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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 Karst Research Expedition to the Himalaya 1970

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 70/BC
August - December 1970
Antony C. Waltham, Roger J. Bowser, John S. Carney, Susan E. Carney, Philip J. Collett, Julian M. H. Coward, Mary J. Coward, Geoffrey N. J. Le Patourel, Keith W. Turnbull, Roy G. Turnbull and Janet M. Waltham
The expedition drove overland from the UK in a converted fire engine, stopping first in Kashmir where they conducted a fruitless investigation of the Sind Valley, before relocating to Kukarnag. Here t Read more
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Scottish Hindu Kush 1970

Pakistan
Ref: 70/BB
June - September 1970
R. Alan North, Ian G. Rowe, William M. A. Sproul and Wilfrid J. A. Tauber
After a long overland journey from the UK, the expedition achieved the first ascents of Marble Cake Mountain (5620m), Koh-i-Corner (5752m), Koh-i-Farda (5420m), Koh-i-Crystal (5700m), Koh-i-Parrendah Read more
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1970 E Greenland (Watkins Mountains)

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 70/BA
1970
Eijnar Mikkelsens Fjeld and Rigny's Bjerge Mts Read more
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British Thui II Mountaineering 1970

Pakistan
Ref: 70/AK
1970
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Cambridge Staunings 1970

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 70/AJ
1970
Glaciology: To study 3 or 4 glaciers Read more
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Oxford Ellesmere 1970

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 70/AH
1970
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Dundee University Scoresby Land 1970

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 70/AG
1970
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Manchester Nepalese Expedition 1970

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 70/AF
July - December 1970
John Allen, Bill Rowntree, Brian Cosby, Arthur Clarke, Yvonne Clarke, Robert Beighton
The expedition's primary objective was to reach the summit of the previously unclimbed Nampa (6755m). Through the month of October, the team established a series of camps, first to the Nampa Col at 53 Read more
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The British Nepalese Army Annapurna Expedition 1970

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 70/AE
March - June 1970
Captain M.W. Henry Day, Major Gerry F. Owens, Captain Tim E.F. Taylor, Captain G. Douglas B. Keelan, Lieutenant Richard A. Summerton, Sergeant J. (Andy) Anderson, Flight Lieutenant (Retd) David P.M. Jones, Major Bruce M. Niven, Lance Corporal Purnabahadur Mall, Lance Corporal Budhibahadur Gurung, Major Yudda Bikram Shah and Captain Bagirath Nassimha Rana
This expedition, a joint venture of the Army Mountaineering Association and the Nepalese Army, with representative of the British Army, the Gurkha Rifles, the Nepalese Army and the Royal Air Force, su Read more
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British Andean 1970

America – South
Ref: 70/AD
1970
To climb El Toro NW Face (unclimbed) and Rondoy Nord W Face (face unclimbed) Read more