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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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Hagshu N Face Expedition

Himalaya – India
Ref: 89/58
June - July 1989
David 'Smiler' Cuthbertson with John Rowe and John Barry
This three-man team, despite logistic and metereological difficulties, managed to climb well over half way up the formidable N face of Hagshu before turning back after three nights of storm. Read more
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British Masherbrum Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 89/52
June - September 1989
Dr Ginette Harrison with Mark Miller, Dr Adrian Baker, Colin Jamieson, Ewen Todd, Kevin Murphy, Alec Erskine, Bruce Hubbard, Dr Michael Cross, Nigel Hillman, Stuart Bygrave, Graham (Mungo) Hulme, Major Javed Iqbal, Anwar Ali and Mohammed Ali
This 12-member party aimed to make the first ascent of Masherbrum by the E ridge and also to climb Masherbrum East (7,821m) and to paraglide from the summit. Their highest camp was established on the Read more
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Anglo-Irish Shimshal Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 89/49
June 1989
In face of snow conditions this two-man party substituted for their objective of a first ascent of Shiftikin Sar the first ascent of a lower peak (P5,200m) to the N. They did not carry out their other Read more
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Indo-British Rima Group Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 89/23
June - July 1989
Doug Scott, Stephen Sustad (USA), Nick Kekus (UK), Rob Wood (CAN), Laurie Wood (CAN), Sharu Prabhu (Bombay) with Sonam Palzor, Tsewang Smanla, Kannaiya Lai and Mohan Singh from India
Two teams (one mixed, the other Indian) obtained permission to climb the Rima group in the Upper Siachen glacier 'war zone'. Two members (one British, one American) succeeded in the first ascent of Ri Read more
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Hushe Valley Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 89/19
June - July 1989
George Armstrong with George Szuca from UK
This determined two-man team, despite bad weather, climbed Parantha Peak (5,300m), the Dru (6,000m) twice (once by the W, once by the S couloir), the N face of Tower Peak (5,800m) and the S face of Pa Read more
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British 'Ogre' North Face Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 89/31
June - September 1989
Andy Cave with Andy Perkins, Dave Green, Cris Flewitt, Steve Hartland, Phil Butler, Tim Jordan and Paul Nunn
Owing to treacherous weather and snow conditions, this eight-man team failed to achieve their objective: the steep and previously unexplored N face of the 'Ogre'. On their first attempt they had nearl Read more
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Jaonli (Garhwal) Expedition

Himalaya – India
Ref: 89/01
June 1989
Mike Banks and Alan Blackshaw from Britain, Joss Lynam, Paddy O'Leary and Don Roberts from Ireland, Hashmat Singh, C.P. Ravichandra, Chewang Thunder from India
This British-Irish-Indian party explored the relatively unvisited Khatling Cirque, were turned back at 5,850m on the unclimbed S ridge of Jaonli, but made the first ascent of P5,450m (by E face and SE Read more
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British Mount Foraker Expedition

America – North & Central
Ref: 89/20
May-June 1989
Jonathan Preston and Roy Ruddle
Abandoning their objective of a first British ascent of the SSE ('French') ridge of Mt Foraker, this two-man team made a successful first ascent of the S face of Mt Hunter to its junction with the SW Read more
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New Zealand Uli Biaho Spire

Pakistan
Ref: 89/14
May - June 1989
Paul Rogers with Murray Judge, Guy Cotter, Ed Cotter, Nick Cradock and Anna Cook
The six-member New Zealand party climbed the magnificent granite tower UIi Biaho (S of the Trango glacier), despite difficult snow conditions, by a route differing slightly from previous Italian and A Read more
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Polish International Everest W Ridge Spring Expedition

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 89/53
May - June 1989
Henry Todd as part of a 19 member team including 10 Poles, 4 Americans, 3 Mexicans and a Canadian
The British member of this disastrous Polish expedition reports that five of the six members who reached the summit of Everest by the W ridge and the Hornbein Couloir were killed by a massive avalanch Read more