Api Main | 1953 Reconnaissance
A UK expedition to Api Main in 1953 via Reconnaissance, led by W. H. Murray.
3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
2662
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
|
| Expedition ID |
APIM53101
|
| Peak ID |
APIM
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Season |
1
|
| Host Country |
1
|
| Route 1 |
Reconnaissance
|
| Route 2 |
-
|
| Route 3 |
-
|
| Route 4 |
-
|
| Nationality |
UK
|
| Leaders |
W. H. Murray
|
| Sponsor |
-
|
| Success 1 |
False
|
| Success 2 |
False
|
| Success 3 |
False
|
| Success 4 |
False
|
| Ascent 1 |
-
|
| Ascent 2 |
-
|
| Ascent 3 |
-
|
| Ascent 4 |
-
|
| Claimed |
False
|
| Disputed |
False
|
| Countries |
-
|
| Approach |
-
|
| Basecamp Date |
-
|
| Summit Date |
-
|
| Summit Time |
-
|
| Summit Days |
0
|
| Total Days |
0
|
| Termination Date |
-
|
| Termination Reason |
12
|
| Termination Notes |
-
|
| High Point (m) |
0
|
| Traverse |
False
|
| Ski |
False
|
| Paraglide |
False
|
| Camps |
0
|
| Fixed Rope (m) |
0
|
| Total Members |
3
|
| Summit Members |
0
|
| Member Deaths |
0
|
| Total Hired |
0
|
| Summit Hired |
0
|
| Hired Deaths |
0
|
| No Hired |
True
|
| O2 Used |
False
|
| O2 None |
True
|
| O2 Climb |
False
|
| O2 Descent |
False
|
| O2 Sleep |
False
|
| O2 Medical |
False
|
| O2 Taken |
False
|
| O2 Unknown |
False
|
| Other Summits |
Climbed peak in Yokapahar Himal (1st ascent); recon Nampa (NAMP-531-01)
|
| Campsites |
-
|
| Route Notes |
-
|
| Accidents |
-
|
| Achievement |
-
|
| Agency |
-
|
| Commercial Route |
-
|
| Standard Route |
-
|
| Primary Route |
False
|
| Primary Member |
False
|
| Primary Reference |
-
|
| Primary ID |
-
|
| Checksum |
5058
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Summit Success |
False
|
| O2 Summary |
None
|
| Route (lowercase) |
reconnaissance
|
Members
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
21980
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
APIM53101
|
| Member ID |
01
|
| Peak ID |
APIM
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Season |
1
|
| First Name |
William Hutchison (Bill)
|
| Last Name |
Murray
|
| Sex |
M
|
| Age |
0
|
| Birth Date |
-
|
| Year of Birth |
1913
|
| Calculated Age |
39
|
| Citizenship |
UK
|
| Status |
Leader
|
| Residence |
-
|
| Occupation |
-
|
| Leader |
True
|
| Deputy |
False
|
| Basecamp Only |
False
|
| Not to BC |
True
|
| Support |
False
|
| Disabled |
False
|
| Hired |
False
|
| Sherpa |
False
|
| Tibetan |
False
|
| Summit Success |
False
|
| Claimed |
False
|
| Disputed |
False
|
| Solo |
False
|
| Traverse |
False
|
| Ski |
False
|
| Paraglide |
False
|
| Speed |
-
|
| High Point (m) |
False
|
| Personal High Point (m) |
0
|
| Summit Date 1 |
-
|
| Summit Date 2 |
-
|
| Summit Date 3 |
-
|
| Summit Time 1 |
-
|
| Summit Time 2 |
-
|
| Summit Time 3 |
-
|
| Route 1 |
0
|
| Route 2 |
0
|
| Route 3 |
0
|
| Ascent 1 |
0
|
| Ascent 2 |
0
|
| Ascent 3 |
0
|
| O2 Used |
False
|
| O2 None |
True
|
| O2 Climb |
False
|
| O2 Descent |
False
|
| O2 Sleep |
False
|
| O2 Medical |
False
|
| O2 Notes |
-
|
| Death |
False
|
| Death Date |
-
|
| Death Time |
-
|
| Death Type |
0
|
| Death Height (m) |
0
|
| Death Class |
0
|
| AMS |
False
|
| Weather |
False
|
| Injury |
False
|
| Injury Date |
-
|
| Injury Time |
-
|
| Injury Type |
0
|
| Injury Height (m) |
0
|
| Death Notes |
-
|
| Member Notes |
-
|
| Necrology |
(1913-1996) Died 19 March 1996
|
| Summit Bid |
1
|
| Summit Term |
17
|
| HCN |
0
|
| Checksum |
2417911
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
william hutchison (bill) murray
|
| Year of Birth |
1913
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Age at Expedition |
40
|
| Role |
Leader
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
26135
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
APIM53101
|
| Member ID |
03
|
| Peak ID |
APIM
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Season |
1
|
| First Name |
John Baird
|
| Last Name |
Tyson
|
| Sex |
M
|
| Age |
0
|
| Birth Date |
-
|
| Year of Birth |
1928
|
| Calculated Age |
24
|
| Citizenship |
UK
|
| Status |
Climber
|
| Residence |
Rugby, Warwick, England
|
| Occupation |
-
|
| Leader |
False
|
| Deputy |
False
|
| Basecamp Only |
False
|
| Not to BC |
True
|
| Support |
False
|
| Disabled |
False
|
| Hired |
False
|
| Sherpa |
False
|
| Tibetan |
False
|
| Summit Success |
False
|
| Claimed |
False
|
| Disputed |
False
|
| Solo |
False
|
| Traverse |
False
|
| Ski |
False
|
| Paraglide |
False
|
| Speed |
-
|
| High Point (m) |
False
|
| Personal High Point (m) |
0
|
| Summit Date 1 |
-
|
| Summit Date 2 |
-
|
| Summit Date 3 |
-
|
| Summit Time 1 |
-
|
| Summit Time 2 |
-
|
| Summit Time 3 |
-
|
| Route 1 |
0
|
| Route 2 |
0
|
| Route 3 |
0
|
| Ascent 1 |
0
|
| Ascent 2 |
0
|
| Ascent 3 |
0
|
| O2 Used |
False
|
| O2 None |
True
|
| O2 Climb |
False
|
| O2 Descent |
False
|
| O2 Sleep |
False
|
| O2 Medical |
False
|
| O2 Notes |
-
|
| Death |
False
|
| Death Date |
-
|
| Death Time |
-
|
| Death Type |
0
|
| Death Height (m) |
0
|
| Death Class |
0
|
| AMS |
False
|
| Weather |
False
|
| Injury |
False
|
| Injury Date |
-
|
| Injury Time |
-
|
| Injury Type |
0
|
| Injury Height (m) |
0
|
| Death Notes |
-
|
| Member Notes |
-
|
| Necrology |
(1928-2014) Died 10 March 2014
|
| Summit Bid |
1
|
| Summit Term |
17
|
| HCN |
0
|
| Checksum |
2423395
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
john baird tyson
|
| Year of Birth |
1928
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Age at Expedition |
25
|
| Role |
Member
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
26136
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
APIM53101
|
| Member ID |
02
|
| Peak ID |
APIM
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Season |
1
|
| First Name |
Bentley
|
| Last Name |
Beetham
|
| Sex |
M
|
| Age |
0
|
| Birth Date |
-
|
| Year of Birth |
1886
|
| Calculated Age |
66
|
| Citizenship |
UK
|
| Status |
Scientist
|
| Residence |
Durham, England
|
| Occupation |
-
|
| Leader |
False
|
| Deputy |
False
|
| Basecamp Only |
False
|
| Not to BC |
True
|
| Support |
False
|
| Disabled |
False
|
| Hired |
False
|
| Sherpa |
False
|
| Tibetan |
False
|
| Summit Success |
False
|
| Claimed |
False
|
| Disputed |
False
|
| Solo |
False
|
| Traverse |
False
|
| Ski |
False
|
| Paraglide |
False
|
| Speed |
-
|
| High Point (m) |
False
|
| Personal High Point (m) |
0
|
| Summit Date 1 |
-
|
| Summit Date 2 |
-
|
| Summit Date 3 |
-
|
| Summit Time 1 |
-
|
| Summit Time 2 |
-
|
| Summit Time 3 |
-
|
| Route 1 |
0
|
| Route 2 |
0
|
| Route 3 |
0
|
| Ascent 1 |
0
|
| Ascent 2 |
0
|
| Ascent 3 |
0
|
| O2 Used |
False
|
| O2 None |
True
|
| O2 Climb |
False
|
| O2 Descent |
False
|
| O2 Sleep |
False
|
| O2 Medical |
False
|
| O2 Notes |
-
|
| Death |
False
|
| Death Date |
-
|
| Death Time |
-
|
| Death Type |
0
|
| Death Height (m) |
0
|
| Death Class |
0
|
| AMS |
False
|
| Weather |
False
|
| Injury |
False
|
| Injury Date |
-
|
| Injury Time |
-
|
| Injury Type |
0
|
| Injury Height (m) |
0
|
| Death Notes |
-
|
| Member Notes |
Turned back before reaching Api-Nampa region
|
| Necrology |
(1886-1963) (Obit AJ 68:343-344 Nov 1963)
|
| Summit Bid |
1
|
| Summit Term |
17
|
| HCN |
0
|
| Checksum |
2408121
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
bentley beetham
|
| Year of Birth |
1886
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Age at Expedition |
67
|
| Role |
Member
|
3 recorded members.
References
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
883
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
|
| Expedition ID |
APIM53101
|
| Reference ID |
01
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Type |
2
|
| Journal |
AJ
|
| Author |
Tyson, J. B.
|
| Title |
Exploring the Api and Nampa Group, Western Nepal
|
| Publisher |
-
|
| Publication Date |
1954
|
| Language |
-
|
| Citation |
59:421-427 (Nov 1954)
|
| Yak 94 |
-
|
| Notes |
-
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
13966
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
|
| Expedition ID |
APIM53101
|
| Reference ID |
02
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Type |
5
|
| Journal |
-
|
| Author |
-
|
| Title |
https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1954_files/AJ59%201954%20421-427%20Tyson%20W%20Nepal.pdf
|
| Publisher |
-
|
| Publication Date |
-
|
| Language |
-
|
| Citation |
-
|
| Yak 94 |
-
|
| Notes |
-
|
2 recorded references.