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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.

1779 Expeditions found

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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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Afghanistan

Central Asia
Ref: 55/BF
1955
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Karakoram

Pakistan
Ref: 55/BE
1955
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Cambridge University Anti-Taurus

Middle East
Ref: 55/BE
1955
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Burnley Municipal College Iceland

Europe
Ref: 55/BD
1955
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St John's College Cambridge Lofoten

Europe
Ref: 55/BC
1955
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R.A.F.M.A Himalayan 1955

Himalaya – India
Ref: 55/BB
May - June 1955
A. J. M. Smyth, Dan Stewart, Don Bennet, Lester Davies and a large team from the RAFMA
This expedition of the Royal Air Force Mountaineering Association set out to explore the Spiti-Lahoul watershed where it runs north-east from the Kulu border toward the Kanzam La. Difficult conditions Read more