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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.

1796 Expeditions found

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Lhotse Shar, South Face

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 86/05
April 1986
Mal Duff and Sandy Allan with Andy Greig, David Hall and Iain McWinter from Britain
Mal Duff and Sandy Allan, the climbing pair of a five-man team, attempted the S face of Lhotse Shar in alpine style, reaching 7,100m when Duff was hit on the head by a falling block of ice, suffering Read more
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British Karakoram Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 86/18
April - July 1986
Jon Tinker with Dick Renshaw, Mark Miller, Simon Yates, Craig Kentwell and Steve Razzetti
Another informal trip to the Karakoram, based on the delightful Hushe Valley ('a true Alpine playground'), from which attempts were made on various unclimbed peaks near Gondoro Peak, at the head of th Read more
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British Gasherbrum IV

Pakistan
Ref: 86/11
April - July 1986
Andrew Atkinson with Big Al Scott, Little Al Stand, Al Phizacklea, Bob Wightman, Christine Watkins, Rhona Macpherson and Dai Lampard
This eight-member team made attempts, first, on the 'West' (in fact SW) ridge of Gasherbrum IV- to a height of 6,550m, and then, after moving round to the E Gasherbrum Glacier, on the untried S ridge Read more
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British Mount Hunter Expedition

America – North & Central
Ref: 86/19
April - May 1986
Edward Hart with Simon Richardson from Britain
Richardson and Hart succeeded in their bold objective of a complete traverse of Mt Hunter in Alaska (4,442m) in a 12-day alpine-style push. (Of the two previous traverses, one had taken four months, t Read more
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British Mera South Face Expedition

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 86/08
March - April 1986
Roy Delaney with George Davidson, Mal Duff, Lesley Shipway and Ian Tattersall
Despite the deep snow of this early-season start, Base Camps were established below both the N and S faces of Mera (6,461m), in the Khumbu Himal near Lukla. Two members succeeded in the first ascent o Read more
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Hayes Range Ski Mountaineering

America – North & Central
Ref: 86/09
March - April 1986
Rob Collister Mike Browne, Richard Cooper and David Williams from Britain
Rob Collister led a party of four on a ski traverse of the Hayes Range in Alaska, climbing six minor peaks of 1,800-2,400m on the way. Read more
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Chilean Expedition to S Patagonian Ice-Cap

America – South
Ref: 85/37
13 November - 23 December 1985
Matthew Hickman with Andrew Jeram, Bruce Herrod, Adrian Newton, Nigel Harvey, Colin Nicol, Sue Penn, Francisco Medina, Dionis Isamitt, Edmundo Pisano and Cabo 1 Juan Miranda from Britain
This team of seven British and four Chileans, led by Matthew Hickman, carried out an exploratory scientific survey in the Seno Andrew area of SW Chile, as well as attempting the ascent of Cerro Aguile Read more
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Cho Oyu International Winter Expedition

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 86/02
November - December 1985
Americans Peter Athens and Craig Ballinger, Czechoslovakians Jaromír Stejskal and Dušan Becík and Canadians Alan Burgess and Roger Marshall
A fast-moving alpine-style climb by three pairs took advantage of the fine weather of the first week of December to tackle Cho Oyu by the Nangpa La and the SW ridge. The Czech pair reached the summit Read more
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Ama Dablam Winter Expedition

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 85/01
November - December 1985
Adrian Burgess with Alan Burgess from Britain
The Burgess twins and a Canadian planned an alpine-style winter ascent of the SW ridge of Ama Dablam. No fixed ropes were used up to a point above the Yellow Tower. On 19 December high winds which sho Read more
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China Caves 1985

China and Tibet
Ref: 86/10
October - December 1985
Andy Eavis, Tony Waltham, Colin Boothroyd, Dave Brook, Martyn Farr, Tim Fogg, Julian Griffiths, Peter Smart, Tony White and Dick Willis from the UK with Prof. Yuan Daoxian, Chen Jian, Hu Mengyu, Chen Yang, Fan Luzhou, Fang Fengbao, Han Xingrui, Huan Jifu, Jie Xianyi, Li Bing, Wang Tin, Zhu Yuanfeng, Prof. Zhang Ying-jun, Zhang Dian, Xiong Kangning and Prof. Yang Mingde.
This first Anglo-Chinese caving project was carried out in the lowland SE province of Guangxi and, more spectacularly, among the conical limestone hills of the Guizhou Plateau to the NW. Collaboration Read more