Arguing the Yeti
Aside from the lack of verifiable, peer-reviewed scientific evidence to support the existence of a Yeti, the theory does not stand up to scrutiny. There were no non-human or unaccounted footprints around the tent. A Yeti rampaging through a barren mountainside would leave at least a minimal impression in the snow (unless the beast is capable of levitation, too, although this would be where the ‘Aliens’ theories could step in). Also, the group’s newsletter was entirely satirical, poking fun at members of the group, of the expedition, and their surroundings. Had they seen something to fear, and managed to photograph it, it would not have been a joke, nor would they have continued to go deeper into its territory. Yet Thibeaux-Brignolle’s camera took the “Yeti” image well before they reached the mountain slope. The Yeti theory is a grand tale, but that’s about it for this theory.