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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.

1775 Expeditions found

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The Cambridge Mount Kenya Expedition

Africa
Ref: 80/04
July - August 1980
Christopher Benham, Lucy Grove, Jocelyne Hughes, Rob Stephenson and Nancy Thomson
The Cambridge Mount Kenya Expedition made field observations in the Afro-Alpine belt of Mount Kenya, with particular reference to the relationship between the micro-climate and the unusual vegetation, Read more
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British North-East Greenland Expedition 1980 - Exercise Icy Mountains VI

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: N/R
July - August 1980
Dr G. Halliday, Del Spicer, Dr lain Smart, Dave O'Neill, Angus Wood, Dr Jean Balfout, Mandy Wilson, Pat Sellar, Brendan O'Brian, Derek Fordham, Tim King, Major AJ Muston
This team, largely from Lancaster University, led by Dr G. Halliday (Biological Sciences Dept), spent 2 months in the National Park area of NE Greenland, well N of Scoresby Sund, studying the botany, Read more
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The Northern Ireland Andes Expedition

America – South
Ref: 79/09
June - July 1980
Alistair McQuoid from Northern Ireland
12 climbers led by Alistair McQuoid of Queen's University, Belfast, successfully tackled 6 minor peaks (5,500-6,000m) in the Peruvian Cordillera Blanca, including some routes thought to be new, in par Read more
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The British Alaskan Expedition 1980

America – North & Central
Ref: 79/33
July 1980
Keith Myhill, Robert Toogood, John Yates and John Hardwick
A 4-man team under Keith Myhill, had as its objective a new route on the SE face of Mt Dickey, but their attempt on a grey pillar on the S wall was defeated, after a determined effort, by prolonged ba Read more
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International Karakoram Project 1980

Pakistan
Ref: 79/34
June - September 1980
Richard Hughes and a large team
This expedition, involving 70 scientists from China, Pakistan and the UK, carried out 3 months of seismic, glaciological, geomorphological and other field studies in the Karakoram area, including a st Read more
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1980 Cerro Torre

America – South
Ref: 78/36
1978
E Face of Cerro Torre (3128m) Read more
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The Scottish Andean Expedition 1980

America – South
Ref: 79/32
June - July 1980
Bob Barton and Alan Fyffe from Scotland
R. Barton and A. Fyffe reconnoitred the unclimbed SE face of Nevado Shaqsha (5,703m). They spent an uncomfortable night descending the N ridge of Allpamayo (5,947m) but were defeated by heavy snow on Read more
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The Irish Andean Expedition

America – South
Ref: 79/14
June 1980
Calvin Torrans, Emmett Goulding, Tom Hand, Tom Irving, Joss Lynam, Harry O'Brien, Clare Sheridan and Dermot Somers
7 climbers, led by Calvin Torrans, visited the wall of peaks on the S side of the Santa Cruz valley in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru, with the particular objective of the 3 peaks of Nevado Caraz. One Read more
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The British K2 Expedition 1980

Pakistan
Ref: 79/27
May - July 1980
Pete Boardman, Joe Tasker, Dick Renshaw and Doug Scott
The team of Boardman, Tasker, Renshaw and Doug Scott first attempted the W ridge (on which Nick Estcourt had been swept away by an avalanche in 1978), reaching a height of 7,000m before being turned b Read more
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East Face of Dhaulagiri: International Expedition

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 79/22
April - May 1980
Alex McIntyre from Britain with Voytek Kurtyka and Ludwik Wikzynski from Poland and Rene Ghiline from France
The team of 4 led by Alex McIntyre established a small advanced camp on the NE Col early in April, 1980, allowing time for exploration and acclimatisation, before tackling the unclimbed E face on 5 Ma Read more