The Most Credible Theories Regarding The Khamar Daban Incident

Formerly Soviet Russia can be a mysterious place. If you’ve been to the spooky side of YouTube or Reddit you’ve probably heard of the Dyatlov Pass incident where nine experienced hikers died mysteriously in the Russian Ural mountains. This case has been spoken about so many times that it is not worth repeating again, but there is another very similar case that is not so well known. The Dyatlov incident was not the only mysterious hiker death to grace Soviet Siberia. The Khamar Daban (also called Hamar Daban or Chamar Daban) mountain range is in southern Siberia’s Buryatia region, perched below lake Baykal. It’s rugged scenery has made a popular tourist hiking spot, but in 1993, six of those tourists would not make it out of the mountains alive. There are few answers in the case, and the lone survivor has refused to talk about the traumatic event since her first statement to police in 1993. There are so many pieces to the puzzle that is Buryatia’s Dyatlov Pass, many of which may not even be relevant or trustworthy. Here are the tentative facts and theories.

Timeline

Forty-one year old Lyudmila Korovina was an experienced hiking instructor and survivalist labeled as a ‘master’ by her peers and students. She was known for her tough love on her students, often pushing them very hard. This tough love ultimately paid off however, as her students described her as being a good teacher that taught them confidence and crucial hiking skills. In the summer of 1993, Lyudmila had planned…