Saipal | 1954

A New Zealand expedition to Saipal in 1954, led by Hilary James Harrington. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3043
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	SAIP54301
Peak ID	SAIP
Year	1954
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	-
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	New Zealand
Leaders	Hilary James Harrington
Sponsor	Oxford University Exploration Club Expedition to West Nepal
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	UK, USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	-
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	12
Termination Notes	Did not attempt climb
High Point (m)	0
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
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	-
Campsites	-
Route Notes	Abandoned plans to attempt Saipal after learning of difficulties of Austrian group in spring 1954. Instead explored area around Raksha Urai.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	3484
Year	1954
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	-

Members

Field	Value
ID	22055
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SAIP54301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	SAIP
Year	1954
Season	3
First Name	Hilary James
Last Name	Harrington
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1924
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Leader
Residence	New Zealand
Occupation	Geologist
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	(1924-2015) Died 1 August 2015
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-4
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hilary james harrington
Year of Birth	1924
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	26250
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SAIP54301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	SAIP
Year	1954
Season	3
First Name	Ian F.
Last Name	Davidson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-4
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ian f. davidson
Year of Birth	-
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26251
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SAIP54301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	SAIP
Year	1954
Season	3
First Name	Michael
Last Name	Arnold
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	England
Occupation	Botanist
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-4
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael arnold
Year of Birth	-
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26252
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SAIP54301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	SAIP
Year	1954
Season	3
First Name	Jim
Last Name	Murray
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Virginia
Occupation	Zoologist
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-4
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jim murray
Year of Birth	-
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26253
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SAIP54301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	SAIP
Year	1954
Season	3
First Name	Colin MacDonald
Last Name	Todd
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1927
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Climber
Residence	-
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	(1927-1958) Died in New Zealand from motorcycle accident
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-1931
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	colin macdonald todd
Year of Birth	1927
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hilary James Harrington	M	1924	New Zealand	Leader	New Zealand	Geologist	Details Other expeditions
Ian F. Davidson	M	-	UK	Climber	England	-	Details Other expeditions
Michael Arnold	M	-	UK	Climber	England	Botanist	Details Other expeditions
Jim Murray	M	-	USA	Climber	Virginia	Zoologist	Details Other expeditions
Colin MacDonald Todd	M	1927	New Zealand	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	906
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	SAIP54301
Reference ID	01
Year	1954
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Davidson, Ian F.
Title	The Oxford University West Nepal Expedition
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1956
Language	-
Citation	19:142-146 (1955-56)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7428
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	SAIP54301
Reference ID	02
Year	1954
Type	2
Journal	NZAJ
Author	Todd, C. M.
Title	North-East of Api, West Nepal
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1955
Language	-
Citation	16:54-60 (1955)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13318
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	SAIP54301
Reference ID	03
Year	1954
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/19/12/oxford-university-west-nepal-expedition-1954/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13767
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	SAIP54301
Reference ID	04
Year	1954
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/19/12/oxford-university-west-nepal-expedition-1954/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
SAIP54301	HJ	Davidson, Ian F.	The Oxford University West Nepal Expedition	-	19:142-146 (1955-56)	-
SAIP54301	NZAJ	Todd, C. M.	North-East of Api, West Nepal	-	16:54-60 (1955)	-
SAIP54301	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/19/12/oxford-university-west-nepal-expedition-1954/	-	-	-
SAIP54301	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/19/12/oxford-university-west-nepal-expedition-1954/	-	-	-