This story may be on interest to readers as a bit of a break from the hard news. It is a mystery; nine Soviet trekkers died in the northern Ural Mountains between February 1 and 2, 1959, in uncertain circumstances. Their bodies were found some distant from their tents, with only bed clothes on, and the tents had been cut from the inside, in a hurry. There was radioactivity found on their clothes. The official USSR inquiry said death by avalanche, but as detailed below, there was little evidence of that. Over the years all sorts of explanations have been given, from a UFO attack, to being killed by Soviet soldiers. But, as the evidence was locked away, we shall never know. But it is fascinating to think about as the rain falls, and the cold wind blows.