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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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British Gangotri Expedition

Himalaya – India
Ref: 90/19
September - October 1990
Simon Yates, Sean Smith, Dr Mike Searle, Steve Haston, Mick Fox, Rupert Skorupka, John Dawes, Paul Pritchard, Robert Drury and Joe Simpson from Britain and Andy Parkin with Laurence Goualt from France
Of this party of eleven British and one French, four members attempted the NNW ridge of Shivling, reaching 6,000m before being stopped by dangerous snow conditions. Two further attempts on the NE face Read more
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British Pumori Expedition

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 90/14
September - November 1990
Andy Perkins with Jery Hadwin, Henry Todd, George Rooney (USA) Chris Smith, Mike Woolridge, Pete Cox and Paddy Gibson
Members of this eight-man party succeeded in the first British ascent of the S ridge of Pumori from Kala Pattar. They suffered one case of altitude sickness. Read more
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British Trinity Peak Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 90/16
August - October 1990
Victor Radvils, Mark Miller, Kevin Murphy, Colin Jamieson, Graham Lipp, Duncan Talbert and Ronnie Robb
Owing partly to bad weather and partly to an accident (non-fatal), this seven- member party did not establish itself very high on their objective of the unclimbed SE face of Trinity Peak (6,800m) at t Read more
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ASPEX '90 Anglo-Soviet Pamir Caving Expedition

Central Asia
Ref: 90/36
July - August 1990
Paul Vale with Bob Dearman, John Middlemist, Beck Daniel, Bernie Maddison, Wayne Rickett, Adrian Gregory, Steve Brown, Chris Moorcroft, Rob Wallis and John Tatton
11 British pot-holers co-operated with 10 Soviet speleologists in a preliminary exploration of an extensive cave system in the limestone wall of the Hodja Gur Gur Ata Plateau (3,921m) in the Bajsuntai Read more
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USSR/British Pamir Caving Expedition

Central Asia
Ref: 90/28
July - August 1990
Dr Jim Birchall and a large team of cavers
17 cavers divided their time between the exploration of caves in (a) the Kirktau Plateau at the W end of the Zeravsankij mountains in Uzbekistan, finding three new pot-holes; (b) the Arabika Massif in Read more
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British K7 Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 90/21
July - August 1990
Dai Lampard with Bob Brewer, Bob Wightman, Luke Steer, Rozi Ali and Captain Arshad Ali
This strong four-man team attempted the second ascent of K7 by the unclimbed SW ridge, described as superb climbing on high quality rock. After 14 days on the ridge, including 'five nights without a p Read more
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NUMC Malangutti Glacier Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 90/30
June - August 1990
John Clayton with Peter Clayton and Alastair Mitchell
This three-member team succeeded in their objective of climbing unclimbed peaks in the Malangutti glacier area, in particular Mt Neverett (5,700m). They also made the second ascent, by a new route, of Read more
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Batura Glacier Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 90/15
June - August 1990
Walter Phipps, David Carr and Nichola Davies from the UK, with Michael Prennet (USA) and Kees Dykvel (Netherlands)
Members of this five-member team climbed a 5,450m peak at the head of the Pirnala on the watershed between the Batura and Lupgha valleys, a twin-peaked summit of 5,800m, and two 6,000m peaks around th Read more
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British Turkestan Expedition

Central Asia
Ref: 90/18
June - July 1990
Michael Fowler with Christopher Watts, Jeremy O'Brien-Gore, Caradoc Jones, Nicola Dugan and Siobhan Sheridan
In a visit to this largely unexplored range in Soviet Turkestan, two members of this six-member party attempted Ak Cy, first by the S ridge and then by the N ridge, finally succeeding in a first ascen Read more
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British/New Zealand Nanga Parbat

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 90/06
May - June 1990
Guy Halibutton with Greg Old, Derek Chinn, Adam Darragh, Roddy Kirkwood, Adrianan Burgess, Paul Moores and Hugh McNichol
Three British and five New Zealand climbers made two attempts on the Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat but were defeated at the top of the Diamir Face, well above 7,000m. Read more