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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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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
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Oxford University Mountaineering Club Kishtwar 1981

Himalaya – India
Ref: 81/05
August-September 1981
Simon Richardson with Nicholas Barratt and Mike Westmacott from Britain, Roger and John from France
Despite bad weather which confined most of the party in Camp II for 6 days, four members of the 6-man Oxford team succeeded in 2 parties, at an interval of a week, in making the ascent of Agyasol (6,2 Read more
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Everest ENE ridge

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 82/Special
1981
Chris Bonington with Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker from Britain
Chris Bonington's expedition and its tragic outcome with the loss of Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker need no further reporting, but is included as being an MEF 'approved' expedition. Read more
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The Cambridge Himalayan Snow Algae Expedition

Himalaya – India
Ref: 80/08
June - September 1980
Debbie Freeman, Paul McWhinney, Simon Garth, Rachel Heath and Paul Williams
This 5-member team had some difficulty in finding snow algae in the area south of Leh, but were able to study their habitat on a glacier-snout in the Nimaling valley; lichens, flowers and bumble-bees Read more
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The Cambridge Peruvian Andes Expedztion (1981)

America – South
Ref: 81/15
July - September 1981
Simon Garth with Rory O'Conor, Claire Hobbs, Ian Whitehead, Gareth Evans and Margaret Johnson from Britain
3 men and 2 women, led by Simon Garth, spent 2 months on the Quelccaya Ice Cap, conducting a medical investigation into the effect of altitude on blood composition, and a glaciological project for the Read more
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Mount Kongur (1981)

China and Tibet
Ref: 81/Special
June - July 1981
Chris Bonington and Peter Boardman with AI Rouse and Joe Tasker from Britain
The British Mount Kongur Expedition, organised by the MEF and sponsored by Jardine Matheson, has been fully reported elsewhere. The main summit (7,719m) was reached on 12 July 1981 by Chris Bonington, Read more