. ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁first ▁attempt ▁to ▁clim b ▁Mount ▁Mur ud ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁by ▁John ▁C oney ▁M oul ton , ▁cur ator ▁of ▁Sar aw ak ▁State ▁Museum ▁but ▁failed ▁due ▁to ▁food ▁short age ▁and ▁kill ings ▁of ▁their ▁native ▁gu ides ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁Day ak ▁L un ▁B aw ang ▁invasion . ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁second ▁attempt ▁to ▁clim b ▁the ▁mountain ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁but ▁failed ▁again . ▁The ▁first ▁successful ▁as cent ▁of ▁Mount ▁Mur ud ▁was ▁by ▁a ▁Swedish ▁zo ologist ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁cur ator ▁of ▁Sar aw ak ▁State ▁Museum , ▁Eric ▁M jö berg ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁He ▁spent ▁six ▁days ▁at ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁and ▁collected ▁various ▁animal ▁and ▁plant ▁species . ▁His ▁collections ▁were ▁documented ▁by ▁various ▁authors ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁volume ▁of ▁Sar aw ak ▁Museum ▁Journal ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁Following ▁this , ▁his ▁foot steps ▁were ▁followed ▁by ▁other ▁botan ical ▁collect ors ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁During ▁Indones ia - Mal ays ia ▁confront ation , ▁a ▁G urk ha ▁post ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁a ▁man ▁from ▁Ba ' kel al an ▁named ▁Ag ung ▁Bang au ▁saw ▁a ▁vision ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁church ▁there . ▁A ▁church ▁was ▁later