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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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Hong Meigui Yunnan 2002

China and Tibet
Ref: 02/48
August - October 2002
Ms Hilary Greaves with Richard Gerrish, Gavin Lowe and Paul Swire
Until 2001, there had been little interest in the caves of North Yunnan, but that year a reconnaissance expedition indicated an overall depth potential exceeding 4,000m - hence this return trip. At he Read more
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West Gyundi 2002

Himalaya – India
Ref: 02/14
August 2002
Ms Mary Twomey with Ms Penny Clay
The Gyundi Glacier is situated in the Spiti region of the Himachal Pradesh (NW of the Bara Shigri Glacier system - one of the longest in the Himalaya) but has had few visitors despite a highway provid Read more
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Scottish West Face of Kyzyl Asker

Central Asia
Ref: 02/41
July - August 2002
Es Tresidder with Neal Crampton, Blair Fyffe and Guy Robertson
There is only one recorded ascent of Kyzyl Asker, 5,842m, in the Western Kokshaal-Too: siege style in 1985, as part of a Russian competition. This team hoped to climb a new route on the 1,500m West Fa Read more
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British Heart of Asia 2002

Central Asia
Ref: 02/35
July - August 2002
Ms Nina Saunders with Janet Fotheringham, Alan Halewood, Michael McLaughlan, Sebastian Nault, and Robert Watts
Although a team of Polish visitors to the Mongolian Altai climbed many of the peaks and produced a sketch map of the area in 1967, subsequent visits have been few and far between, other than to the hi Read more
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British Mongolian Mountaineering 2002

Central Asia
Ref: 02/26
July - August 2002
Paul Hudson with Ken Findlay, Stuart Gallagher, John Given, Les Holbert and Karl Zientek
Information about mountaineering in Mongolia is fairly limited, and this leader described the area of his interest - Ikh Turgen Uul, a national park situated N of Tsagaannuur Village, (itself N of Ölg Read more
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Cambridge Greenland Glaciology 2002

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 02/19
July - August 2002
Chris Lockyear with Natalie Clegg, Sam Harrison, Madeleine Humphreys and Derek Marshall
Louise Boyd Land is in NE Greenland and, being rarely visited, offered an ideal venue for a programme of field research into glaciology and geology, the first step towards making a computer model of t Read more
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Lemon Mountains 2002

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 02/17
July - August 2002
Dr Roy Ruddle with Derek Buckle, Geoff Cohen, Robert Durran, Andy Gallagher, Rachel Gallagher, Martin Scott and Dave Wilkinson
This mainly Alpine Club team operated as four pairs to explore and make first ascents, particularly in the North Lemon Mountains, which cover an area of 300 sq km. The most significant achievement was Read more
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Apolobamba 2002

America – South
Ref: 02/29
June - August 2002
Gareth Gretton with Daniel Carrivick and Jonathan Ellis from UK and Catalina Llado from Spain
Despite heights and names differing from 'official' maps, the sketch map produced by Paul Hudson in 1993 has proved very useful to subsequent climbers visiting the Cordillera Apolobamba, but it is mos Read more
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Draiocht Paravat 2002 Garhwal Virgin Summit

Himalaya – India
Ref: 02/10
May - June 2002
Dr Roger McMorrow with Connor Kane, Alan Manning, Mickey McCann and Angus Mitchell from UK, Sara Spencer from Ireland and Gustau Catalan from Spain
The original objective of this team was to make the first ascent of Pk 6044 (NW of Badrinath) by two separate routes. However, on arrival in the area, it was discovered that the maps were unreliable, Read more
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Jirishanca

America – South
Ref: 02/23
May - June 2002
Alun Powell with Nick Bullock and Owen Samuels
After acclimatising in the Cordillera Blanca by climbing the popular SW Ridge of Pisco, 5,752m, (PD), Powell and Bullock moved to the Cordillera Huayhuash and made two attempts at the primary objectiv Read more