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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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Greenland 2001 - Tilman in a New Millennium (Year 2)

Ref: 01/01
June - September 2001
Rev Bob Shepton with Mat Goodyear, Andy Prosser and Peter Maxwell in Greenland and Brian Duchart, Pat Duchart, Peter Maxwell, Polly Murray and Tash Wright on Bylot Island)
In 2000, this leader sailed his 10m sloop Dodo's Delight from Scotland to commence an exploration of mountains close to the west coast of Greenland (MEF Ref 00/09). After wintering the boat in Greenla Read more

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Cymru Bolivia Apolobamba 2001

Ref: 01/40
June - July 2001
Owen Thomas with Jim Morris and Dave Stanley
This team planned to explore the Pupuya Massif, making first British ascents of a number of peaks by new lines. However, on arrival in Bolivia, they discovered that local unrest which had erupted in 2 Read more

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British Greater Trango 2001

Ref: 01/19
June - August 2001
Mike ('Twid') Turner with Steve Long, Steve Mayers and Louise Thomas
This team hoped to climb a new route on the 1,400m E Face of Greater Trango, c.6,240m, to the left of the Norwegian Pillar. Although huge avalanches swept the approach every 20 minutes with monotonous Read more

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Cathedral Mountains 2001

June - July 2001
Dr Brian Davison with Lindsay Griffin, Geoff Hornby and Dave Wallis
The main glacier basin of the Cathedral Mountains in the very remote western fringe of Central Alaska is unnamed and virtually unvisited, so it offered plenty of scope for this strong team to make fir Read more

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Alaskan Fake Glacier 2001

June 2001
Mike Fletcher with Lindsay Griffin, Richard Leech and Oliver Shergold
In 1906 the American explorer Dr Frederick Cook returned from Alaska claiming to have made the first ascent of the highest point on the continent, ie Mt McKinley (or Denali), 6,194m, with a photograph Read more

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Tagne 2001

Ref: 01/54
June - August 2001
Andy Vine with Dan Carrivick, Jon Ellis, Alan Geer and Steve Jolly
These young climbers, some on their first foray outside Europe, hoped to make the first ascent of Tagne, 6,111m, in the Lahul/Spoti region. With mostly good weather, they achieved this via its South R Read more

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SmoG in Greenland

Ref: 01/50
June - July 2001
Mark Lampard with Richard Bungay, Denise Forster, Jeremy Fuller, Adrian Kemp, Simon Needham, David Newcombe and Michele Reason
Poor visibility prevented the flight transporting these members of Slough Mountaineering Group from reaching the Martin Knudsen Nunatakker (c. 73° N) in Fraenkels Land, which was their intended - and Read more

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Totally Forakered

May - June 2001
Kenton Cool with Ian Parnell
The original plan of this strong two-man team was to climb three new routes: W Face of Kahiltna Peak West, 3,912m, NW Buttress of Denali, 6,194m and SE Face of Foraker, 5,305m. In fact they did none o Read more

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British Broken Tooth 2001

May - June 2001
Geoff Hornby with David Wallis
The E Pillar of the Broken Tooth, 2,749m, bears a striking resemblance to the Bonatti Pillar on the Petit Dru, so it was an attractive target for these climbers. Unfortunately, although the weather in Read more

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Eastern Buttress of Mount Hunter

May 2001
Malcolm Bass with Paul Figg
Although there are two buttresses on the eastern face of Mount Hunter, prior to the arrival of this duo there was only one route, the Diamond Arete. The ground to the left of this is lethal, but start Read more