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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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The Huayhuash Hikers

Ref: 06/16
July - August 2006
Will Parsons with Ian Arnold, Norbert DeMello, Ken Findlay and Paul Hudson
Although much of the Cordillera Huayhuash range of Peru has become popular in recent years, its southern spur has been largely ignored, particularly from an eastern approach. The group focused on two Read more

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Eastern Blanca Reconnaissance

Ref: 06/14
July 2006
Paul Hudson
Originally this leader planned to combine reconnaissance with first ascents in the area of the Cordillera Blanca to the west of Pompey (Hualcan group), but although several other people expressed inte Read more

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Unclimbed Hispar 2006

Ref: 06/08
June - August 2006
Peter Thompson with Lee Harrison, also Ben Cheek and Greg Nunn part time
Although initially just planning to explore the N side of the Hispar glacier, the team decided to extend the itinerary to include visits to the Shimshal and Chapursan valleys. Although they did not at Read more

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Cambridge Quimsa Cruz 2006

Ref: 06/25
June - August 2006
Alan Dickinson with Sam Hawkins, Moira Herring and Tom Stedall from the UK, plus Ronan Kavanagh from Ireland.
Most - if not all - previous expeditions to the Cordillera Quimsa Cruz have approached from the south, but having trekked on the other (ie 'jungle') side in 2003, the leader had a good idea of what to Read more

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Nevado Huaguruncho Southwest face 2006

Ref: 06/17
June 2006
Tony Barton with Andrew Houseman
This team chose the Cordillera Oriental of Peru which, as one of the less frequented mountain ranges, they hoped would provide plenty of scope for exploration and virgin peaks/new routes. They only ex Read more

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Huantsan East Face 2006

Ref: 06/04
June - July 2006
Nick Bullock with Matt Helliker
The main aim of this team in visiting the Cordillera Blanca in Peru was to climb the couloir on the east face of Huantsan (6,395m). After experiencing several forms of transport including a so-called Read more

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Eagle Ski Club Ak Shirak

Ref: 06/09
April - May 2006
Dave Wynne Jones with Derek Buckle, Alistair Cairns, John Goodwin, Lizzy Hawker, Anna Seale and Mike Sharp
The Ak Shirak range of mountains in Kyrgyzstan is still largely unexplored, and by going later in the season than previous trips, this team hoped to make a SW-NE ski traverse without experiencing the Read more

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Qionglai Shan 2006

Ref: 06/30
March - April 2006
Jez Thornley with Ian Gibb and Felix Hoddinott from Britain
Unseasonably heavy snowfall one week before this team arrived in Sichuan Province created high-risk avalanche conditions on the approach to Peak 5,609m, one of their prime objectives, so they turned t Read more

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British Mt Dickey 2006

March - April 2006
Paul Ramsden with Andy Kirkpatrick
There is no doubt that the mountain areas of the world offer some of the best evidence of global climate change. In Autumn 2005 Ramsden had experienced problems climbing in Alaska due to a record hot/ Read more

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Hong Meigui Zhongdian Draughting Holes 2006

Ref: 06/01
February 2006
Hilary Greaves from UK with Peter Ljubimov, Artem Oganov and Dmitry Prashin from Russia
The theory behind this expedition was that with a light snow covering, warm air rising from caves would melt snow around the entrances, thus making them clearly visible. The area of interest was the Z Read more