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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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Karakoram Hushe Valley 1987

Ref: 87/16
September - October 1987
This two-man team made successful first ascents of 'Crested Peak' (5,560m) from the Buesten Glacier (tributary of the Chogolisa Glacier) and of the SE ridge of 'Raven's Pyramid' (5,300m). This involve Read more

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Kharcha Kund N Ridge Expedition

Ref: 87/11
August - September 1987
Robin Beadle with Bobby Gilbert, Rob Tresidder and Pete Scott
Four members of the Oread Club made the first alpine-style (and first British) ascent of the N ridge of Kharcha Kund (6,612m) in the Gangotri area, descending by the normal W ridge. Useful topos of th Read more

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'RE 200' Exercise Total Enigma: Upper Shaksgam

Ref: 87/41
August - September 1987
Captain Morgan with Captain Day, Major McManners, Second Lieutenant Slack, Sergeant Wood, Corporal Apinall, Corporal Moore, Lance-Corporal Roberts, Sapper Nelson and Gunner Ainsley
This inter-service team of 10 (7RE, 2RA, lRM), mounted by the Royal Engineers' Mountain and Exploration Club, made a photographic survey of the Upper Shaksgam valley. After several attempts on 'Mt Cro Read more

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Anglo-Scottish Karakoram

Ref: 87/32
August - September 1987
Roy Lindsay with Pete and Claire Foster north summit. Ernie McGlashan with Jack Brindle and John O'Reilly south summit.
This six-member team visited the Shimshal valley in Hunza and made successful first ascents of the Nand S summits of Yazghil Sar (5,933m), an isolated snow peak at the confluence of the Yukshin-Garden Read more

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British Hagshu-Kishtwar

Ref: 87/39
August - September 1987
Andy Dunhill with Stuart Gascoyne, Roger Brookes, Mark Jackson, Alan Peel and Simon Fenna
This six-man party failed to reach its first objective: the unclimbed summit of Hagshu (6,330m): but two members succeeded in reaching one of the summits of Chiring. Read more

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British Amne Machin Expedition

Ref: 87/29
August - September 1987
John Town with Martin Hamper, Michael Pettipher, Catherine Pettipher and Ben Williams
This party succeeded in the first ascent of Amne Machin IX (5,690m), the prominent S ourlier of this range in NW Central China. A thorough exploration of the E side of the 30km-long massif was carried Read more

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lndo-British Mt Changuch Expedition

Ref: 87/27
August - September 1987
Geoff Hornby with Duncan Hornby, Aqil Chaudhry, Jonathan Preston and John McKeever
Six Indian and four British members found their objective, Changuch, unapproachable from the Pindar Valley and instead made the first ascent of the N ridge of Laspa Dhura at the head of the Kafni Glac Read more

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British West Karakoram

Ref: 87/21
July - August 1987
Jeremy Hasnip
A lightweight, alpine style eight man mountaineering expedition to the Karakoram. The objectives are to climb up to ten unclimbed peaks in the Naltar valley area, just off the Hunza valley. Also, a fa Read more

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Laguna Paron (Cordillera Blanca)

Ref: 87/33
July - August 1987
Jonathan Marsh with Hamish Osborn, Nigel Hollett, Martin Putnam and Christopher Martin
This four-man team spent five weeks at 4,000m, studying the bathymetry of this glacial lake, and the glaciology of the ice-filled moraine (Hatunraju) at its foot. Findings will be made available to El Read more

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Glasgow University Andean Expedition

Ref: 87/30
July - September 1987
This four-man team climbed the NE ridge of Vallunaraju (5868m) and made the first traverse of the SW-NW ridges of Nevado Huandoy Este (probably first British ascent). Read more