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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.

1781 Expeditions found

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British Taulliraju South Face 1982

America – South
Ref: 82/13
May 1982
Michael Fowler with M B Morrison, C Watts, A McKee, M F O'Brien, Dr J English and Dr J Zangwill from Britain
Christopher Watts and Michael Fowler succeeded at their second attempt on the first ascent of the E Pillar of the S face of Taulliraju in May 1982, with 5 bivouacs on the face which presented 'extreme Read more
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Bristol Devil's Thumb

America – North & Central
Ref: 82/20
April - May 1982
Steve Monks and Damian Carroll from Britain
Steve Monks and Damian Carroll laid siege to the 1,800m N face of the formidable Devil's Thumb (2,767m), 30 miles inland from the sea-board of the Alaskan 'panhandle'. They planned it as a largely ice Read more
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Southampton University Ornithological Project

Pakistan
Ref: 81/25
August 1981 - July 1982
Simon Delany, Clare Sulston, David Garbutt, Susan Elliott, Clive Denby and Charles Williams
A 2-member team reached Leh in August to continue the ringing of birds on the important migration route across the Upper Indus valley. As previously, the team was based in a Forestry Department hut at Read more
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British Annapurna III (1981) SE Pillar

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 81/23B
September - October 1981
Timothy Leach with Nicholas Colton and Stephen Bell
Timothy Leach and his 2 companions, after a difficult walk-in up the Seti Khola, made 2 attempts on the SE pillar of Annapurna III. Encountering climbing of Grade V standard at 6,400m, they turned bac Read more
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Gorphwysfa Himalayan Expedition

Himalaya – India
Ref: 80/15
September - October 1981
John Jackson, Paul Barczak, Stella Barczak, Eileen Jackson, Michael Leask, Jim Murray, Jeremy Naish, John Rawlinson, Stephen Simpson and Brian Smith
The Gorphwysfa Himalayan Expedition, a party of 10, mostly in their forties or fifties, led by John Jackson, attempted the S face of Mrigthuni (6850m) in the Nanda Devi Basin just E of Trisul, but wer Read more
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The New Zealand Alpine Club Expedition to Molamenquin

China and Tibet
Ref: 80/23
1981
Austin Brooke from New Zealand
The New Zealand Alpine Club Expedition to Molamenquin (7,703m) - led by Austin Brooke achieved the first ascent of this mountain, which is located near Xixabangma (Gosainthart). The ascent was not tec Read more
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British West Karakoram Expedition 1981

Pakistan
Ref: 81/01
August 1981
John Nixon from Britain
This 4-man team under John Nixon attempted Thaime Chish (c. 6,400m) from a base-camp at the junction of the Baltar and Toltar Glaciers N of Chalt. It had first been attempted by a German/Austrian team Read more
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Ladakh Winter Wildlife Survey 1981

Pakistan
Ref: 81/12
Winter 1981
BC Osborne and SJR Fraser
This 2-man team travelled extensively in remote parts of Zanskar and Ladakh, sometimes on ski, to investigate the distribution of large mammals, including species such as snow leopard, kiang, the Lada Read more
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The Irish Himalayan Expedition to Garhwal (1981)

Himalaya – India
Ref: 81/16
August - September 1981
Ian Rea from Ireland
A 3-man team, under Ian Rea, achieved a previously unclimbed route, taking 4 days, on the 2,100m snow and ice N face of Bhagarathi II, reaching the summit above the Gangotri Glacier on 10 September. A Read more
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The Kashmir Himalaya 1981

Himalaya – India
Ref: 81/17
August - September 1981
Stuart Hepburn from Robin Andrews, Martin Bennett, Simon Brown and Bill Hodgson from Britain
The Kashmir Himalaya 1981 5-man expedition led by Stuart Hepburn, basing itself at Tshringmad up the Cholong valley from Panikhar, climbed the E summit of Retsheriah (5,180m), turned back at 5,790m on Read more