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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.

1808 Expeditions found

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Map of Nepal

British Limi Expedition 2026

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 26/33
September - October 2026
Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders
Following an expedition in 2025 (MEF 25/15) when the pair were forced to abandon their planned attempt on Peak 6010m from the south/west due to extremely dry conditions, Saunders and Fowler returned i Read more
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Sailing and Climbing in Southeast Greenland

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 26/18
July - August 2026
Lara Novak with Meg Loftus, Charlie Banford, Will Jones, Bella Southall and Gabi Krawczyk
Starting from Ullapool, the expedition sailed to the Graah fjord in southeast Greenland in Kingfisher, a wooden sailing vessel, making stops in Vestmannaeyjar, Reykjavik and Kulusuk en route. Once est Read more
Map of Peru

2026 Granada Plateau Expedition

America – South
Ref: 26/24
August - September 2026
Pete Talling and José Antonio De Pomar Cáceres with Andrew Atkinson, Lizzie Caisley, Jules Carter, Nat Dalton, Gareth Davies, Dominik Frohlich, Martin Holroyd, Sam Lees, Fleur Loveridge, George North, Sarah Parker, Kai Trusson and Rachel Turnbull
Following expeditions in 2022, 2023 and 2024, this team returned to the Pico del Oro Plateau in northern Peru, an area which has the potential to house the world's deepest cave. Extremely wet conditio Read more
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Nutaarmiut Island Expedition

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 26/01
July 2026
Jacob Marriner and Adam Hodgson
This team of two set out with the aim of achieving the first ascents of the peaks and faces to the east and northeast of their base camp, which was located in the southeastern portion of Nutaarmiut Is Read more
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2026 Alpine Club Misgar Valley Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 26/10
August - September 2026
Leo Kesner, Milo Abel, Ewan Craig, Zaheer Durrani and Thomas Hammond
On 19 August, this team of five Alpine Club members established a base camp in the Baar Valley above Misgar at 4,350m. Following a period of reconnaissance and acclimatisation, Abel, Craid, Durrani an Read more
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2026 Zanskar Valley

Himalaya – India
Ref: 26/22
June - July 2026
Jason Tuck, Tom Schindfessel and Brad Ward
Shortly after arriving in India and beginning their acclimatisation around Padum, the team was hit by a triple whammy of illness; Ward and Tuck both developing respiratory infections and Schindfessel Read more
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Tien Shan 2026

Central Asia
Ref: 26/12
July - August 2026
Joanne Miles, Paul Barnes, Hugh Frazer, Fergus McMullan, Alex Nicholson, Charlotte Whitmore and Lesley Shipway (liaison in the UK)
This exploratory expedition aimed to make first ascents on previously unclimbed peaks in the Ak-Shyyrak region of Kyrgyzstan. The team consisted of four experienced women mountaineers (all members of Read more
Map of Nepal

Quantifying the Controls on, Influences, and Glaciological Impacts of Glacier Disconnections and Fragmentations on Ice Masses in the Himalaya

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 25/17
October - December 2025
Gunjan Silwal with assistance from Manisha Buda Magar, Dr Prashant Baral, Sunwi Maskey and Tula Magar
Based in the Langtang valley, this expedition built on fieldwork conducted in November 2024 focussed around the Lirung, Yala, and Langshisha glaciers, all of which have undergone disconnection and fra Read more
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2025 Yukshin Gardan Sar British-International Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 25/33
June - July 2025
Christopher Wright (UK/USA), Michael “Hutch” Hutchins (USA) and Stefano Ragazzo (Italy)
Following the Pahalgam terrorist attack in Indian-administered Jammu and the resulting cross-border hostilities between India and Pakistan, this team of three judged that a permit for their original o Read more
Map of Nepal

Tengkangpoche 2025

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 25/22
October - December 2025
Will Rowland, Ken Hopper and Mark (Andy) Beveridge from the UK and Jakob Rosenhahn from Germany
The unclimbed south ridge of Tengkangpoche (6487m) is an aesthetic line tucked away at the back of the secluded Lumding valley. This team of four hoped that the late monsoon snow in October would help Read more