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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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1993 Tasermiut Fjord

Ref: 93/40
August 1993
Dave Wills with Richard Spillet
This two-man team planned to climb new big-wall routes on the remote towers of Ketil and Ilamertorssuaq (both c2,200m) near Cape Farewell. The NE ridge of the first was abandoned as being too serious Read more

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Welsh-Scottish Tien Shan 1993

Ref: 93/30
July - August 1993
Nick Lewis with Chris Cartwright, George McEwan and Paul Farmer
Heavy snow prevented an attempt on the S face of Khan Tengri by this four-man team, but one man achieved the summit via the W ridge. Read more

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Asan Pamirs

Ref: 93/26
July - September 1993
Ivan Green with Adrian Williams, Reg Adams and Jim Hart
Local fighting and a cholera outbreak added to the hazards that this four man team faced before attempting big-wall climbs from the Asan valley. They succeeded in climbing Yellow Wall (TD) and the W f Read more

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British Tien Shan 1993

Ref: 93/20
July - August 1993
Tony Park with Dave Wilkinson, Stewart Muir, Paul Nunn and Bob Toogood
This was a multinational team, with five climbers from Britain, nine from Belarus and two from Switzerland. Attempts on several of the lower peaks in the area were thwarted by heavy snow, but on the c Read more

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British Muchichul Glacier 1993

Ref: 93/51A
July - September 1993
Duncan Hornby, Burt Simmons, Kevin Rogers, Peter Thompson and John Hornsby
This five-man team explored the S cwm of Hachinder Chhish, and one reached the summit of Majun Chhish(5800m) from Mandosh glacier. Read more

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Nanga Parbat 1993

Ref: 93/49
July 1993
Doug Scott with Wojciech Kurtyka and Richard Cowper
After an abortive attempt on the Mazeno Ridge last year (92/17) the leader returned with one Polish companion in the hope of completing the ridge. After making first ascents of Mazeno Spire and Mazeno Read more

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Chukatan '93

Ref: 93/48
July 1993
Dillon Hughes, Pete Wells, Trevor Knief, Bruce Voss, Nich Wolf and Rosie Wytch
A mixed team of six hoped to climb Peak 5,753m from the Barpu glacier, but in view of continuous bad weather they switched their objective to GirgindillI (5750m), on which they reached 5,500m before a Read more

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British Shani North Face

Ref: 93/46
July - September 1993
Simon Grayson with Kenton Cool, Barney Wainwright, Stu Grace, Al Powell and Andy Fowkes
This six-man team hoped to make the first ascent of the N face of Shani (5,885m). After climbing Sentinel (5,260m) by the Ordinary Route to acclimatise, heavy snow prevented them from attempting their Read more

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Karakoram Conquest 93

Ref: 93/45
July - August 1993
Bill Batson with Pete Kirkpatrick, Nick Sharpe, Mark Hart, Dave Robertson, Jim Smith, Dave Booth, David Whalley, Mick Carroll, Guy Homan, Brian Carr, Paul Duckworth, Dave Taylor, Carl VanDerLee, Graham Clethero, Willie MacRitchie, Darren Harwood, Neil Daniel, Alistair Read, Andy Stewart, Conrad Baker, Dave Coombe, Mick Hill, Kev Hewn, Craig Fletcher, John Roe, Ian Lamb, Chris Hall and Mike Gibson
A very large party from RAF Mountain Rescue teams planned to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Service with this expedition to the Hunza valley. Whilst many went trekking, a hard core attempted 7, Read more

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Batura 1993

Ref: 93/31
July - August 1993
Matthew Cobham with Stone Elworthy, Andy Riley, James Howel and Dave Anderson
A five-man team hoped to make the first ascent of Dariyo Sar (c5,600m) by its SE face, but were dissuaded from making an attempt owing to bad weather. However, they climbed a nearby peak (c5,500m) by Read more