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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 Bhrigupanth Expedition

Himalaya – India
Ref: 91/26
August - October 1991
Ian Dring with Martin Moran, Kevin O'Neale and Martin Welch
This four-man team succeeded in the first ascent of the NE face of Bhrigupanth (Gangotri) to a point (c6,570m) within 200m of the summit. They went on to make the first ascent of Bhrigu Pathar (6,038m Read more
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British Andean Volcanoes Expedition

America – South
Ref: 91/08
July - September 1991
Graham Little and Adrian Baker,
This two-man team made a winter ascent of Licancabur (5,916m), via the E spur, and went on to climb Volcan Simbad (5,924m), Cerro de Pili (6,046m), Volcan Lascar (5,641m), and Ojos del Salado (6,885m) Read more
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South-East Greenland Traverse

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 91/03
July - August 1991
Les Turnbull, Jim Fisher and two others
This proposed traverse was abandoned as a result of the collapse of one member who had to be evacuated from four days out on the ice cap from Sangmileq Fjord. Read more
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Sheffield Batura Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 91/52
July - September 1991
Richard Marchant with Jonathan Morgan, Simon Cooke, Charles Halstead, William Lee, James Hall and Alex Owen
This six-member party made a first ascent of Peak Boom, south of Shani peak. After three attempts, they reached a point loom short of their main objective, the unnamed 5,973m peak in N Batura. Two tre Read more
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Anglo-Soviet Pamir Caving Expedition

Central Asia
Ref: 91/56
July - August 1991
Jim Birchall and a team of 13 British cavers
14 British cavers explored several cave entrances believed to lead to a major cave system (also sought by French and Russian cavers) in the Peter the First range in the Tadjikistan Pamir. In addition Read more
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ASPEX '91 Anglo-Soviet Pamir Caving Expedition

Central Asia
Ref: 91/55
July - August 1991
Paul Vale, Stephen Brown, Dave Checkley, Christopher Dent, Adrian Gregory, Bernard Maddison and Kevin Senior from the UK with Vladimir Choudinov, Vladimir Efimov, Yuri Kroulskoi, Alexander Plishkin, Misha Tolorov, Dima Tarasov, Lyenia, Anvar, Nastia, Sergey, Inga and Elena from Russia
Seven British and eleven Russian speleologists aimed to follow up the 1990 exploration (90/36) of the 'Dark Star' cave in the Hodja Gur Ata massif in the Bajsuntai Khrebet region of Uzbekistan. The fr Read more
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Achat Valley (Zeravshan) Expedition

Central Asia
Ref: 91/34
July - August 1991
Jas Losinski, Trevor Martin, John McKeever, Paul Sparrow and Douglas Warburton
This four-man party, visiting the Asan region of the Soviet Pamir, climbed Pik Domyaged (3,900m) and made a new route on Pik Holland, all from the Russian-organised camp in the Ak Su valley. They succ Read more
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British/New Zealand Central Tien Shan Expedition

Central Asia
Ref: 91/32A
July - August 1991
Julie-Ann Clyma, Roger Payne, Iain Peter and Allen Fyffe
Both pairs of this four-member party made, on separate days, successful ascents of Khan Tengri (7,010m) by the W ridge and of Pik Pobeda (7,439m) also by its W ridge, in the Tien Shan (Celestial) Moun Read more
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British Mongolian Altai Expedition

Central Asia
Ref: 91/31
July - August 1991
John Town with Richard Wojtaszewski, Helen Sweet, Alun Hughes, T. Byra, Balto and Chegme
This team of four British and two Mongolian climbers made the first Western ascent of Munkhairkhan (4,204m) and of Malchin (4,150m) in West Mongolia. Two members made the first recorded crossing of th Read more
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British Karakoram Traverse

Pakistan
Ref: 91/51
July - August 1991
Chris Pasteur, Angus Atkinson, Wiz Pasteur and Duncan Tunstall with support from Jacqui Sread and Libby Herbert
Though this four-member team were unable to complete their objective by crossing the Virjerab Pass to Shimshal, they did much exploration, partly on ski, of the Nobande Sobande glacier area, making a Read more