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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.

1780 Expeditions found

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Rondoy West Face 2005

America – South
Ref: 05/46
July - August 2005
Gareth Hughes with Tim Darlow, Myles English and Oliver Metherell from UK and Robin Deplante from France
For the leader this was a return to an area that he had visited 12 months earlier as a member of lain Rudkin's expedition [MEF 04/37]. Their prime objective was a new route up the obvious ice funnel o Read more
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University of Bristol 2005 Tajikistan

Central Asia
Ref: 05/33
June - July 2005
Simon Spencer-Jones with Ed Bailey, James Byrne, Ian Hatcher, Rob Lavin, Amy Marshall, Stevo Nicholls and Sam Smith
This team of past and present students of Bristol University with varied experience planned to explore the southern end of the 70-80km long Fedchenko glacier in the High Pamirs. Climbing in groups of Read more
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CUMC Centenary Kangerdlugssuaq 2005

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 05/10
June - July 2005
James Sample with Alex Cowan, Matt Harding, Ali Ingleby, Leah Jackson-Blake, Jenny Marshall, Mike Moss and Tom Stedall
Bad weather delayed this team's arrival in Greenland and then kept them tent-bound for three days 60km short of their intended landing area. However, once the weather improved, they made the first asc Read more
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Stoats Apolobamba 2005

America – South
Ref: 05/20
June - August 2005
Carl Reilly with Tom Bide, Graeme Schofield and Sam Walmsley
Although Japanese climbers visited the Acamani region of the SouthEastern Cordillera Apolobamba during the early sixties, little is known of their achievements and recently published Bolivian maps do Read more
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British Cordillera Oriental 2005

America – South
Ref: 05/27
May - August 2005
Tony Barton with Tim Riley from Britain
Although the Cordillera Oriental is relatively easy of access and the majority of its peaks are of moderate height, it is one of the lesser-visited areas of Peru. However, the vulnerability of a two-m Read more
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Yukon 2005, Kluane Icefields

America – North & Central
Ref: 05/37
May - June 2005
Glenn Wilks with Jonathon Wakefield from Britain
In recent years, the Yukon has received considerably less attention from British climbers than Alaska but, as these men discovered, there are still rich pickings available. From a base camp on the Don Read more
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Yorkshire Tokosita Glacier 2005

America – North & Central
Ref: 05/29
May 2005
Andrew Saxby with Jago Trasler from Britain
Although the summit of Peak 3,512m above Central Alaska's Tokosita glacier had been attempted by several climbers over the years, all had failed. Bad weather delayed this team's flight to the Mount Hu Read more
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British Ruth Gorge 2005

America – North & Central
Ref: 05/23
May 2005
Tom Spreyer with Mark Walker
Mount Wake (2,755m) and London Bridge (2,250m) are peaks facing one another across the Ruth gorge, and generally offer good scope for mixed routes. However, unseasonably warm and unsettled weather had Read more
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British Sikkim 2005

Himalaya – India
Ref: 05/49
March - April 2005
Julie-Ann Clyma with Roger Payne plus Kunzang Gyatso Bhutia and Sagar Rai from the Sikkim Amateur Mountaineering Association
Although the fact that Sikkim has borders with Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan means that all visitors have to obtain an 'inner line' permit, this is not difficult, and the authorities have recently designate Read more
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Tepui 2005

America – South
Ref: 05/43
March - April 2005
John Arran with Anne Arran, Miles Gibson and Ben Heason from UK, Alex Klenov from Kazakhstan and Ivan Calderón and Alfredo Rangel from Venezuela
Following their success two years earlier [MEF 03/27] the Arrans returned to Venezuela with an augmented team hoping for similar results in 2005. Unfortunately they found that access to other unclimbe Read more