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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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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
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Merseyside Himalayan 1955

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 55/BA
1955
Mountain exploration and mapping of Gauri Shankar area Read more
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Ladies Scottish Climbing Club Nepal

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 55/AT
Spring 1955
Monica Jackson, Betty Stark and Evelyn Camrass
This was the first all women's expedition to the Himalaya. The team of three visited the previously unmapped Phurbal Chyachumbu glacier. Here they made the first ascent of Gyalgen Peak (6151m) on the Read more
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Eastern Cordillera of Peru

America – South
Ref: 55/AS
1955
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Canadian Rockies

America – North & Central
Ref: 55/AR
1955
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Patagonia 1955

America – South
Ref: 55/AQ
July 1955 - July 1956
H. W. Tillman, W. A. Procter, M. R. Grove, J. Van Tromp, E. H. Marriott and Jorge Quinteros
Leaving from Falmouth in early June, the whole party, save for Quinteros, sailed, via the canaries to Montevideo in a journey of 64 days and some 4600 miles. Before leaving for their chosen starting p Read more
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Welsh Himalayan Expedition

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 55/AP
July 1955 - January 1956
Sydney Wignall, Humfrey Berkeley, George Dwyer, John Harrop, John Henson and Geoffrey Roberts
After an overland journey to Nepal by car, the expedition was derailed when, on 21 October, Wignall and Harrop, along with their liaison officer Damodar, sherpa guide Koila and three porters crossed t Read more
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Karakoram (Disteghil Sar) 1955

Himalaya – India
Ref: 55/AO
1955
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The Merseyside Himalayan Expedition

Himalaya – India
Ref: 55/AN
March - June 1955
Alf Gregory and Team
The expedition set out to surevy and climb in the region between Guarisankar and Cho Oyu. Between the Rowaling, the area around the Tolam Ban Glacier and the Menlung Valley, they climbed a total of 19 Read more
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Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition

Antarctic
Ref: 55/AM
1955 - 1958
Vivian Fuchs, Ken Blaiklock and Team at Vahsel Bay with support from Sir Edmund Hillary and Team at McMurdo Sound
After arriving in 1955 and leaving eight men to establish Shackleton Base as their starting point on the Weddell Sea, Fuchs returned in 1956 to consolidate supplies and prepare for the crossing. In No Read more