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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.

1792 Expeditions found

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Supraglacial Rock Avalanches

America – North & Central
Ref: 18/22
June - July 2018
William Smith, Stuart Dunning and Richard Smith
As part of William Smith’s PhD, the team travelled to Alaska in order to investigate further how meltwater created during debris deposition on to glaciers effects the glacier’s biogeo Read more
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British Janhukot Expedition

Himalaya – India
Ref: 18/16B
May - June 2018
Malcolm Bass, Paul Figg, Guy Buckingham and Hamish Frost
Drawing on the previous experience that Bass had on the peak, the team’s objective was to make a first ascent of Janhukot (6805m) which had first been written about as far back as 193 Read more
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Ultar Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 18/25
May - June 2018
Bruce Normand, Tim Miller and Christian Huber
Arriving in late May, the team began by acclimatising on Muchuar Glacier and Batokshi Peak during the first ten days. Their main objective was to make the first ascent of the South East Pillar route o Read more
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British Yukon Spring Expedition

America – North & Central
Ref: 18/06
May 2018
Jonathan Wakefield and Glenn Wilks
After previously attempting to access the area around Mount Upton in 2011 and 2014, the team successfully reached the Kluane icefield in 2018 to attempt a number of first ascents. After a day explorin Read more
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Moskus Expedition

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 18/23
April – May 2018
Matthew Hay and Louis Chartres
The dual approach of this expedition aimed to make first ascents of two unclimbed peaks whilst also conducting climate change research on the Roslin Glacier. Over 10 days they made the initial approac Read more
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Glaciological Modeling Khumbu Glacier

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 18/17
April - May 2018
Dr Martin Kirkbride, Dr Ann Rowan, Dr Duncan Quincey, Dr Evan Miles, Prof Bryn Hubbard, Josephine Hornsey and Katie Miles
The team from University of Dundee travelled to Khumbu to undertake data collection that could support theories of glaciological modeling produced by Dr Rowan. The data they collected included debris Read more
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Dye-tracing on Khumbu Glacier

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 18/02
April - May 2018
Aberystwyth University
Whilst glacial debris, supraglacial (surface) ponds, and bare-ice ice cliffs have all been relatively well studied in relation to meltwater flow on glaciers, less is know about how the meltwater is tr Read more
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Greenland North Liverpool Land Expedition

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 18/14
April - May 2018
Simon Richardson, James Gregson, Sandra Gregson, Ingrid Baber, Mark Robson and Ron Kenyon
In a highly prolific expedition the team climbed eight new routes and summited eleven new peaks from the Neild Bugt Glacier. They found conditions to initially be far colder and under greater snowfall Read more
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British Revelations Expedition

America – North & Central
Ref: 18/09
March - April 2018
Tom Livingstone and Uisdean Hawthorn
Following information from Ben Silvestre and Pete Graham, the team set themselves the objective of making some exploratory attempts on Mount Jezebel’s North Face and Mount Mausolus. A Read more
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At-Bashi Expedition

Central Asia
Ref: 18/01
January - February 2018
Marian Krogh, Nicole Mesman and Gabrielle Degagne
After setting their primary objective to ski traverse the central At Bashi range, the team also hoped to ascend and ski three unnamed 4000m peaks. They found however that many areas they expected to b Read more