a library app to borrow the book. I can't remember.
Wild animals tend to eat organs first, which could possibly explain the tongue and the eyes. It’s especially common in bear attacks, a lot of times a bear will go for the face and/or mouth area, as well as using blunt force to the head. Terrifying to think about. Some bears intentionally cause that harm to dissuade others from their cubs. A super cool show called “Something Bit Me” talks about this.
I don’t where it started (maybe the scam-drama w/ the candy production) but I’m heavily into binging me some oompaville. The dude is rather genuinely captivating!
I mean seriously, tbh, it pretty clearly was some sort of extraterrestrial encounter/attack. It’s quite literally the only explanation that makes the most sense.
The weirdest thing is the radioactive dust. TOPAZ reactors werent invented yet, but there was some nuclear research going on at that time. Still an odd place for radioactive material to be concentrated.
I made the mistake of looking into the uncensored photos. I have to stop with my morbid curiosity. It seems some deaths can be explained by an avalanche but the other, more violent deaths, are still questionable. Unless I don’t understand or realize how violent an avalanche can be.
An avalanche can be thousands of kilograms of pressure/power. Those injuries are too tame for an actual avalanche so most likely they were either accidentally induced while fleeing in panic or even inflicted on one another (acts of mercy are suspected). Also, the worst condition bodies laid face down inside flowing water which is often ignored.
Based on everything I’ve learned about this case over the years, I honestly believe the Dyatlov Pass incident was the result of a military test, possibly a distant bomb detonation. The hikers were in an area literally known as “Russia’s Area 51”, and their route likely required government approval not because it’s a dangerous hike, but likely due to the danger of stumbling upon a bombing range. A bomb test could’ve scattered radioactive fallout over the group and triggered an avalanche, which explains both the radiation found on their clothes and the missing body parts, and concussive blasts could’ve caused the internal trauma. The sudden heat from the blast might also explain why some were undressed, either from hypothermia or a rapid temperature increase. The discovery that they took a photo of a massive white orb in the night could point directly to this distant bomb test as well as the singed treetops reported by that one guy. All that being said, the main flaw in my little theory here is that the search parties who arrived weeks later didn’t report any radiation exposure or major blast damage, which leaves some questions unanswered. This has been my running theory just because the more theories you blend together, the less it makes sense. A distant bomb blast and the USSR covering it up during the Cold War is the one thing that explains mostly everything I know about the case. Especially the… r a d i a t i o n.
I have a theory. What if Russia did nuclear testing near the area. This would explain the radiation. The injuries could have came as a result of them trying to put themselves out of their misery.
Ive been obsessed with this story ever since i heard it in the car with my dad when i was around 8 or 9. remember it so well, it was dark and snowing so i was so scared for what could be in the forest when driving lol.
39:28 my dad told me a story that the orb like lights can be lighting. he said when my grandma was young she had her window open and it was a storm outside. a ball of light just entered through the window and left. i don't know how real this is, but i couldn't help thinking about this. edit: lighting can occur with rapid change of air, and this could go hand in hand with the cold wind rapidly coming down from the pervious theory. which leads me to believe the pics are lightning
I think it was an air burst nuclear bomb on the other side of the mountain. It could have caused wind, which explains all the snow on the tent. there's the bright and thing that looks like a mushroom. Now, what is it that nukes do? Oh yeah, spread radiation. Then then there's the top of the trees being burnt. The burns could also be explained with this, and the noise made by the explosion could have scared the camper to run towards the forest
Whomever edited this… well done. Very funny. Also whomever researched this… well done. I’ve never seen a drawn map of the mountain or the pictures of the recovered tent. Great narration Caleb!
Oh Oompa, you were at my side all along. I still remember the days where you would merely but watch memes and partake in other such humorous peculiarities with us all. It truly is beautiful, and honestly inspiring to see how far you've come, channel, content, and character wise. When times were dark, your simple joy was my true mentor, your unconstrained, pure laughs my guiding moonlight. I know what I'm saying doesn't have much to do with the vid, but just know that I, among many others appreciate you and recognize the efforts you've taken to get here. Just wrote this comment because of the overwhelming human compassion and thankfulness for you welling up within me begged for release, frfr. Love you oompa, kissies teehee!
This seems somewhat unlikely, as atmospheric surveillance are able to pick up traces of nukes in the air by the radiation, so if this were to happen, we would know by now. Also, the trip was authorised by the government who wouldn't have allowed them to continue with the hike when they were actively testing nuclear weapons
@@Cartographerapprentice If you know anything about US/Soviet relations post WW2 you’ll figure it out. Autism has nothing to do with it. Just basic knowledge. Now try again.
I had to look it up to see, but apparently, Russia did not conduct any nuclear tests in 1959. I figured that may explain the radiation but nope. I have watched a few videos about this and I'm still not decided which boat I'm on.
There are multiple plausible explanations about the radiation. All are mundane. 1. Prier nuclear testing 2. The lamps they used 3. The man tested had worked with radiated materials. Honestly the radiation bit is the least interesting, seeing as we used radium in household goods back in the day.
@ericaallisonc I understand nuclear testing is not the only explanation for exposure. I was simply pointing out my curiosity based on the radiation levels. I figured it may have been due to nearby nuclear testing that was more recent than a year prior. I don't believe a watch would cause those levels of exposure.
Darkness also makes you fucky in the head, and if you're tired/slept bad, I work night shift solo at my department at a factory, and even when the lights are on I always see something in the edge of my field of vision quite often. But usually between 2-5 am.
I have a feeling the the students were attacked by a brown bear. They are often found in cold, mountainous Russia. The impacts to the chest on the two of the students and the head injuries could be from a blow from the paw of the bear, and it would make sense they had accidentally placed their camp in said bear’s territory. Whilst brown bears are usually in hibernation around the time of the deaths of the students, there is a chance that the bear’s cub wandered out and the mother went after it. The animal could have felt threatened by the strangers in it’s territory, making it lash out and attack the hikers. As for radiation, it could have simply been already on the hikers. Their tents/clothes/supplies could have been cleaned by a certain product that mixed together, causing radiation. Whilst that idea is rather far fetched, there is still a chance. It also could have been the Russian Government testing nuclear weapons up there before the hikers went up and so the ground was still slightly radioactive and unsafe, but as it was testing and during 1959 (and possibly before with WW2 ending only 14 years earlier), they may not have realised how active and dangerous this nuclear weapon was.
Russian government testing emp devices? The two guys awake are watching n taking pictures, one hits overhead, rest of the survivors awake, panic tearing their way out of the tent. Then an avalanche caused by the explosion actually takes everyone out? The weird angel shapes could be parachutes with flares as to buy time and burn the parachutes/evidence. Can’t find a way to wrap my head around the radiation, crazy story, love all the theories.
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Fun fact: the reason hypothermia victims take clothing off, is because of the sensation extreme cold causes to the body, when cells begin to freeze, it'll make you feel like you're burning, even though it's the opposite.
I was just about to say this! It’s like putting cold ice straight on your skin for too long, it’s going to burn after a while. Like a sharp pain.
I hate that I'm um actually-ing you but it happens cause the body usually keeps the warmer blood for the inner core of the body to keep the temp of important internal organs right. Once it gets too cold the body will give up release this warmer blood to the extremities as well, which inturn makes the person feel super hot and take their clothes off
like how a fever can make one feel very cold and shiver despite the opposite
@blep6173 fun sub-fact about that: the reason fevers cause both simultaneously has mainly to do with the fever process pulling blood flow more to the core while the body raises its core temperature... hence you feel really hot (cause you literally just are) but as a side effect the outer skin and extremities suddenly experience a relative drop in temperature (right where nerves are most concentrated actually) and so it can simultaneously trigger a "cold" response and so your brain literally can easily interpret being too hot and too cold simultaneously.
Even if cold and heat are opposites, the body doesn't always interpret them that way hence fevers and paradoxical freezing
the woman had layers of cloths on though.
The unexplained reason they tested the bodies for radiation is just as odd as the fact that they were actually contaminated with radiation.
I believe that some of the students worked in a lab that dealt with radioactive material. So it may not be as strange as you think.
Not strange at all considering some of em worked on plutonium projects and in other labs
It wouldn’t be that strange if you actually think that it’s was a military testing for certain radiation/bomb testing within the woodland area I just think they were at the wrong place and at the wrong time. It’s the most logical explanation for me anyway.
It’s Russia
@@NerzJansch2 that doesnt explain at all why their very heavy winter hiking gear had RECENT exposure to radiation. they wouldnt have had bulky insulated hiking gear on when working in any lab. if they were testing work clothes sure. but this makes no sense
It was a Radioactive yeti hired by the soviet union.
proof?
Correct!
Bro u still alive
@@GhostMilkynone the USSR silenced him rip Lil bro was cooking a Lil to hot
@@specialbread8590 show me actual proof of a 8 foot hairy white radioactive yeti then I'll believe you if I see it I believe it if I don't I say its bs
why does everyone assume that only ONE thing happened? i imagine some of these more plausible theories couldve happened at the same time, a perfect storm of unfortunate decisions and unavoidable fates
I guess it's because a lot of people either prefer one specific explanation that explains every detail, or they prefer the more outlandish theories
I def believe that there were multiple factors that played out, a case of being at the wrong place at the absolutely wrong time
That's one of my top three theories. Like the sound could have caused the madness and from that their running about could have caused an avalanche, etc, etc.
Thank you! Listening to all these theories, some of them fit only certain parts so if you combine them, it could all potentially be explained.
@@thoseponyvibes YES!!! thats what i was thinking too!!! like all of the tangible factors could work together in conjunction and make more sense that way
Because it’s very possible that one thing DID cause it. In my own personal theory, a bomb. A bomb test would cause paranoia, concussive forces can cause internal trauma, a bomb blast could cause avalanches, and it would also easily explain the radiation.
For further evidence, that area is known by many as “Russia’s Area 51”. I don’t think the bomb was dropped on their heads obviously but even a bomb blast 50 miles away could’ve done this.
this story is so crazy, like they knew what they were doing, but they still got lost like that
it's terrifying
No matter how confident or how experienced people are, bad things can always happen. It's Murphy's law.
@@DerFuzzballthat is true.
They were being hunted. Most likely a bear. The tounge was prolly bit off by her on accident when it was attacking
@@save2rave61 There were 0 injuries consistent with a bear attack, nor the kind of disruption you see at camp after one. Bears would also scavenge the bodies if one was even involved. That is absolutely wild to assert. You don't rip your clothes off running from a bear. A bear isn't going to take on an enormous group of people like that.
The funny thing is that the pronunciation was actually better when he did the accent.
As a native I confirm
Was looking for this, It really is 😂😭
Just imagine the entire video of him doing that accent to pronounce everything correctly
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Dude's got Russian blood 😂
Im so happy you've started this content. Youve always made little references to historical events and bizarre ideas of the past. Thank you for finally digging in.
I second this
Agree!!!
This mystery is so interesting. They could've been attacked, or driven mad by something. Absolutely tragic.
@@Humongous420 an avalanche only accounts for some of the details. Others, like the alleged radioactivity of the remains, aren't.
@@SkunkApe407 I think it was explained by another RUclipsr that the radioactivity was mostly explained by one of the campers working as a Nueclear physics student or some such, and the others having come into contact with him.
@@SkunkApe407radioactivity was because they were students that worked with radioactive materials in the lab
I actually saw a documentary about this recently and they pretty much concluded that it was a native tribe that was known to be hostile towards outsiders.
Makes no sense ....wheres the foot prints @@certifiedhero7
22:47 Two of the hikers were studying nuclear physics and had worked in the field and it has been concluded that due to their work and lack off proper decontamination their clothes had traces of radioactive material they had worked with.
It wasn't mentioned by Ompa so I thought I'd mention it.
This is almost never mentioned. Thank you!
Exactly
I searched 19hz frequency and listened to it with headphones and _that_ was unnerving. Imagine hearing that in the wilderness and having no idea what it was
its so nerve-racking ,it made my eyes blurry! so interesting
it was so discomforting. it felt like my whole skeleton was vibrating in my body. and it would've probably been ear-piercing on a mountain, only making it worse.
I have heard of this, and I saw a detailed video of the incident. I forget what YT channel it was, but they came to the most plausible scenario, basically when you camp on a mountain covered in snow mountaineers dig out the side to make flat area for camp, leaving a wall on the mountain side, it serves a couple purposes firstly shelter and secondly it can alert if an avalanche is probable. So, the theory is the group made camp and, in the night while they slept, the "snow wall" collapsed onto the tent causing severe injuries amongst the group. It is believed that they were expecting an avalanche, so they fled with little clothing and no supplies. In the aftermath they tried to survive, but unfortunately, they did not. The radiation on the clothing can be explained also, so two years before this incident there was a nuclear disaster know as the Kyshtym disaster, which did contaminate the area.
Nope not believing the Avalanche story or the fear of an avalanche at all. They were attacked by someone or something. Thinkerthunker has a fantastic video on this, and nobody's explained the photo of the mystery person that was the last photo taken by the group
Mr. Ballen
The Lore Lodge did quite a deep dive into this. I think they made a 3 video series out of it if that's the channel you might mean
Sounds like the why files maybe theyll present you with all the information. Come to the most plausible explanation and let you decide what you want to believe.
@@Wyomingchief Hey brother that's okay, you're entitled to your opinion. As for the photos, I didn't mention those mostly because there are quite a few possible explanations, often equipment of that time was prone to lens flares, or as I've seen, on modern equipment even, snowflakes, bugs, dust fall/fly into frame and out of focus can cause very similar photos, or even possible damage to the film from the elements.
I've always thought the skull damage done to the woman and the man were mercy killings after initial injury, likely done by the four last survivors
What do you think about the burns or radiation aspect of it?
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Ik it's honestly a nice refreshing new thing he's doin, probably will be singlehandedly his way onto the mainstream, because these topics bring alot of attention usually and are interesting and he already has alot of reach so.
@@quentindallman-125yeah I’d rather learn some history instead of knowing what new drama Mr Beast or Logan Paul has gotten into 😂
What a simp
Hypothermia also causes your body to feel like it’s overheating so it’s common for people to take off their clothes while in that situation
yup been there. My body struggles regulating temperature and it being a little chilly Ive been slightly hypothermic. Or when getting hot flashes before fainting. Even if you know it's a bad idea, it like something overriding your thinking, and you just start stripping clothes off. All of a sudden you become desperate to get away from the heat.
It’s always eerie to see pictures of people all happy and smiling together right before tragic events-especially when you know how horrific the outcome is.
Saw the title and immediately know it was about the Dyatlov Pass
Yeah, it's the date in the title that gives it away! 😂
dyatlov pass scares me more than any other mystery
Also January 1959 ended
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Burns on hands and feet by the guys at the cedar tree makes sense, if your extremities are frozen and you have made a fire you would try and warm your face and hands close to the fire. They probably didnt notice themselves burning.
10:35 I live off-grid in the Rockies. Those branches were broken 5m up because they were breaking the lower dead branches off to start a fire. I've... been in that situation more often than I want to admit. In the mountains it's often the only dry wood with deep snow on the ground.
Just thought I’d say that I love the paranormal stuff you do. I watch all your videos but this stuff is my favorite. You and your editors (legends) are great at telling the story.
One theory: what about nuclear testing? They got a picture of the flash… radioactive clothing… severe internal damage… internal bleeding… set off an avalanche… Cold War era… maybe?
Right before Oompa starts talking about demons, and before he mentions the pictures taken by them, let alone the indiginous race, the fact that NO ANIMALS exist in the area, and that they are known to practice BLOOD SACRIFICES, i was already leaning towards the possibility of a sacrifice ritual gone wrong -- essentially meaning they did not provide a sufficient sacrifice to whomever they were making the sacrifice to. Apparently, the beings come from a realm of radiation, and most of the intelligence agencies around the world actually derive much of their knowledge, and thus power, from a "demonic" [horns] race of beings seen under the effects of DMT called the "clockwork elves," or in World of Warcraft, the Blood Elves, who are actually addicted to BLOOD -- not merely magic. Look up these things if you don't believe or have simply never heard of them.
On the topic of the radioactivity found, Lemmino has a great video going over this incident.
Direct quote from his video (10:08):
"Kolevatov had previously worked at a facility developing nuclear materials and Krivonischenko had previously worked at a top-secret plutonium production plant for nuclear weapons, and the three articles of radioactive clothing belonged to Kolevatov and Krivonischenko."
I believe the documents exist but are not widely distributed in English and that he hired a translator while researching this case.
Lemmino does excellent work. Bedtime Stories also has a 3 part series that explains the whole event with naturalistic explanations. No aliens or government conspiracies needed.
Love his video but Oompa mentioned something i hadn't heard before that I REALLY interesting. He said they ran the radioactive clothes under water for 3 hrs and the particles were reduced. The clothes were used often and throughout the hike. I find it hard to imagine they had not washed them all that time and question why the snow thaw, wind, rain, etc hadn't reduced the particle count.
I can't rule out the obvious logic discussed by Lemmino but I still have sooooo many questions.
You would also assume that while they were handling those radioactive material they would have been using ppe to protect them from radiation which makes it weird why it was so high in radiation
@@98thecrazyboy from my understanding of nuclear technology during this time period, residual radioactivity and which types of PPE are best was woefully inadequate. Chernobyl happened in 1986 and they were contaminating everything with radiation. Like the firefighter's gear still emitting radiation in the hospital basement and all the hospital workers that got burned from it.
PPE even in operating rooms back then was shockingly bad. They were still washing and reusing surgical gloves during the Korean War and in hospitals.
The they said the radiation was caused by the anonomly of.the wind turning backwards and then responding to it the bidy eats the radiation inside of the wind sporea yhat are degenerative of.the porus materials.
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I am both a medical professional and experienced mountaineer. Some aspects of this case are intriguing and the definitive events in 1959 will remain a mystery. However, to me, this looks like a clear case of a tragic avalanche and subsequent hypothermia. I have experienced both and can attest to their remarkable devistation. Thank you for showing the nature articles.
Alrighty there coldcock
I remember Charlie watching and reacting to a video about how the tent might've caught fire from a stove and the same video goes on to explain everything else
Do you think the blunt force trauma found on some of the victims were due to mercy for the final survivors or a necessity for the healthier ones to need clothing?
And as for the burns, I suspect they were from the members attempting to warm up and just got too close
What could have cause the clothes to become irradiated? If they were actually irradiated? I agree with you just wondering about this aspect
Yup
This video has me immersed... im fascinated by this story and captivated by oompa's narration. Not often do your videos captivate me like this.
He’s evolving
The background music made me close the blinds in my window
@@artsysabshuuuraaaaaaa
In July I went camping in Missouri with my buds and two of the nights we were there I saw floating, flashing orbs of light fly just a few feet away from my hammock. It was a genuinely terrifying experience that I will never be able to fully understand or explain, but if what I saw was anything near what they could’ve seen, I don’t even want to know how much fear they would’ve felt.
Likely events:
Small Slab avalanche that crushed the back half of the tent, injuring two
Panic ensues, running in to the dark forest. None can find the cache due to adrenaline
Those with missing clothes were scavenged by survivors
The one with major burn marks got too close to the fire trying to fight hypothermia
The one with head trauma near the fire likely ended his own life with a rock after falling out of a tree and receiving major injury
The two tried to make it back to the tent, but died trying
Those by the river were likely given the merciful ending, instead of the miserable, slow, and painful ending of frostbite
The last four likely survived for weeks, but didn't have the necessary food to survive and tried to get out or tried to escape a cave-in, but received too many injuries and died outside the entrance
The area was hit with radiation a few years beforehand, and the radiation likely leaked into their clothes
But the top of the singed trees still doesn't make sense
@@Morgs2583 I´ve read and watched dozens of workups on the pass and the trees weren´t mentioned, even in original translations.
Where did you get that from? Also the area used to be a military test site, so burned trees really aren´t that inplausible to exist in the area. The only mention of trees i remember is the cedar tree one of the hikers most likely fell off after climbing it to, what was assumed, to escape an avalanche they thought was about to hit them.
The ski poles were found standing perfectly straight in the snow. How does something like a ski pole survive an avalanche?
He probably got the information about the burnt treetops from the literal video this comment is posted on lol. As for Oompa - not sure where he got the information from... 🤷♀️@@NerzJansch2
@certifiedhero7 I don't remember seeing that in the original report(not the video, the documentation of the case). It was 5 years ago for a college report, but I may just be forgetting things. Ski poles aren't really a major thing to note in a college report.
As for how, Slab Avalanches can be as small as a few feet of snow traveling only a dozen yards. Heavy enough to crush a tent, but not going far enough to knock the poles over
Alternatively, the ski poles could've been used by the survivors with the winter boots(as noted in the video, it would indicate they were ourside). They could've relatively easily moved away from the slab, and left them behind while they were running
If the poles were left in an area where the avalanche hit, I can't provide a solid answer for that
I think its a mix of 2 of the theories. Nuclear bomb (probably an air detonation) testing that caused an avalanche. Just because of the radiation, obviously, but also the fact that these guys were trained and experienced and would know how to react if it was just an avalanche. They probably got dazed by the shock/heat wave, and all of a sudden, an avalanche was happening around them, so they had to scramble out of the tent. Then i think once they got into the woods and away from the camp. The others were attacked by a bear or some other large animal that was also probably freaking out from the bomb and has the power to cause those injuries.
Theres obviously some holes in that theory but its the best i can think of.
Likely not a nuclear blast (one of them worked in a nuclear lab if I remember so that’s where the radiation comes from), but a nuclear capable missile test launch. I forget which missile it was, maybe R-7, but there was a missile that either just entered service by the time of this incident or was still in pre-adoption testing. The hikers had internal damage akin to overpressure damage which could’ve been caused by missile impacting nearby and its excess fuel detonating. Earlier in the trip they had taken photos of what appeared to be one such missile test launch, likely being launched into Siberia to ensure it doesn’t hit any other country, launched from a missile test facility near Georgia (I’m on mobile so finding the info is difficult, I’m just taking what I remember). Dyatlov Pass would be a plausible path for the missile, but perhaps it failed mid flight and instead of going to its target destination, crashed short, hence all the excess fuel exploding (R-7 had significantly longer range than Dyatlov Pass so the final target was likely further). With the Red Army arriving so soon, perhaps they were already on the way searching for a downed missile. Their injuries were, if the theory is to be believed, caused solely by the explosion and then natural decomposition. It would be unlikely an animal did this to them only to leave their bodies behind and not eat them. Perhaps the reason why there was no official conclusion by the Soviet government is because it would have to admit that it accidentally killed some of its own high achieving students with a faulty missile.
Yeah, UFO's don't radiate everything around them and Bears know exactly how to surgically remove human organs....with a plasma scalpel.
I think people would have known if it was a nuclear bomb easily, you can see them from miles and miles and miles away and it's not something you can survive, also the bruise in the shape of a baton is too weirdly specific to be an animal imo
This is one of my favorite topics to talk about! I’ve done soooo much research on this and I’m excited to see your take
What is your theory on what happened?
@@SassfireI think it was either the Government or KGB considering the radiation found. I am pretty sure that one of the men worked in nuclear testing at some point so that is another interesting point to consider.
@@mia_c_r5524 Thank you for the reply. That’s fascinating! I think you’re theory makes a lot more sense to me vs an avalanche theory
@@mia_c_r5524? Clearly you haven’t done enough 😂 because scientists basically solved this in 2021 and the results came back mundane.
@@ericaallisonc yes but a lot of the minor details don’t make sense. I’ve gone through all of the original case files and nothing adds up with the avalanche theory
This is literally terrifying dude 😭😭
So, the word 'literally' isn't needed. 🤦♂️
Yeah I’m never going camping again
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@thekeysman6760 so, this comment literally isn't needed 🤦♂️
@@thekeysman6760 who care?
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Didn’t they recently basically solved it with the help of the snow animation codes from the Disney movie “Frozen” ?
Apparently the reason for the radioactivity could’ve been thorium present in camping lanterns
What
@@PretzelSage Yeah I was surprised too
“In 2021, a study by Swiss scientists used animation techniques inspired by those used in Frozen to simulate the movement of snow. Specifically, the animation helped to model how a slab avalanche could have occurred under certain conditions, leading to injuries consistent with those found on the bodies of the Dyatlov Pass hikers.”
so rads that are close the chernobyl are from lanterns, doesn't make much sense
huh
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@@Millie-Muffinsfrr
Avalanches don't cause radiation... plus being buried under 16 feet of snow means scavengers couldn't get to the bodies and the bodies would have been frozen so no chance for decomposition
This was recently demonstrated pretty conclusively that it was an avalanche. A rookie mistake made by nearly professionally skilled mountaineers. They set up a camp against a hill where snow was accumulating and sloughed off onto their camp. My guess is they probably didn’t realize the error due to weather conditions causing them to be hasty in setting up a camp with what they assumed was a barrier to some of the wind. It’s just nature being scary, not something supernatural.
How is it conclusive when a lot of the Injuries sustained are not consistent with an avalanche, radiation and their tracks not being covered, the tent not being covered in snow
Most of the injury would not be from an avalanche 🤨
@@Appa-yi7yv They are actually consistent with what’s called a slab avalance. It’s not like light snow. It’s like taking a block of concrete and hurling it at someone that breaks apart. They were also there long enough for weather to improve well enough for carrion animals to… ya know… eat their soft tissue. As they do. Nature is scary dude.
@@bokadam2851 Slab avalanche/Carrion animals after death. This is widely accepted by experts to be the causes. It’s a fun scary story, but in reality nature itself is gruesome and sometimes terrifying.
It was actually ruled out to be a secondary local tribe that was extremely barbaric and primitive in nature.
The tribe recruited for search & rescue makes mention of the other tribe to be the likely cause.
I genuinely learn things when i watch these, this new era of oomp im so fuggin here for
Such a WILD and WEIRD story…
So happy to hear you cover it!!!
I got lost with some friends in polish mountains a couple years back during a winter night and told them this story while we were searching for the way back. Needless to say they don't talk to me anymore.
Wow 😂 Yeah sounds terrifying!
Tbh if friends decide to not speak to you after sharing a story that is sad, either they were shallow friends or you are the problem 😂
@@eerielconstantine5051 imagine being lost in the wilderness and your friend tells you how people in a similar situation were all found dead and some killed by violence. i would do the same
One time my younger sister got us lost in the woods and I told her I wld eat her if I had to..needless to say she made sure we found a way back
@@Hashslingingslasherrrrrr 😂 brutal
This mystery is so intriguing since we still don’t know what happened to this group of young adults.
this sounds like one camper went absolutely insane due to extreme conditions
No way. Not to cause those injuries
Seeing this posted as soon as I get home from work is a blessing
We share this moment. I'm happy he's not uploading later bc I'm catching his vids with my last energy and almost always can't write my last thoughts bc I'm just about to fall asleep, as it is after midnight
@@AlexDavidkova Same thing here
I think the avalanche theory still makes sense especially if it was a slab avalanche. If not then it must have been people. It's a crazy reach to assume aliens, it actually indicates a bias in the sense that the people that default to that do so because they want it to be true that bad.
I was thinking a tribe if anything.
Literally nothing in the entire area suggests a slab avalanche. They are easy to spot and hear, they leave easily identifiable tracks behind. Half of the details in the story are not possible if they got caught up by an avalanche as well, especially a slab avalanche. Many of their decisions wouldn't make sense either.
I'm not saying it's aliens, all I'm saying os that you're just as narrow minded as Oompa in that regard, just the other way around.
If this was done by the military, we never would have heard about it. The only way we would have eventually found out is through documents or a whistle-blower. And that's not what happened.
Hiker's: * dies*
People: must have been the wind
"A bear was hunting them" is just as absurd
i’m super grateful that you introduced your audience to a news outlet that isn’t filled with biases. with the upcoming election i’ve been trying to find just that and didn’t know where to begin.
Youre slowly turning into the Wendigoon of conspiracies and unsolved mysteries and i actually really like it :)
I think hypothermia followed by two avalanches explain this. The first catches them off guard and severely injured most. Put out their fire and wrecked their tent. In whatever capacity they were crawling out of the snow and then toward the tent. Then the second finished them off. Tell me how I'm wrong, as I know there's a kink in my theory. Edit: I understand how USSR executing them with cudgels and radiation is probably more possible than two avalanches within a square mile within a day, but I really don't think they had a hand in the team's death.
I think the biggest problem with avalanche theories is well, where's the avalanche? Nothing was covered in snow, footprints and objects were still preserved and uncovered. Hundreds of tons of snow cascaded down upon them and then disappeared?
@@rodimusmaximus3912See, this is the problem with using the term “avalanche”. It was a “slab avalanche” which is basically a chunk of concrete falling on top of you and is the current scientific explanation since 2021.
Side note: There is a game based on the Dyatlov Pass incident called Kholat and a 2013 movie, Devils Pass.
Both utilize interesting theories as to what caused the original incident in 1959.
They were sent out as an expirment with radioactive clothing to see if radioactive clothing would keep people warm in the extreme colds
bothers me that theres like zero plausible theory as to what happened
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Papa Meat also made a video on the Dyatlov pass.
Nearly every content creator has. There are countless videos on it. Especially the true crime & mystery channels
Is it on PH?
“Can’t even ski in my own house” 😂😂😂
1. They left the tent calmly meaning they did NOT receive those injuries from an avalanche. No blood in the tent. Poles and skis still standing. They were NOT swept away cuz they walked out of the tent and all gear was still present.
2. Not wind. Leaving the tent is peaving shelter. If wind scared themn why did they leave without shoes?
3. The 2 men with boots werent standing outside cuz all foot steps exited tent from same spot.
4. If it were an avalanche, they would've been hit by the snow and there's no sign of them being swept away.
5. They did NOT leave the tent due to freezing cuz the tent had a stove. They journaled about how the tent was overheating. They argued over sleepi g arrangements cuz no one wanted to be next to the stove.
The tent was cut open from the inside, so I don't know where you got "left calmly" from.
It wasn’t an avalanche, it was a snow wall collapse.
@@ericaallisonc The difference being.....
@@ericaallisonc a snow wall that crushed them leaving no blood inside the tent and all were physically unharmed enough to walk calmly out of the tent in a single line? I was an EMT, trauma, neuro, and orthopedic surgical tech. The wounds they had would have left blood and made it difficult if not impossible to walk and then run away.
Plus, if it were a snow wall, once the wall fell, why didn't they dig out their tent instead of calmly walking to the woods?
The snow wall theory depends on them being crushed inside the tent or swept away but they is no evidence they were injured in the tent and none of their gear was swept away.
A snow wall capable of killing young athletes but not capable of knocking over the skis left standing in the snow nor the tent pole? Naaaahh
Radioactive bear for sure I reckon.
The Chernobear.
The Lore Lodge's video on the pass is the best theory I've heard.
I think Mr. Ballen covered this some time ago. Am happy to see another favorite YTer covering it too. Tragic story just rife with mystery.
YESSSSSS THAT’S WHO IT WAS!! I’ve watched an additional 1 or 2 videos about this and 1 was DEFINITELY his!
A few channels have covered this
@The_Conservative_Latino Yeah, his video showed that. I just highlighted Mr. Ballen because his channel came to my mind first.
I read a book about this a couple of years ago and the author's working theory was a microburst of wind came rolling down the mountain. The roaring sound made them think it was an avalanche, so they took off thinking they had to get under the ledge above the stream. In their panic, they fell down the side of the mountain and when they climbed the tree to find camp, What's his name fell out of the tree. The members who were injured the worst started dropping like flies until the last of them froze to death. The radioactivity bit was less evidence based, but it was believed the Soviets had done nuclear testing in the area because it was so remote and the fallout got on them, but that was just the author speculating, admittedly. But he went step by step through all the locations and the injuries, even noting that yes, the tent was partially buried in snow, but not enough for an avalanche. And having been in a microburst first hand almost 30 years ago when Hurricane Opal hit my town, (Tom Brokaw did his broadcast in front of the Russell Athletics store I worked at, and there was a sailboat washed up in the parking lot) a microburst came right over my house and knocked 9 big pine trees over directly on top of my neighbor's house. We didn't even lose a shingle. It sounded like a train roaring through my back yard.
What did the book say about dubunina’s tongue?
@@Dylangamings I don't remember. I could look through my audible library and see if the book is there, but I may have used a library app to borrow the book. I can't remember.
@@Dylangamings it was Dyatlov Nine, Death Below Zero by Cate Dahman.
Why did OompaVille change the video name from what actually happened February 1, 1959 to this story has horrified millions
Wild animals tend to eat organs first, which could possibly explain the tongue and the eyes. It’s especially common in bear attacks, a lot of times a bear will go for the face and/or mouth area, as well as using blunt force to the head. Terrifying to think about. Some bears intentionally cause that harm to dissuade others from their cubs. A super cool show called “Something Bit Me” talks about this.
Imagine looking at oompas videos and thinking “this is who we need to advertise our news source.”
I don’t where it started (maybe the scam-drama w/ the candy production) but I’m heavily into binging me some oompaville. The dude is rather genuinely captivating!
Oompa is genuinely the best RUclipsr rn imo. Love this man.
I mean seriously, tbh, it pretty clearly was some sort of extraterrestrial encounter/attack. It’s quite literally the only explanation that makes the most sense.
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30:44 - I understand the confusion, but consider how bad sunburnt you'll get in a snowy area.
The weirdest thing is the radioactive dust. TOPAZ reactors werent invented yet, but there was some nuclear research going on at that time. Still an odd place for radioactive material to be concentrated.
I made the mistake of looking into the uncensored photos. I have to stop with my morbid curiosity. It seems some deaths can be explained by an avalanche but the other, more violent deaths, are still questionable. Unless I don’t understand or realize how violent an avalanche can be.
An avalanche can be thousands of kilograms of pressure/power. Those injuries are too tame for an actual avalanche so most likely they were either accidentally induced while fleeing in panic or even inflicted on one another (acts of mercy are suspected). Also, the worst condition bodies laid face down inside flowing water which is often ignored.
I would ask what really was the purpose of sending them on this expedition in the first place…
Honestly this entire incident is very terrifying
I think we will NEVER know.
Obviously its Ancient Indigenous Ice Demons with Radioactive Weapons duh
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this is my favorite unexplained story and hearing all these new details makes it so much scarier
I have seen quite a few documentaries about this and didn't think I would find out anything new but you proved me wrong! Wow😮
how does he sound russian with his fake accent 3:28
Based on everything I’ve learned about this case over the years, I honestly believe the Dyatlov Pass incident was the result of a military test, possibly a distant bomb detonation.
The hikers were in an area literally known as “Russia’s Area 51”, and their route likely required government approval not because it’s a dangerous hike, but likely due to the danger of stumbling upon a bombing range. A bomb test could’ve scattered radioactive fallout over the group and triggered an avalanche, which explains both the radiation found on their clothes and the missing body parts, and concussive blasts could’ve caused the internal trauma. The sudden heat from the blast might also explain why some were undressed, either from hypothermia or a rapid temperature increase.
The discovery that they took a photo of a massive white orb in the night could point directly to this distant bomb test as well as the singed treetops reported by that one guy.
All that being said, the main flaw in my little theory here is that the search parties who arrived weeks later didn’t report any radiation exposure or major blast damage, which leaves some questions unanswered.
This has been my running theory just because the more theories you blend together, the less it makes sense. A distant bomb blast and the USSR covering it up during the Cold War is the one thing that explains mostly everything I know about the case. Especially the… r a d i a t i o n.
Story starts at 1:51
The word beginning is misspelled. Lol
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@@NNTGhost. At the beginning of the video the word beginning is spelled wrong. Lol. Not really sure how else to explain it.
I have a theory. What if Russia did nuclear testing near the area. This would explain the radiation. The injuries could have came as a result of them trying to put themselves out of their misery.
Ive been obsessed with this story ever since i heard it in the car with my dad when i was around 8 or 9. remember it so well, it was dark and snowing so i was so scared for what could be in the forest when driving lol.
The book “Dead Mountain” by Donnie Eichar is an interesting read about the incident, . I really dig these deep dive videos, Oompa!
They seen something they shouldn't have and the military took care of them
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39:28 my dad told me a story that the orb like lights can be lighting. he said when my grandma was young she had her window open and it was a storm outside. a ball of light just entered through the window and left. i don't know how real this is, but i couldn't help thinking about this.
edit: lighting can occur with rapid change of air, and this could go hand in hand with the cold wind rapidly coming down from the pervious theory. which leads me to believe the pics are lightning
I think it was an air burst nuclear bomb on the other side of the mountain. It could have caused wind, which explains all the snow on the tent. there's the bright and thing that looks like a mushroom. Now, what is it that nukes do? Oh yeah, spread radiation. Then then there's the top of the trees being burnt. The burns could also be explained with this, and the noise made by the explosion could have scared the camper to run towards the forest
Bro, when I tell you I Goosebumps when he said there were no animals on that mountain
I felt that shi in my scalp 😶🌫️
Whomever edited this… well done. Very funny. Also whomever researched this… well done. I’ve never seen a drawn map of the mountain or the pictures of the recovered tent. Great narration Caleb!
I thought this had been explained already! Spoiler, it does include an avalanche.
Oh Oompa, you were at my side all along. I still remember the days where you would merely but watch memes and partake in other such humorous peculiarities with us all. It truly is beautiful, and honestly inspiring to see how far you've come, channel, content, and character wise. When times were dark, your simple joy was my true mentor, your unconstrained, pure laughs my guiding moonlight. I know what I'm saying doesn't have much to do with the vid, but just know that I, among many others appreciate you and recognize the efforts you've taken to get here. Just wrote this comment because of the overwhelming human compassion and thankfulness for you welling up within me begged for release, frfr. Love you oompa, kissies teehee!
I am absolutely obsessed with this story and freaked out when I got the notification for this video 🙏
Truly a Cold Case
Idk. Covered with radioactive contamints, fallout? A picture with a bright flash and one with a bright mushroom shape?
They get nuked?
This seems somewhat unlikely, as atmospheric surveillance are able to pick up traces of nukes in the air by the radiation, so if this were to happen, we would know by now. Also, the trip was authorised by the government who wouldn't have allowed them to continue with the hike when they were actively testing nuclear weapons
@@Cartographerapprentice1959 Soviet Russia wouldn’t allow them to camp during testing? Soviet Russia? You sure? It was the Cold War era.
It was the Davy Crockett from MGS3 that Vulgin shot from the Americans. Lol
@@RoMaRobMarq I'm sorry I'm incredibly autistic I can't tell if your being sarcastic or not
@@Cartographerapprentice If you know anything about US/Soviet relations post WW2 you’ll figure it out. Autism has nothing to do with it. Just basic knowledge. Now try again.
I had to look it up to see, but apparently, Russia did not conduct any nuclear tests in 1959. I figured that may explain the radiation but nope. I have watched a few videos about this and I'm still not decided which boat I'm on.
There are multiple plausible explanations about the radiation. All are mundane.
1. Prier nuclear testing
2. The lamps they used
3. The man tested had worked with radiated materials.
Honestly the radiation bit is the least interesting, seeing as we used radium in household goods back in the day.
@ericaallisonc I understand nuclear testing is not the only explanation for exposure. I was simply pointing out my curiosity based on the radiation levels. I figured it may have been due to nearby nuclear testing that was more recent than a year prior. I don't believe a watch would cause those levels of exposure.
This one does bother me as well. 😮 imagine being the investigators.
Darkness also makes you fucky in the head, and if you're tired/slept bad, I work night shift solo at my department at a factory, and even when the lights are on I always see something in the edge of my field of vision quite often. But usually between 2-5 am.
I have a feeling the the students were attacked by a brown bear. They are often found in cold, mountainous Russia. The impacts to the chest on the two of the students and the head injuries could be from a blow from the paw of the bear, and it would make sense they had accidentally placed their camp in said bear’s territory.
Whilst brown bears are usually in hibernation around the time of the deaths of the students, there is a chance that the bear’s cub wandered out and the mother went after it. The animal could have felt threatened by the strangers in it’s territory, making it lash out and attack the hikers.
As for radiation, it could have simply been already on the hikers. Their tents/clothes/supplies could have been cleaned by a certain product that mixed together, causing radiation. Whilst that idea is rather far fetched, there is still a chance.
It also could have been the Russian Government testing nuclear weapons up there before the hikers went up and so the ground was still slightly radioactive and unsafe, but as it was testing and during 1959 (and possibly before with WW2 ending only 14 years earlier), they may not have realised how active and dangerous this nuclear weapon was.
The bear theory is inconsistent with the injuries the hikers had and also inconsistent with brown bear attacks. Did you even watch the video? 😂😂
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Bro can’t just leave the title alone. I swear he changes the title to every video like 3 times.
why care so much?
Pretty sure a lot of RUclipsrs do it bc the title affects how the algorithm prioritizes it
Russian government testing emp devices? The two guys awake are watching n taking pictures, one hits overhead, rest of the survivors awake, panic tearing their way out of the tent. Then an avalanche caused by the explosion actually takes everyone out? The weird angel shapes could be parachutes with flares as to buy time and burn the parachutes/evidence. Can’t find a way to wrap my head around the radiation, crazy story, love all the theories.
The ad transition was chef’s kiss
Bro discovered The Why Files and went off the edge
I just recently found that channel through decoding the unkown!