Daily Mail "Abominable Snowman" Expedition -- Ralph Izzard photographed during the first reconnaissance for the Yeti in deep snow above Marchemo at 15,000 feet. These pictures were taken on the higher Himalayan slopes during the Expedition£¾s first search for the Yeti. The Expedition has now split up into four parties who have already left base camp for a second and more prolonged hunt for the Snowman. April 23, 1954.