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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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Cambridge North Persian 1956

Central Asia
Ref: 56/AH
June - 1956
W. J. E. Norton, W. B. Anderson, D. J. R. Cook, K. A. McDougall, J. E. H. Mustoe and J. G. R. Harding
This party of six, comprising four climbers and two naturalists, travelled overland to Tehran from where they set out for the Elburz mountains, establishing a basecamp near Hazar Chal. Here they made Read more
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Mrs Dunsheath's Abinger Himalayan Expedition 1956

Himalaya – India
Ref: 56/AG
May - June 1956
Joyce Dunsheath, Hilda Reid, Eileen Gregory, Frances Delany
Based on the Shigri Glacier in the Chandra valley, this party of four made ascents of five peaks over 17,000ft, including 6001m Deo Tibba. Delany, working as a geologist, also collected various sample Read more
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Cambridge Mlanje 1956 (Nyasaland)

Africa
Ref: 56/AF
1956
Botany and zoology Read more
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Epsom College 1956 (Norway)

Europe
Ref: 56/AE
August 1956
C. T. H. Burton with a party of senior Scouts from Epsom College; P. D. Orton and a party of botanists; C. E. J. Dowrick and associated geologists as well as a party of climbers led by J. P. Walker, W. E. Radcliffe, and Dr. J. D. Ogilvie
This large and varied party visited the Dividal region of Norway in the summer of 1956, with the climbers reporting back that, while the area's rock was too poor for rock climbing, the prospects for f Read more
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Parachute Brigade MC Alaska Expedition 1956

America – North & Central
Ref: 56/AD
May - July 1956
E. J. E. Mills, Donald Kinloch, Derek Pritchard and Warwick Deacock
After being dropped into the range by the US Air Force, the party travelled up the Traleika Glacier over 8 days. After establishing a camp, they climbed to a col between Mounts Tatum and Carpe. Their Read more
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Nuristan 1956

Central Asia
Ref: 56/AC
1956
Exploration and natural history Read more
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London School of Economics MC Himalayan 1956

Pakistan
Ref: 56/AB
July - September 1956
J. Durbin with a party from the London School of Economics Mountaineering Club
The party completed a traverse of the Biafo-Hispar glacier system and achieved the ascents of three peaks in the area surrounding Snow Lake. Their attempt on Lukpe Lawo Brakk (the highest peak around Read more
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Chin Hills 1956 (Burma)

East Asia
Ref: 56/AA
1956
Botanical collections. Read more
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Harvard Karakoram 1955

Pakistan
Ref: 55/BH
June - September 1955
Henry S. Francis, Jr., Frederick Dunn, John Humphreys, Craig Merrihue, John Noxon, Arthur Read, Lt. N. A. Soofi, Grady Webster, Eugene Nasir
This party from Harvard University travelled to Pakistan with the intention of exploring the peaks around the Chogoliza Basin. However, after a short recce of the glacier, they elected instead to focu Read more
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Welsh Himalayan 1955

Himalaya – India
Ref: 55/BG
1955
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