The wind howled through the Ural Mountains, a cold, relentless force sweeping over the silent peaks. Under the blanket of a starless February sky, nine hikers pitched their final camp, unaware that each step of their trek had been carrying them closer to a chilling enigma. By dawn, the snow would erase their tracks, but what remained behind would bewilder rescuers and spark decades of unanswered questions.

When the search teams arrived, they didn’t find what they expected. The campsite was ripped open, scattered with oddities that defied explanation. Bare footprints led away into the frozen wilderness, leading to discoveries both tragic and deeply unsettling. What force, natural or otherwise, could have disrupted such skilled adventurers in the dead of night?

Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown. 

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Episode Reference Material 

Has science solved one of history’s greatest adventure mysteries? by Robin George Andrews for National Geographic 

Has an old Soviet mystery finally been solved? by Douglas Preston for the New Yorker 

Mechanisms of slab avalanche release and impact in the Dyatlov Pass incident in 1959 by Johan Gaume and Alexander M. Puzrin for Communications Earth & Environment

Dyatlov Pass Incident: The Only Mystery Guide You’ll Ever Need by VULDAR (Youtube video)

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