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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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Patagonia Winter 2000 Crazy Gringos

America – South
Ref: 00/36
July - August 2000
Andy Kirkpatrick with Richard Cross
This team hoped to make several first winter ascents, particularly of Torre Egger, c.2,850m, probably via a new route on its E Face. However, once in the field, deep snow made them realise that more m Read more
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Cerro Tone in Winter 2000

America – South
Ref: 00/26
July - September 2000
Andy Parkin
Although intended to be a two-man team, the 'leader', David Hesleden, injured his back early in the year so, although departure was delayed in the hope that he would recover sufficiently, eventually P Read more
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Quimsa Cruz/Illimani 2000

America – South
Ref: 00/13
July - August 2000
Dr Adele Pennington with Di Gilbert, Sarah Nuttall, Sue Savage, Catrin Thomas and Claire Waddingham
Until a few years ago, the MEF had received few applications from expeditions planning to visit the Cordillera Quimsa Cruz of Bolivia: now it is one of the most popular areas on the continent. From a Read more
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Sea to the Sky, St Elias 2000

America – North & Central
Ref: 00/10
July - August 2000
Dr Alun Hubbard with John Millar from UK and Jay Burbee & Dave Hildes from Canada
This team's 'purist' plan to start climbing from Icy Bay after sailing from Vancouver had to be shelved when their boat was damaged by another vessel, and the approach was completed by hire car with a Read more
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Anglo-New Zealand Hindu Raj 2000

Pakistan
Ref: 00/14
June - August 2000
Adam Thomas with Phil Amos and Simon Woods from UK and Jock Jeffery from NZ
Following a self-funded expedition in 1999, this team made a successful application to the MEF for this trip, which planned to explore the Ochiri (Chonuk) and Matkesh valleys, SE of the Hindu Kush ran Read more
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British Lemon Mountains 2000

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 00/15
June - July 2000
Richard Pash with Nicola Faulks, Rupert Finn, Danny Heywood, Lucy Pash, Tom Spreyer, Jim Thacker and Pippa Whitehouse
During his very successful expedition in 1999 (99/15, reported in AJ 105), this leader became aware of the large number of peaks in the Lemon Mountains still awaiting first ascents. On this return vis Read more
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Greenland 2000. Tilman in a New Millennium

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 00/09
June - September 2000
Rev Bob Shepton with Laurie Haynes, Steve Holland, James Jackson & Dudley Smith as 'First Crew' and Graham Austick, Angelica Heisel, Paolo Paglino & Alberto Zuchetti as 'Second Crew'
This was the first part of a two-year project to explore and climb the mountains along the west coast of Greenland, using the leader's 10m sloop Dodo's Delight as a mobile base camp, after sailing it Read more
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Pumari Chhish

Pakistan
Ref: 00/21
May - June 2000
Julie-Ann Clyma with Roger Payne and Mahmoud Pervaiz
Despite being close to the Hispar-Biafo Glacier trekking route, only one of the summits of Pumari Chhish - the North, 7,492m - has been climbed, the ascent using 2,300m of fixed rope. With experience Read more
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Watkins Mountains 2000

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 00/31
May 2000
Christine Watkins with Anne Picard from Holland and Charlotte Steinmeir from Germany
Bad weather prevented this international team of women flying from Iceland for over a week, thus severely reducing the time available for climbing and exploring in Greenland. Things were no better whe Read more
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British Mt Russell 2000

America – North & Central
Ref: 00/34
May - June 2000
Geoff Hornby from Britain with Mike Smith from the USA
When his original partner dropped out at the eleventh hour, the future of this expedition seemed in jeopardy, but then the leader - already in Alaska - met up with a worthy replacement. However, that Read more