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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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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
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Wall of Paine 2013

America – South
Ref: 13/13
October- November 2013
Jerry Gore with Calum Muskett and Mike (Twid) Turner plus Raphael Jochaud from France
The main objective of this team was to climb the S Face of the South Tower of Paine, the biggest unclimbed ‘big wall’ in Patagonia. Unfortunately the local weather dictated otherwise, and after being Read more
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Alpine Club Antarctic 2013

Antarctic
Ref: 13/01
January 2013
Dr Phil Wickens with Ms Hannah Baker, Dr Derek Buckle, Jamie Goodhart & Mike Pinney from UK plus Stefan Jachmich from Germany & Bjorn Riis-Johannessen from Norway
Very few people have landed in the Beascochea Bay and Leroux Bay on the Antarctic Peninsula, so the area is largely unexplored and hence ideal for an MEF supported expedition. Sailing from Ushuaia on Read more
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Mount Augusta 2013

America – North & Central
Ref: 13/28
April - May 2013
Dr Paul Knott and Dr Derek Buckle
Mount Augusta (aka Boundary Peak 183, 4289m) was first climbed in 1952 by its north ridge, a route followed by this leader in 1993 when making the fourth ascent. In 1993 he made an attempt to climb th Read more
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Anglo-New Zealand Djangart 2013

Central Asia
Ref: 13/27
August 2013
Tom Bell with Timothy Elson, Max Folkett, Reg Measures, Hugh Thomas & Neil Thomas
This team (mainly from the Universities of Leeds & Sheffield) decided that in view of its relatively easy access and lack of bureaucracy, the Djangart Range would be a good choice for a first expe Read more
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Scottish-South African Wakhan 2013

Central Asia
Ref: 13/25
July - August 2013
Alan Halewood and Richard Parker from UK plus Richmond MacIntyre from South Africa
Until fairly recently, the Little Pamir range of the Wakhan Corridor lay within a restricted area, and hence Qara Jilga (6094m) (aka Qara Jeelga), remained as one of the last unclimbed 6000m peaks in Read more
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University of Bristol Djangart 2013

Central Asia
Ref: 13/21
July - August 2013
Ross Davidson with Harry Bloxham, George Cave, Clay Conlon, Al Docherty & Harry Kingston
The objective of this team was to explore the glaciated valleys in the Tien Shan that run into the Djangart valley, making first ascents of as many peaks as possible. Unfortunately just before leaving Read more
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‘The Silk Road’ Tajikistan 2013

Central Asia
Ref: 13/20
July - September 2013
Struan Chisholm with Leonard Horstmeyer, Max Jamilly, Sam Newmark, Calum Nicoll, & Theo Scott
After a 2-week drive from UK to Tajikistan, this team of university students started their walk-in to the mountains surrounding the Rog Valley, but when a rucksack containing a passport rolled down a Read more
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British West Mustabbes 2013

Central Asia
Ref: 13/09
August - September 2013
Paul Josse with Steve Brown, Phil Morgan, & John Venier from UK plus Terje Lokken from Norway
Although British climbers have visited the Eastern Glacier of the Mustabbes river in the At Bashi range of Kyrgyzstan, the Western Glacier remains largely unexplored, so was an ideal location for this Read more
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Haba Xue Shan 2013

China and Tibet
Ref: 13/34
August - September 2013
Gavin Lowe with Nick Edwards, Kayleigh Gilkes, Steve Macnamara, Steve Cullagh, Jock Read and Ed Whelan
Having examined the North side of Haba Xue Shan (5396m) in 2010, this team planned to prospect for caves on the SE Ridge of this peak in Yunnan Province, and carry out initial exploration if resources Read more