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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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Thalay Sagar 2023

Himalaya – India
Ref: 23/05
May - June 2023
Guy Buckingham, Keith Ball, Mike Pescod, Sunil Kanwal, Vivek Rai, Stanzin Sherpa, Santabir Sherpa and Samgiyal Sherpa
Having undertaken a successful expedition to the Gangotri in 2018, Buckingham was inspired to return in the hope of making the first ascent of the south-east ridge of Thalay Sagar (6904m). An attempt Read more
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British Patkhor Expedition 2023

Central Asia
Ref: 23/04
June - July 2023
Mick Fowler and Simon Yates
The aim of this two-man expedition was to make the first ascent of a line on the north/east face of Patkhor (6083m) before traversing the peak and descending via its south face. On 13 July, the pair m Read more
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DRUMICE 2023

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 23/03
March 2023
Remy Veness, Peter Tuckett, Will Wenban, Rebecca Schlegel and Emma Smith
Drumlins are oval-shaped hills which form below glaciers and ice sheets. This research expedition from the University of Sheffield travelled to the Þjórsárjökull glacier in Iceland with the aim of est Read more
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Impacts of Mining on Glacier Change in the Central Chilean Andes

America – South
Ref: 23/02
April - May 2023
Charlotte S. Curry, Christiaan R. Diemont, Claudio A. Bravo and Benjamin A. Robson
This research expedition set out with the intention of gathering data to better aid the understanding of long and short-term glacial change in the Olivares Basin, including any effects from nearby min Read more
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ENIGMA: Examining the physical conditions of a high-elevation Himalayan glacial lake

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 23/01
May 2023
Alex Scoffield, Duncan Quincey and Nawraj Khanal
This team of three researchers succeeded in installing a series of submersible temperature sensors at varying depths in a glacial lake of the Thulagi glacier. Temperature readings gathered during the Read more
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Nagaland Caving Expedition 2022-2023

East Asia
Ref: 22/02
December 2022 - January 2023
Thomas Arbenz, Dan B. Harries, Tudor L. Tamas, Roman Hapka, Oliver Legg, Richard Hudson, David Cooke, Pynshailang Syiemiong and Ayush Singh
Following a preliminary visit to the village of Mimi in Kiphire District during which members of this expedition were shown five caves by local hunters, it was decided that a larger expedition to the Read more
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The World’s Most Northern Caves

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 22/01
July - August 2023
Gina Moseley, Christopher Blakeley, Robert Shone, Gabriella Koltai, Nathan Hudson-Peacock and Matthias Vogt
In the latter half of July 2023 this team of six travelled to northern Greenland where they explored a number of promising cave sites, collecting samples from speleothem deposits to aid with paleoclim Read more
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Mulu Caves 2022

East Asia
Ref: 22/10
October – December 2022
Andrew Eavis, William Yu Pearson, Anthony Radmall, Christopher Blakeley, Colin Boothroyd, David Nixon, Gareth Davies, Rostam Namaghi, Richard Walters, Rida Rambli, Judith Calford, Martin Holroyd, Christopher Howes, Kevin Munn, Zarris Kem, Andrew Farrant, Ashley Gregg, Peter Hall, Timothy Kent, Andrew McLeod, Joanne White, Andrew Smith, Robert Eavis, Stein-Erik Lauritzen, Christos, Pennos, Hazel Barton, James Koether, Derek Bristol, Jonathan Beavan and Maya Williams
This large expedition party worked in several teams; exploring surveying and photographing 6.5km of new cave passage, as well as resurveying 5km of previously discovered passages. They also made a div Read more
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Interdisciplinary South Pole Innovation & Research Expedition (INSPIRE 22)

Antarctic
Ref: 22/03
November 2022 - January 2023
Professor Chris Imray and team
The aim of this scientific expedition was to build on the work that has already come out of the MEF-supported metabolic research registry, GPAMrr, by assessing the metabolic tariff imposed on both mal Read more
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Izvor Licanke Expedition 2022

Europe
Ref: 22/36
June - July 2022
Christine Grosart, Richard Walker, Mark Burkey, Louise McMahon, Osama Gobara, Mauro Bordignon, Luke Brock, Mitchell Parry and Velimir Vrzic
The Izvor Licanke cave system in Fužine, Croatia has been visited by cave diving expeditions for the last seven years with many of these teams receiving support from the MEF. This year’s expedition di Read more