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The CRUX: True Survival Stories

Frozen in Time: Solving the Dyatlov Pass Mystery with Science | Disaster Strikes E 233

The CRUX: True Survival Stories

Bleav + Kaycee McIntosh + Julie Henningsen

Society & Culture, Halloween, Wilderness, True Crime, Nature, National, Crime, Documentary

4.0606 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Nine experienced Soviet hikers cut through their tent from the inside and fled into deadly cold wearing almost nothing—six froze to death, three suffered injuries comparable to a car crash, and one was found missing her tongue and eyes. After 65 years of conspiracy theories, science may finally explain what happened on Dead Mountain in 1959.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Did you hear about that guy that tried to suck the venom out of his own snake bite?

0:05.0

Oh no, no, no.

0:07.0

This is why I teach Knowles Wilderness First Aid courses.

0:10.0

That's right.

0:11.0

National Outdoor Leadership School Wilderness Medicine Training for people who do not want to die in the woods.

0:17.0

Well, that's one way to put it.

0:19.0

Wilderness first aid courses are two days of hands-on training here in Montana.

0:23.6

You'll learn what to actually do when bad things happen and you're miles from the nearest cell signal.

0:28.6

What to do instead of just hoping we don't cover your story on our podcast.

0:32.6

Exactly. And I've got a few courses coming up.

0:36.6

Crux listeners get 10% off tuition with the code

0:40.0

crux at checkout. Enroll at headwatersfieldmedicin.com.

0:45.4

With the code crux, CRUX, so you can be the rescuer instead of the rescuee.

0:52.1

Now, Casey, what happened to that snake bite guy?

0:55.0

Oh, he's fine.

0:56.6

His buddy had actual training.

0:58.9

Now that's what I like to hear.

1:02.9

Welcome to the segment of the Crux podcast called Disaster Strikes.

1:07.3

While our regular episodes focus on survival stories where people overcome incredible odds,

1:12.6

this bi-weekly segment examines outdoor adventures that ended in tragedy.

1:17.6

These stories are meant to paint a clear picture of how quickly things can go wrong in the wilderness,

1:23.6

and the cascade of decisions, often small and seemingly reasonable in the moment,

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