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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 Cambridge University 1975 Expedition to North-East Greenland

Ref: 73/AQ
July - August 1975
KJ Miller, Jim Bishop, Chris Padfield and John Thorogood
This team of four completed a traverse of the Stauning Alps from north to south and from south to north in a  continuous push. Read more

Map of Expedition Reports

Map of Expedition Reports

South Parbati 1973 (Kishtwar Himal Expedition)

Ref: 73/AJ
August - September 1973
John Cardy, Geoff Cohen, Rob Collister and Dick Isherwood
This expedition had originally planned to make an attempt on Brammah II in the Kishtwar area of Kashmir, but had their application for permission to climb this peak turned down. Learning of the unclim Read more

Map of Expedition Reports

Map of Expedition Reports

The Cambridge Ornithological Expedition to the Himalayas 1973

Ref: 73/AF
July - November 1973
MAS Beaman, JE Bruce, DK Bond, Dr JA Dick, GE Dobbs and MG Hodgson
The majority of the expedition travelled overland to India where they met up with Dick before continuing on to Nepal. From a base camp just north of Kalopani, they spent six weeks studying the migrato Read more

Map of Expedition Reports

Map of Expedition Reports

Oxford Expedition to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Ref: 73/AN
July - September 1973
RJ Robins, CWD Gibson, SM Bunt, KJ Kirby and P Rodriguez-G
This scientific expedition conducted botanical and zoological studies in the cloud forests to the south-east of Santa Marta, Colombia Read more

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1973 New Zealand Andean

Ref: 73/AL
1973
Nevado Chopicalqui E Ridge, Nevado Cayesh E Face, Nevado Huantsan W Face Read more

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AMA Himachal Pradesh

Ref: 73/AB
April - July 1973
Sgt J Anderson. RE, Sgt G P Armstrong. RAF, Rfn Basantakumar Rai, Flt Lt A K Bhattacharyya, Lt J N G Beckett, RA, Capt M G le G Bridges. RE, Lt D A J Brister. Tnt Corps, Capt MWH Day. RE, Surg Lt Comd PN Dilly GM. RNR, Lt S. Eskell. RE, Maj J W Fleming PARA, Capt P W Gunson. REME, C/Sgt Gyalzen Sherpa, Lt Col R H Hardie. RAMC, Capt I J Hellberg. RCT, Capt M H Kefford, L/Cpl Khagendrabahadur Limbu, L/Cpl M P Lane, Maj Capt T J Lynch. PARA, A J Muston. RAOC, L/Cpl Norbu Sherpa, Maj G F Owens WFR, Capt P B Page. RE, Rfn Pasang Tamang, Lt Col J D C Peacock. REME, Capt O P Sharma, Maj J S K Swanston. RAMC, Lt T D Thompson. RM and Capt P R West. RA
The Expedition was the first of three designed to select men and materials for the Army Mountaineering Association's attempt on Mount Everest during the pre-monsoon period of 1976. Because the party w Read more

Map of Expedition Reports