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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.

1778 Expeditions found

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Cordillera Apolobamba Expedition

America – South
Ref: 85/36
July 1985
Geoff Tier with Jim Curran and Andy Maskrey
Tier and Curran succeeded in the first ascent of Palomani Tranca (5,633m) not, as intended by the short steep N ridge, but by the 3km W ridge. A very mixed snow, ice and rock climb taking two days. Read more
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East Midlands Universities Peruvian Expedition

America – South
Ref: 85/23
July - September 1985
Roy Ruddle and Andrew Ravenhill
Finding that their planned first ascents (Jurau D and Siula Grande W face) had been climbed, Ruddle and Ravenshill substituted two new routes, one on the W face of Trapecio (5,653m), the other on the Read more
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I M Marsh College Expedition to East Greenland

America – North & Central
Ref: 85/39
July - September 1985
Mike Peckham with Dr David Huddart, Paul Potter, Adrian Pringle, Tom Saxlund and Steve Gebbels
Despite a (non-fatal) rockfall accident, this expedition climbed a number of peaks from a base camp at the junction of the Bersaekerka and Dunnottar Glaciers, including the SE face of Dunnottar, and a Read more
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Southampton University Baffin Island Expedition

America – North & Central
Ref: 85/15
July - August 1985
Ben Blackett-Ord, Claire Fowler, Myles Harrison, Dave Howell, Tim Jones, Claire Pitkin and Mike Whitcombe
The high cost of local rations from the Hudson Bay store at Pagnirtung limited the scope of this expedition, based at Summit Lake on the Weasel River in the Cumberland Peninsula. Sediment sampling fro Read more
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Climbs from the Karakoram Highway

Pakistan
Ref: 85/33
June - August 1985
Doug Scott with Help Benediktsson, Greg Child, Snaevar Guomundson, Mark Miller, Terry Mooney, Alastair Reid, Nazir Sabir, Michael Scott, Sean Smith and Stephen Sustad from Britain
Heat, illness and arguments with porters dogged Doug Scott's plans for ascents of Rakaposhi N face and Nanga Parbat from the S. Nonetheless, members of his mixed party did climb Diran (7,273m), and th Read more
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Edinburgh Lahul Expedition

Himalaya – India
Ref: 85/13
June - October 1985
Pete Smith with Fraser Alexander, Ulric Jessop, Teresa Lee, Al Mathewson and Jonathan Whitaker
This party's aim was to climb two of the unclimbed and unnamed peaks at the head of the Miyar Nalla in Lahul. They succeeded with Point 6,100m (marked as 6,150m) and on the S ridge and E face of P6,28 Read more
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Anglo Indian Expedition to Siachen& Rimo Range

Pakistan
Ref: 85/40
June - September 1985
Harish Kapadia with Dhiren, Zerkses Boga, Muslim Contractor, Amant Sarun, Meena Agrawal, Heny Osmaston, David Wilkinson, James Fotheringham, Stephen Venables and Anthony Saunders
This expedition, combining Alpine Climbing Group members and Bombay Mountaineers, explored the S Rimo glacier, the Shelkar Chorten glacier and the S & N Terong glaciers, conducting some scientific Read more
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Scottish Karakoram Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 85/06
June - September 1985
Geoff Cohen with Paul Nunn, Clive Rowland and Des Rubens from Scotland
This party, under Cohen and Nunn, had as objective a new route on Gasherbrum III (7,952m) by the SW ridge which they tackled from the upper coire between Gasherbrum IV and Gasherbrum Ill. After a bivo Read more
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Perth High Andes Expedition

America – South
Ref: 85/28
June - July 1985
After climbing in the Ishinca Valley, making ascents of Nevado Ishinca (W ridge), N summit of Ranracalpa (E face) and Urus Este, the team successfully tackled Huascaran but were forced by bad weather Read more
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British Peruvian Cordillera Expedition

America – South
Ref: 85/05
June - July 1985
Jerry Gore with Richard Thorns
A major unclimbed route on the West of Milpocraju (5,420m) was completed and filmed for the 'Mick Burke Award 1985' competition. More filming was carried out on Nevado Cayesh and Nevado Maparaju aroun Read more