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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.

1773 Expeditions found

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Llactapata: the Re-Discovery of an Inca Site

America – South
Ref: 03/24
May 2003
Hugh Thomson with Roz Allibone, Nicholas Asheshov, Barry Bond, Greg Danforth, David Espejo, Amy Finger, Jeff Ford, Antonia Hall, William Heath, Sandy LaJudice, Beth LaTulippe, John Leivers, Kim Malville, Robert Mrocek, Nathan Poole, Jack Vetter and Gary Ziegler.
Whilst excavating Machu Pichu in 1912 Hiram Bingham sent out reconnaissance teams to search for other Inca sites. Despite facing almost impenetrable jungle, the ruins of an Inca castle were discovered Read more
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Alaska Take Two 2003

America – North & Central
Ref: 03/46
May - June 2003
Patricia Deavoll with Marty Beare
Before attempting their prime objective of a new route on the west face of Mount Hunter (4,442m) this NZ team planned to 'warm up' (strange terminology for Alaska) by making the first ascent of the no Read more
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British Foraker

America – North & Central
Ref: 03/40
May - June 2003
Rich Cross with Jon Bracey
After acclimatising on the Moonflower Buttress and West Ridge of Mt Hunter (4,441 m) and the West Buttress of Denali (6,194m), as the weather deteriorated this team turned their attention to their mai Read more
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Mount Vancouver 2003

America – North & Central
Ref: 03/39
May - June 2003
Paul Knott with Erik Monasterio of NZ/Bolivia
Before tackling their prime objective, this experienced duo elected to attempt the unclimbed North Peak of Mount Foresta, one of the multiple pointed summits between Mount Vancouver and Mount Seattle Read more
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Kichatna 2003

America – North & Central
Ref: 03/35
April - May 2003
Stuart McAleese with Olly Sanders and Mike 'Twid' Turner
This strong team had two objectives in mind, but the weather broke while they descended from the first, putting down a metre of snow which would probably have taken a week to clear, so they had to be Read more
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North East Tokositna

America – North & Central
Ref: 03/04
April - May 2003
Malcolm Bass with Simon Yearsley
Although Kahiltna Queen (3,773m) (aka Humble peak) had been climbed from the north and west, until this duo arrived the impressive south face remained untouched. In an extremely successful trip with m Read more
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Eagle Ski Club Ak Shiirak 2003

Central Asia
Ref: 03/30
April - May 2003
Steve Wright with Mike Sharp, Joost van der Valk and Dave Wynne-Jones.
Plans to make a ski traverse of the entire Ak Shiirak range of mountains (in the Kyrgyz Republic) were thwarted to some extent when it was found that the intended access route to the Kara-Su valley (o Read more
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British Mt Grosvenor

China and Tibet
Ref: 03/42a
April - May 2003
Mick Fowler with Andy Cave, Neil McAdie and Simon Nadin
The Daxue Shan Range of Sichuan Province (dominated by the 7,556m Gongga Shan) is largely unexplored and contains several 6,000m peaks which have never even been attempted. One of these was Mt Grosven Read more
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Craven Pothole Club China 2003

China and Tibet
Ref: 03/11
March - April 2003
Kevin Gannon with Tracey Beasley, Nick Blundell, Michael Bottomley, Arthur Champion, Mike Clayton, Pete Jones, Karen Lane, Dave Milner, Paul Norman, Bryan Norton, Emma Porter, Patrick Warren and Michael Whitehouse
Continuing the long-running China Caves Project to further the development of karst research in China, this team worked with Normal University of Guilin to explore two separate karst areas - Jingxi an Read more
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Tepui 2003

America – South
Ref: 03/27
February - April 2003
John Arran with Anne Arran from the UK plus Ivan Calderón, Henry Gonzales and Alfredo Rangél from Venezuela
Making a return visit to Venezuela, this husband and wife team aimed to free-climb new routes on a number of tepuis and other rock faces in the Gran Sabana region. Access through the jungle to the bas Read more