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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.

1780 Expeditions found

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British Yukon 2000

America – North & Central
Ref: 00/23
May - June 2000
Mick Fowler with Andy Cave, Chris Pasteur and Duncan Tunstall
Mt Kennedy, 4,200m, lies in the Kluane National Park on the border between Canada and Alaska, and its 'inspirational' 1,800m NW Face (in Canada) remains unclimbed. On arrival at its foot, this team re Read more
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Danga

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 00/37
April - May 2000
Sir Chris Bonington with Dr Rupert Bennet, Daniel Bonington and Gerald Bonington with Furtenjee Sherpa, plus James Bonington, Jude Bonington and Dave Hummerstone in support
Although the area around Lhonak, WNW of Kangchenjunga, has been closed for some time, a permit was granted allowing exploration and attempts to be made on any peaks in the Danga area. Once there, it w Read more
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Crown Jewel 2000

America – North & Central
Ref: 00/30
April - June 2000
Dr Brian Davison with Lindsay Griffin and Brian Griffiths
This team set out to explore the previously unvisited cirques S of the Pika Glacier in the 'Little Switzerland' area of Alaska, making first ascents of as many peaks as possible. A base camp was set u Read more
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Low's Gully 2000

East Asia
Ref: 00/17
March - April 2000
Jerry Gore with Steve Long, Louise Thomas and Mike Turner
Although Low's Gully on Mount Kinabalu, 4,101m, received its first complete descent a few years ago, all attempts to climb the 750m E face had so far failed. However when this team arrived, they found Read more
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Cochamo 2000

America – South
Ref: 00/03
February - March 2000
Seb Grieve with Leo Houlding
Although originally planned as a four-man team, this expedition to the Cochamo valley in Central Chile (some two hours inland from Puerto Monte) eventually went ahead with only two. Their aim was to f Read more
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British Chamar 2000

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 00/24
September - November 2000
Tony Barton with John Allot, Tim Riley and Tom Wiggans plus Peter Berggren from Sweden
Despite having a valid permit from the Nepalese Ministry of Tourism & Civil Aviation to climb the West Face of Chamar, 7,187m, on arrival in the Sringi Khola, where they planned to establish a bas Read more
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British Cape Renard Tower 2000

Antarctic
Ref: 00/01
February - March 2000
Julian Freeman-Attwood with Crag Jones and Skip Novak
The ascent of the N Face of this 747m tower (actually a separate island) on the edge of Antarctica has become something of an obsession for this three-man team, despite the major logistical problems e Read more
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Poi North Face

Africa
Ref: 00/05
February 2000
John Barry with Pat Littlejohn, Jan Rowe and Steve Sustad
This team attempted the Yosemite-like unclimbed 760m N Face of Mount Poi (the 'Ayers Rock' of Kenya, situated in the Ndoto Mountains several hundred kilometres N of Nairobi) in February 1999, but inju Read more
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British-Indian NE Frontier - Arunachal Pradesh

Himalaya – India
Ref: 99/43
September - November 1999
Doug Scott with Greg Child, Balwant Sandhu, Akhil Sapru and four Darjeeling Sherpas
This was the first expedition to be allowed into the Khurung River Valley of Arunachal Pradesh, and as a result suffered considerable delays due to army bureaucracy. Once that had been overcome, the 1 Read more
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Welsh Big Wall Madagascar

Africa
Ref: 99/35
September 1999
Mike Turner with Grant Farquar, Steve Mayers and Louise Thomas
This would appear to be the first application that the MEF has ever received for an expedition to Madagascar, whose mountains, whilst not particularly 'high', are largely unexplored. In particular, th Read more