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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.

1775 Expeditions found

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Indian British Kinnaur 1994

Himalaya – India
Ref: 94/45
May - July 1994
Chris Bonington and Harish Kapadia with Jim Curran, Jim Fotheringham, Graham Little, Jim Lowther and Paul Nunn from the UK and Pasang Bodh, Prakash Chand, Muslim Contractor, Khubram, Kaivan Mistry, Divyesh Muni and Suratram from India
A very strong team of British and Indian climbers linked up to explore and climb in the rarely visited Kinnaur-Kailash range. The first ascent of Rangrik Rang (6,553m) was achieved, together with the Read more
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British Mount Asgard 1994

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 94/32
May - July 1994
Simon Yates with Noel Craine, Keith Jones, Paul Pritchard and Steve Quinlan
The approach to this 2,011m peak in Baffin Island took so much longer than anticipated that the leader and Jones had to return home before getting to grips with it. The other three, with a lone Catalo Read more
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Upper Mustang (Scientific)

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 94/05
April - May 1994
Professor Myra Shackley with David Barlow, Rose Beddington, Philip Behrend, Tsewang Bista, Ben Gladstone, James Gladstone, Richard Keeler, Dave McAdam, Lhakpa Sherpa and Gary Weber
This was a most unusual project undertaken by a mixed party of specialists to assess the impact that tourism is having on a Tibet-like trekking area of Nepal only opened up in 1991. Backed by the Anna Read more
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Scottish Alaskan 1994

America – North & Central
Ref: 94/17
April - May 1994
Chris Schiller with Mark Sinclair
Plans to climb new routes on Mounts Crosson and Foraker were thwarted by unseasonal warm weather. With the snow failing to consolidate, severe avalanches resulted, and the highest point reached was 2, Read more
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British Mera Peak West Face 1993

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 93/32
October - November 1993
Paul Drew and Dominic Leggett from England
A two-man team hoped to put up a new route on the W face of this 6476m 'trekking' peak in Nepal, but succeeded on the ordinary route. They also climbed the SW face of Pk 6091m. Read more
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NiIkantha Ninety-Three

Himalaya – India
Ref: 93/35
September - October 1993
Duncan Tunstall with Chris Pasteur
Although 'only' 6,596m high, this peak in the Garhwal has repulsed all parties to date. This expedition was no more successful as, owing to Pasteur's poor acclimatisation, the attempt was abandoned at Read more
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Cambridge University Caucasus 1993

Central Asia
Ref: 93/42
August 1993
Mark Grey with Julian Elliott
A two-man team achieved possibly first British ascents of NW route on Pik Kavkaz (4037m), Sybartovich route on Peak Free Spain (4,200m) and the Ablakov route on Nakra-Tau (4,277m), all from the Baksan Read more
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British Kukua 1993

Pakistan
Ref: 93/41
August - September 1993
Graham Kerr with Peter Lawes, Patrick Hickie, Chris Davies, John Morgan, Duncan Francis, Mark Skelton, Mark Williams, Oz Lyman and Doug Bowley
This was a ten-man Service trip to a rarely visited glacier area in the Karakoram with the intention of exploring and climbing peaks up to 6,000m as preparation for an expedition to Gasherbrum III in Read more
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Meru Shark's Fin 1993

Himalaya – India
Ref: 93/39
August-October 1993
Noel Crane with Paul Pritchard, Johnny Dawes, Phillip Lloyd and Dave Kendall
This five-man team included some of Britain's strongest rock climbers, and aimed to climb the Shark's Fin on Meru (c6,600m) in the Gangotri. However, after climbing pitches of E5/ 6b one of the party Read more
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Cerro Kishtwar

Himalaya – India
Ref: 93/09
August - October 1993
Mick Fowler with Stephen Sustan, Mike Morrison and Mike O'Brien
A previous attempt to make the first truly alpine-style ascent of this 6,200m peak had failed after 17 days when the team ran out of food. The summit was reached by two of this four-man team in a litt Read more