2003 EXPEDITIONS SUPPORTED BY MEF

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REF	EXPEDITION/PROJECT NAME	LEADER	COUNTRY/REGION	GRANT
Objective
03/03	British Aguilera 2003	Dr David Hillebrandt	Chile/Western Patagonia	£750
Further exploration of approaches to, and first ascent of, Cerro Aguilera (c.2500m)
03/04	North Eastern Tokositna	Malcolm Bass	USA/Alaska	£675
First ascent of S Face of Kahiltna Queen (3773m) and/or first ascent of Pt.11,520 (3511m) by its N Face
03/05	Maestri-Egger February Attempt	Alan Mullin	Argentina/Fitz Roy NP	£600
Alpine style ascent of Maestri-Egger Route on Cerro Torre (3128m)
03/06	2003 British Kyrgyz-Kuilu	Dr Robin Gibson	Kyrgyzstan/Kuilu Too	£675
Exploration and first ascents in the Kuilu-Too Range, south of the Kuilu Valley
03/09	South Georgia '03	Dr Alun Hubbard	Antarctica/South Georgia	£750
Exploration & first acents of mountains (c.2100m) including the remaining 'Brothers'
03/11	Craven Pothole Club China 2003 (caving)	Kevin Gannon	China/Guangxi Province	£750
Development of karst research through programme of virgin cave exploration
03/12	Vietnam 2003 (caving)	Howard Limbert	Vietnam/Various	£750
Continue cave exploration in two previously visited areas, plus recce in one new one
03/13	Caving in the Abode of the Clouds 2003 (caving)	Simon Brooks	India/Meghalaya	£750
Continued exploration of caves & karst of Meghalaya (NE India), following up leads from previous trips
03/14	SMC Greenland 2003	Stephen Reid	Greenland/East	£225
First ascent of South Ridge of Dansketinde (2390m)
03/15	2003 New Zealand Jirishanca	Mike Brown	Peru/Cord Huayhuash	£475x
First ascents of SW Face of Jirishanca Chico (5270m) and Central SE Face of Jirishanca (6126m) etc - Expedition Cancelled
03/16	British Annapurna III SW Ridge	Kenton Cool	Nepal/Annapurna Himal	£750
First complete ascent of SW Ridge of Annapurna III (7550m) in Alpine style
03/17	Wales Greenland 2003	Ms Sue Savege	Greenland/East	£225
Exploration and new routes on N & S faces of Tupilak (2264m) & Rødenbjerg (2140m) with film-making
03/18	Virgin Summits - Tibet 2003	Adam Thomas	China/Tibet	£800
China/TibetExploration and first ascents in the Nyainqentangla East range (E of Lhasa)
03/20	2003 Greenland British Knud Rasmussen Land	Bob Dawson	Greenland/East	£225
Greenland/EastFirst ascents in a mountain region little visited by climbers
03/21	British Southern Kangerdlugssuaq 2003	Phil Bartlett	Greenland/East	£700
Exploration, with elucidation of difficult glacier travel & first ascents of alpine-style peaks
03/22	British Australian Torssukatak Spires 2003	Jon Roberts	Greenland/South	£200
To explore potential for long free rock routes, particularly on E Face of Agderlussakasit etc
03/24	Thomson-Ziegler Peruvian Andes Research 2003	Hugh Thomson	Peru/Cord Vilcabamba	£475
Search for and exploration of Inca ruins in mountainous area using thermal imaging techniques
03/25	Jirishanca Re-match	Alun Powell	Peru/Cord Huayhuash	£475
First ascent of SE Face of Jirishanca (6094m)
03/26	International Masherbrum North Spur 2003	Jules Cartwright	Pakistan/Masherbrum	£500x
First ascent of North Spur of Masherbrum (7821m) - Expedition Cancelled
03/27	Tepui 2003	John Arran	Venezuela/Roraima	£475
Various unclimbed summits (tepuis) in Gran Sabana area
03/29	Prins Christian Sund 2003	Ben Heason	Greenland/S	£400
First ascents of various spires & faces round Prins Christian Sund in S Greenland
03/30	Eagle Ski Club Ak Shiirak 2003	Dr Steve Wright	Kyrgyzstan	£400
First ski traverse of the Al Shiirak in Tien Shan with exploration
03/31	Khumbu 2003 Alpine Style	Nick Bullock	Nepal/Mahalangur	£475
New routes on SW Face of Kusum Kanguru (6367m), N Face of Lobuje (6145m) & N Face of Kwangde Lho (6187m)
03/33	Midnight Sun 03	Martin Bohl	Greenland/East	£400
Exploration of previously unvisited glacier system, with first ascents of 3 peaks between 2380m & 2680m
03/34	Scottish SE Greenland 2003	Malcolm Thorburn	Greenland/SE	£225
Exploration in three specific unvisited areas with first ascents of peaks
03/35	Kitchatna 2003	Stuart McAleese	USA/Alaska	£700
East Face of Middle Triple Peak (2693m) & Super Dupa Couloir on Citadel (2597m)
03/36	British Qomo Lhari 2003	Ms Julie-Ann Clyma	China/Yadong County	£750+£400*
First ascent of NW Ridge of Qomo Lhari (7314m)
03/37	Reo Purgyil North Face 2003	Ms Julie-Ann Clyma	India/Kinnaur	£750x
First ascent of N Face of Reo Purgyil (6816m) - Expedition Cancelled
03/38	APEX 2 (sci)	Dr Roger Thompson	Bolivia/West	£225
Investigation of causes & possible treatments of Acute Mountain Sickness based at Chacaltaya Laboratory (5200m)
03/39	Mount Vancouver 2003	Dr Paul Knott	Canada-USA border/ Yukon	£550
First ascent of East Rib of Mount Vancouver (4812m)
03/40	British Foraker	Rich Cross	USA/Alaska	£550
New route on SE Face of Mount Foraker (5304m)
03/41	Whose your Daddy Taulliraju	Kenton Cool	Peru/Cord Blanca	£400x
South Face Direct on Taulliraju (5830m) - Expedition Cancelled
03/42A	British Mt Grosvenor	Mick Fowler	China/Sichuan	£700
First ascent of Mt Grosvenor (6376m) in the Daxue Shan Range
03/44	Scottish Lemon Mountains 2003	Graham Stein	Greenland	£200
Exploration of area between Lucy and Courtauld Glaciers with first ascents
03/46	Alaska Take Two 2003	Ms Pat Deavoll	USA/Alaska	£350
New routes on N Face of Peak 11,520 (3511m) & W Face/Ridge of Mt Hunter (4441m)
03/47A	British Da Kangri	John Town	China/Tibet	£475
First ascent of Da Kangri (6247m)
03/49	Hong Meigui Yunnan 2003 (caving)	Ms Hilary Greaves	China/Yunnan Province	£475
To continue exploration of caves found in 2002 in the Zhongdian mountains at 4000-4500m
03/50	Huanjiang (caving)	Ged Campion	China/Guizhou Prov	£475x
Exploration of caves in Dagouhe River catchment area of Huanjiang & Luocheng Counties - Expedition Postponed till 2004
x Expedition cancelled or postponed
* Alison Chadwick Memorial Grant for 2003
TOTAL OF ABOVE GRANTS				£20,125
GRANT TO ALPINE JOURNAL				£2,500
TOTAL VALUE OF GRANTS ALLOCATED IN 2003				£22,625

Grants to Expeditions 1977 - 2003 (represented in graphical form)

Destinations in 2003 (represented in graphical form)

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