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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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British Arwa Spires

Himalaya – India
Ref: 00/18
October 2000
Al Powell with Andy Benson, Pete Benson, Kenton Cool, Ian Parnell and Dave Wills
In 1999, an expedition (99/19, reported in AJ105) to the Arwa area of the Garhwal succeeded in climbing the Tower but failed on the Spire, 6,193m. Using knowledge gained on that earlier trip by Kenton Read more
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British 2000 Western Patagonia

America – South
Ref: 00/7A
October - November 2000
Dr David Hillebrandt with Nick Banks, Coos Smith and Niall Washington-Jones
Despite previous experience of the horrendous Patagonia weather, this team must have short memories, as they keep going back. Their original objective, La Dama Blanca, the highest peak in the Cordille Read more
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Guangxi Caves 2000

China and Tibet
Ref: 00/38
September - October 2000
Ged Campion with Bruce Bensley, Pascale Battazi, Arthur Clarke, Alan Fletcher, Wiliam Hawkins, Harry Lomas, Stewart Muir, Anthony Penny, Shaun Penny, Mike Pitt, Alister Renton, John Riley, Graham Salmon, Arthur Salmon and John Whalley
A reconnaissance trip to the Lingyun area of Guangxi Province by members of the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club in 1998 indicated potential for much undiscovered cave passage, so this was a return visit to s Read more
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Parbati South West Ridge

Himalaya – India
Ref: 00/25
August - September 2000
Olly Sanders with Martin Chester and Iain Peter
At least three previous expeditions have attempted the SW Ridge of Parbati South (aka Pt. 6128) in the Kullu without success. This team researched the 800m route carefully and felt that - given reason Read more
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Cymru/Bolivia Quimsa Cruz 2000

America – South
Ref: 00/27
August 2000
Mike Rosser with Sharon Abbott, Brian Cummins, Wayne Gladwin, John James and Paul Westwood
This team succeeded in putting up 10 new rock routes (50 to 200m and 4B to 5C) on Cerro Taruca Umana, 4,900m, and making first ascents of three peaks, c.5,000m, in the Cerro Achuma range. Their plans Read more
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Hucho Alchori 2000

Pakistan
Ref: 00/08
July - August 2000
Mary Twomey with Penny Clay, Christine Goulding, Colin Wells and Elly Whiteford
The Hucho Alchori Glacier lies off the Keralungma, South of Hispar, and a team member who had visited the area previously felt it offered plenty of scope for exploration and first ascents of sub-6,000 Read more
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Kazakh Apogee 2000

Central Asia
Ref: 00/16A
July - August 2000
Stuart Batey with Alan Beeton, Carl Burks, Catherine Clare, Allan Gransden, Andrew Grubb, Mick Jenkins, Frank McCorriston, Carl Morrish, John Owens, Darran Weller and John Wharry
In previous years the Royal Engineers Military Survey Department had organised major exploratory mountaineering expeditions to Ecuador, India and Chile; but for their Millennium Expedition they select Read more
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British Solu 2000

Pakistan
Ref: 00/33
July - August 2000
Dave Wilkinson with Ken Findlay, Paul Hudson and Karl Zientek
Although this team had originally planned to explore the Sokhu Glacier, when they learned that the nearby Solu was totally unvisited, they decided to explore that instead. Poor weather foiled their at Read more
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British Tibet 2000

China and Tibet
Ref: 00/22
July - August 2000
Dr Charles Clarke (with Pasang Choephel, Sesum Dhargye and Gyatso Tsultrem from Tibet
Having already explored the northern, eastern and western approaches to Sepu Kangri in the Eastern Nyenchen Tanglha as part of 96/17, 97/31 and 98/44, Clarke was keen to explore the southern side, and Read more
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Thumbnail 2000

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 00/35
July - August 2000
Ian Parnell with Ben Bransby, Matt Dickinson and Gareth Parry, plus Matthew Bransby and Sandy Ogilvie in support
The 1,300m E Face of Agdlerussakasit, 1,763m - aka 'The Thumbnail' - rises straight out of Torssuqatoq Sound with no foreshore, and has been described as 'the world's biggest sea-cliff'. This team ach Read more