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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.

1778 Expeditions found

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Anidesha Chuli

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 14/03
April - May 2014
Paul Hersey, Shelley Hersey, and John Price
Anidesha Chuli (6900m), aka White Wave, is located in North-eastern Nepal, and had been attempted by another New Zealand party a year earlier. The approach was from Kathmandu to Taplejung by bus, and Read more
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Lumba Sumba Peak

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 14/15
April - May 2014
Paul Vardy, Helen Caunce, Dave Barker, Rory Sellar, Ken Hopper, and Phil Booth
Lumba Sumba (5672m) is located in Eastern Nepal, and forms the watershed of the Arun and Tamor river systems. The approach was by air and Jeep to Taplejung, and 11 days in the approach and setting up Read more
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Reaching the Roof - Ski Tajikistan

Central Asia
Ref: 14/02
April - May 2014
Susanna Walker, Phillip Mark Thomas, Richard Jones, and Tom Coney
Objectives were to climb and ski unexplored peaks of 5000-6000m in the Vanj Range in Pamirs. From Dushanbe travel to Poi Mazor was by 4×4, and from there to the RGS Glacier by Russian military lorry. Read more
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Patagonia

America – South
Ref: 14/04
January - February 2014
Peter Graham and Ben Silvestre
An expedition with the objective of new routes on rock in the Fitzroy and Cerro Torre massifs. The cold and snowy conditions which prevailed meant a change of objectives to mixed and ice routes. An at Read more
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Shan Plateau

East Asia
Ref: 14/05
December 2013-January 2014
Peter Talling, Lui Hong, Fleur Loveridge, Paul Mackrill and Ben Wright
This was the fifth in a series of British Shan Plateau caving expeditions in the Southern Shan State in Myanmar (Burma), focussing on the area around Ywangan. A new feature of this expedition was that Read more
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Shan Plateau 2013

East Asia
Ref: 13/03
December 2012 - January 2013
Dr Peter Talling with Tim Guilford, Fleur Loveridge, Lou Maurice & Ben Wright from UK plus Prof Liu Hong from China
This was the fourth caving expedition to visit the Shan State of Myanmar (Burma) since access to foreign visitors was allowed in 2010. The prime aim of this trip was to continue the exploration of cav Read more
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British Kishtwar Kailash 2013

Himalaya – India
Ref: 13/19A
September - October 2013
Mick Fowler with Mike Morrison, Paul Ramsden & Rob Smith
Although Kailash (6451m) is the last major unclimbed peak in the eastern sector of the Kishtwar Himalaya, there was no record of it ever being attempted before the arrival of this team. To avoid the t Read more
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Scottish Himachal Pradesh 2013

Himalaya – India
Ref: 13/17
May - July 2013
Andy Nisbet with Robert Adams, Bob Hamilton, Dr Susan Jensen & Steve Kennedy
Summits in the Darcha Valley of Himachal Pradesh region were only officially opened to climbers a few years ago, thus offering scope for exploration and first ascents of peaks over 6000m. The prime ob Read more
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Oxford West Greenland

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 13/29
June - August 2013
Tom Codrington with Jacob Cook, Ian Faulkner and Peter Hill plus boat crew Angela Lilienthal & Clive Woodman
Although neither had any previous sailing experience, Codrington & Hill planned to emulate Bill Tilman and commence their expedition by sailing to Greenland. They therefore arranged to meet the ow Read more
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British Darwin Range 2013

America – South
Ref: 13/16
September 2013
Simon Yates and Andy Cave
The Cordillera Darwin Range of mountains lies in Tierra del Fuego, and is noted for its poor weather – and hence many unclimbed peaks. After flying to Ushuaia, this team boarded Marcel de Letter’s yac Read more