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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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Muztagh Tower North West Ridge

Ref: 84/05
June - August 1984
Mal Duff with Sandy Allan, Tony Brindle, Jon Tinker, Alex Reid, Andy Greig and Adrian Clifford
Two pairs (Duff and Brindle; Tinker and Allan) of this seven-man party succeeded in reaching the summit of the Muztagh Tower on successive days at the end of July. They found the lower glacier section Read more

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Cambridge Medicinal Plants Study Group

Ref: 84/27
June - July 1984
Mark Rothera and Alistair Brown from Britain
Following up Mark Rothera's encounter in 1983 with an amchi (Tibetan local doctor) in Zanskar, he and Alistair Brown collected, in the Kanji region near Leh, some 150 out of a total of 400 plants in u Read more

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British Trango Tower Expedition

Ref: 84/15
May - July 1984
David Lampard with Andrew Atkinson, Ian Lonsdale, Stuart Holmes and Alan Scott
Bad weather and dangerous conditions forced this party to abandon this attempt at a new route, between the 1976 route and the New Zealand route on Trango, after reaching the final pitch below the summ Read more

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Multi-Peak Alpine-Style Expedition to the Makalu Region

Ref: 84/10
May - June 1984
Doug Scott from England with Jean Affanessieff (France), Larry Bruce, Molly Higgins, Stephen Sustad from USA, Colin Brooks, Richard Chaplin, Jim Fullalove, Brian Hall, Michael Scott from the UK and Terry Mooney from Ireland
This British-American-Nepalese party of 12, led by Doug Scott, combined family climbing from an attractive Base Camp at 4,900m with ascents of Baruntse (7,220m), the hitherto unclimbed E and Central s Read more

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Irish Churen Himal Expedition 1984

Ref: 84/09
March- May 1984
Dawson Stelfox from Northern Ireland with Phil Holmes, Martin Manson and Malcolm McNaught
This expedition, led by Dawson Stelfox, found itself repeating, on the upper section of the unclimbed 3,000m high SW face of Churen Himal, the route taken by the German expedition of 1983 which had di Read more

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SAS Mount Everest Expedition

Ref: 83/27
March - May 1984
M Lane, J Stokes, M Parry, A Scott, G Cook, A Baxter, M Middleton, R Fonseka, M Maxwell, A Swierzy, P Drake, J Bloomfield and H Taylor
This 13-member team led by M Lane intended to climb Everest by the N face, using oxygen above 7,600m. On 2 April the height of 6,860m was reached on the N face; but on 3 April their advance base, on a Read more

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British Annapurna II Winter Expedition

Ref: 83/32
November - December 1983
Ron and Linda Rutland with John Mason and Eric Grindle from Britain
The Rutlands and two others planned the first winter ascent of the N face of Annapurna II from a Base Camp at 4,200m. During the first week of December frequent and massive powder avalanches swept ove Read more

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British Meru Expedition 1983

Ref: 83/33
October 1983
This expedition was unlucky in failing- to achieve its objective - the ascent of Meru - owing to the early onset of the Himalayan winter. The N approach to the Meru-Shivling Col was found to be expose Read more

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North London MC Kongde Ri Expedition 1983

Ref: 83/18
October - November 1983
Tony Sawyer with Paul Harris, Judy Adam and Alan Baker from Britain
The object of Paul Harris's party was to make alpine-style ascents of Kongde Lho (6,187m) and Kongde Shar (6,093m) from the S by unclimbed routes. They reached 5,200m on Kongde Lho but retreated becau Read more

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The Anglo-Canadian Nepalese Expedition 1983

Ref: 83/23
September 1983
David Hopkins with Richard Backus, Guy Neithardt and Andrew Wielochowski, from the UK
Andrew Wielochowski (U.K.) with a Swiss companion made the first ascent of the NE ridge of Kusum Kangru on 16 September 1983. Continuing to traverse the ridge to the E summit (6,356m)-5th ascent. Hopk Read more