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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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British Hagshu North Face

Himalaya – India
Ref: 92/41
September 1992
D.J. Cuthbertson with J Barry and B Bowden
These three climbers repeated their 1989 attempt on the N face of Hagshu (6,300m) but again were foiled by bad weather, at about 5,550m. Read more
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New Zealand Cholatse

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 92/20
September - October 1992
Martin Hunter with Cam Falkner and Derek Chinn from New Zealand andAdam Darragh from Australia
Three climbers in one group and one solo climber succeeded in the first ascent of Cholatse (6,440m) by the rib on the W face. Read more
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British Garhwal Expedition

Himalaya – India
Ref: 92/43
September - October 1992
Ian Rea, Gary Murray, Richard Mansfield and Andy Cunningham with Tom O'Dowd as support
This five-member party succeeded in the first ascent of Manda III (6,529m) and attempted the N ridge of Point 5,550m. Read more
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Shani North Face Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 92/34
August - September 1992
Kathryn Phillips with Brendan Murphy
This two-member team climbed Sentinel (Boom) but bad weather and illness prevented them from achieving their objective of a first ascent of the N face of Shani Peak (5,880m) in the Naltar valley. Read more
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Gemini Karakoram

Pakistan
Ref: 92/33
August - September 1992
Jonathan Preston with Roy Ruddle
One man of this climbing pair made solo first ascents of Point 5,550m (Passu glacier) by the S face ice couloir, and of the N face and NW ridge of Fiyag (5,550m) (also known as Badshani or King's Peak Read more
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Cambridge Gangotri 1992

Himalaya – India
Ref: 92/24
August - September 1992
James McElwaine, Richard Viney, John Carey and Anthony Moody
A four-man party hoped to achieve the first ascent of Manda III (6,529m) by its NW face but gave up when they found that the snow was very avalanche prone. An attempt on Jogin III (6,116m) was within Read more
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British Expedition to Eastern Kishtwar

Himalaya – India
Ref: 92/25
August - September 1992
Angus Atkinson with Jonathan Bamber, Dave Hatton, John Knifton, David Mortimer and Luke Steer
This six-member climbing team achieved their third objective of a second ascent of Tupendo II (5,600m) by the S ridge, but serious injury involved retreat below the summit of Tupendo I (5,700m). Their Read more
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Caves of Thunder, Irian Jaya, Indonesia

East Asia
Ref: 92/52
July - September 1992
Steve Jones with Dave Checkley, Dave Gill, Kev Senior, John Wyeth, Colin Boothroyd, Gavin Newman, Adrian Gregory and Simon Willis
This nine-member team which met with daunting administrative difficulties, achieved their objective of exploring and surveying 'the world's largest under- ground river' on their second visit. They acc Read more
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China Caves Project, Sichuan

China and Tibet
Ref: 92/51
Summer 1992
Tony Baker, Mike Bertenshaw, Simon Bottrell, Dave Brook, Jon Buchan, Andy Eavis, Pam Fogg, Tim Fogg, Pete Francis, Kenny Taylor, Tony Waltham, Dick Willis; Fang Fengbao, Han Daoshan, Zhang Yuanhai, Zhang Ren, Zhu Xuewen; and the film crew, Gavin Crowther, Chris Goddard, Sid Perou, Graham Smith and Fiona Wailes Fairbairn.
This party made preliminary investigations of this fine series of karst cave systems in the Xingwen National Park in South Sichuan. They also carried out geological fieldwork on the limestone karst of Read more
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Mongolian Altai 71 Years Expedition

China and Tibet
Ref: 92/10
July - August 1992
Steve Berry with David Hillebrandt, John Potokar, David Winter and S Saya
Three climbers reached the summit of Mount Huithen (officially 4,356m, on the map 4,374m), the highest mountain in Mongolia, by its N ridge. Read more