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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.

1781 Expeditions found

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Kara Gakar Exploratory Mountaineering

Central Asia
Ref: 09/14
August 2009
Ms Sally Brown and Eddy Barnes from UK plus Sari Nevala from Finland and Vanessa Wills from Australia
This team had intended to explore and climb in the remote Dzhalgal-Mau valley of the Borkoldoi Range in Kyrgyzstan, but as they arrived in the area hunters on horseback informed them that this was the Read more
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Western Kokshaal-Too

Central Asia
Ref: 09/08
August - September 2009
Carl Reilly with Tom Bide, Dave Gladwin, Graeme Schofield and Tom Stewart plus Urpu Hapouja from Finland
The main aim of this team visiting Kyrgyzstan was to make the first ascent of the North Ridge of Kizil Asker (5842m). After meeting in Bishkek they spent a few days acclimatising in the Ala-Archa Nati 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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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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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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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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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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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 Ruth Gorge

America – North & Central
Ref: 09/24
May 2009
Jon Bracey with Matt Helliker
Although this duo hoped to climb a new route on the South Face of Mount Bradley (1017m) in Ruth Gorge, when they arrived in Alaska they found that unusually warm temperatures made anything but north f Read more
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21st Century Altai

Central Asia
Ref: 09/22
May - June 2009
Tim Moss with Dr Marc Bullock, Matthew Freear, Nancy Pickup, Spike Reid and David Tell
Although a number of teams, primarily Soviet, have previously visited most parts of the Russian Altai, little is known about their achievements, so this team of non-technical climbers felt it would of Read more