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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.

1762 Expeditions found

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Indo-American/British 2009 Saser Kangri II

Himalaya – India
Ref: 09/18
August - September 2009
Jim Lowther (UK) with Mark Richey, Steve Swenson & Mark Wilford (from USA) and Chewang Motup, Ang Tashi, Konchok Tinles Dahn Singh & Tsering Sherpa from India)
With access to the Indian Karakoram largely forbidden to foreign expeditions, many of the stunning mountains in the area remain unclimbed, including the East (ie: Main) summit of Saser Kangri II (7518 Read more
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Zhungar Alatau

Central Asia
Ref: 09/21
August 2009
Stuart Worsfold with Jamie Goodhart, Liam Hughes, Paul Padman and John Temple plus 2 Kazakh nationals
The area south of the Koksu River in the Zhungar Alatau region of Kazakhstan has had few visitors, so offered a good destination for this exploratory expedition. River crossings prevented them from es Read more
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Anglo New Zealand Zartosh

Central Asia
Ref: 09/09
July - September 2009
Simon Woods with Graham Rowbotham & Adam Thomas plus Jock Jeffrey from NZ
Although there were rumours that Zartosh (6128m) in the Muzkol Range of Tajikistan has already been climbed by a team from the Eastern Bloc, these were unconfirmed, so this party hoped to make the fir Read more
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Xuelian Feng

China and Tibet
Ref: 09/10
July - August 2009
Dr Bruce Normand with Jed Brawn from USA
For Normand this was a return visit to the Chinese Tien Shan, and he went back planning to climb new routes on the satellite peaks of Xuelian Feng (6627m). This is the highest group in the area away f Read more
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New Zealand Charakusa Big Wall

Pakistan
Ref: 09/17
July - August 2009
Bruce Dowrick with Jonathan Seddon from NZ and Adrian Laing & Scott Standen from Australia
These experienced big wall climbers visited the Charakusa valley intending to attempt to free-climb a new route on the 1300m west wall of Nafee’s Cap, a sub-peak of K7. Although they did not actually Read more
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Kings College Alumni MC Western Kokshaal-Too

Central Asia
Ref: 09/27
July - August 2009
Edward Lemon with Martin Jones, Dr Gareth Mottram and Jacob Wrathall
This team originally planned to base their expedition on the Malitskovo Glacier, but then discovered that many of the peaks in the area were climbed in 2007, so decided to use the Sarychat Glacier ins Read more
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British Apolobamba

America – South
Ref: 09/30
July - August 2009
Kris Hill with Adrian Dye, Matt Griffin & Simon Wyatt
After acclimatising in the Condori range this team moved to the Cordillera Apolobamba on the northern tip of the Bolivian Andes,where they hoped to make first ascents of peaks over 5000m. In particula Read more
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New Zealand Batura Glacier

Central Asia
Ref: 09/28A
June - July 2009
Ms Pat Deavoll with Paul Hersey
Although the initial submission was for a 3 person team planning to explore and hopefully make the first ascents of the South Faces of Kampire Dior (7142m) and Kuk Sar (6934m), the political situation Read more
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British/New Zealand Alaska Extravaganza

America – North & Central
Ref: 09/07
May - June 2009
Vivian Scott with Tony Stone plus Steve Fortune from New Zealand
The main objective of this team was Z Buttress on Mount Hunter (4441m), but on arrival in the area, they learned that a Swiss team had beaten them to it and made the first ascent one week earlier. How Read more
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British Kluane Icefields – Staircase Glacier

America – North & Central
Ref: 09/16
May - June 2009
Glenn Wilks with Jenny Foister, Peter McCombie & Mark Weeding
Virtually nothing was known of the mountains around the Stairway Glacier (part of the St Elias range) in the Kluane Ice Fields NP suggesting that this team might have been the first climbers to visit: Read more