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Expedition Reports

Every MEF-supported expedition is required to submit a report to the foundation. We have archived these reports so that they can be of use in research and the planning of future expeditions. Listed below are summary pages for every expedition that the MEF has supported with links to their complete expedition reports. Expeditions can be refined by geographical area and purpose, browsed using the map below or searched using the search box.

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Footsteps 55

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 24/01
April - May 2024
Emma Holgate, Pauline Sanderson, Lucy Dowland and Sarah Crowsley
This team of four chose to visit the Jugal Himal in recognition of the Ladies Scottish Expedition of 1955, the first all-women expedition team to visit the Himalaya. Settling on an unclimbed peak of ~ Read more
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Rolwaling Climbing Trip

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 24/23
12 October - 14 November 2024
Connor Holdsworth, Dave Sharpe, Nathan White and Jack Morris
Due to sickness, the party acclimatised separately, with two teams of two both reaching the summit of Parchermo (6187m), passing each other on the glacier in the process. Despite having their tent rai Read more
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Alpine Club Panmah Expedition 2024

Pakistan
Ref: 24/26
September - October 2024
Tom Davis-Merry, Leo Kesner and Felix Dowidar-Jackson
From Askole, this team spent five days travelling to a base camp on the northern flank of the Chiring Glacier, arriving 18 September. From here, Dowidar-Jackson and Karim Hayat scouted the North Chiri Read more
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Chiling II 2024 North Face Expedition

Himalaya – India
Ref: 24/10
September - October 2024
Chris Wright (UK/USA) and Michael Hutchins (US)
The expedition arrived in India on September 12, established basecamp in the Lalung Valley on September 20, and an advanced basecamp the following day. On September 23, Chiling I was climbed via the 1 Read more
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Scot-Slovak South Greenland Expedition 2024

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 24/27
July - August 2024
Tim Miller, Callum Johnson, Simon Smith and Michaela Izakovičová
This team of four were successful in establishing two new lines on Maujit Qaqarssuasia, commonly referred to as 'The Thumbnail'. The first, Mussels for Tea, Packrafts in the Sea (1350m, E6 6b (7b)) on Read more
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Assessing Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) Hazard and Risk in the Himalayan Water Towers

Himalaya - Bhutan
Ref: 24/19
August - October 2024
Rachel Carr, Sonam Rinzin, Alex Hyde and Niamh Hopealong with five specialists from the project's Bhutanese partner Druk Holding and Investments Limited
The aim of this scientific expedition was to install novel GLOF monitoring equipment and to collect key datasets to feed into GLOF ensemble modelling and quantifying glacier change in Lunana, Bhutan. Read more
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Ghujerab 2024

Pakistan
Ref: 24/33
September 2024
Lee Harrison and Murilo Lessa
Harrison and Lessa succeeded in making the first ascent of Yazpurs Sar (6030m), climbing the mountain's west face, via the Yazpurs Glacier and Yazpurs Col. From a bivi at 5,400m, the pair climbed a si Read more
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Daring Divas Defying Limits at 7000m

Himalaya – India
Ref: 24/35
September - October 2024
Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak
Manners and Dvorak had planned to attempt the first ascent of Chaukhamba III via a large rock buttress and the mountain's southeast ridge. They accessed their objective via the Satopanth Glacier which Read more
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Khumbu Valley Meltwater Sampling

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 24/21
September - October 2024
Benjamin Graves
The devastating flooding and landslides which occurred in Nepal in late September 2024 disrupted this expedition's travel plans and prevented Sandesh Tamang from taking part in the project as planned. Read more
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Virjerab 2024

Pakistan
Ref: 24/30
July - September 2024
Philip de-Beger, Emma Taylor, Lorenzo Heis and Dr. Aleksi Mujirishvili
This international expedition led by Philip de-Beger made the first ascent of of Virjerab Sar (6616m), climbing the mountain via its northwest ridge at an approximate grade of AD. The team had origina Read more