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2008 EXPEDITIONS/PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY MEF

2008 Expedition report summaries will be posted on this page when available

REF	EXPEDITION/PROJECT NAME	LEADER	COUNTRY/REGION	GRANT
Objective
08/01	British Zemu Gap 2008	Colin Knowles	India/Sikkim	£800
To make a South-North crossing of the Zemu Gap (c.5850m) from Yoksam to Green Lake and Lachen
08/02	Kun Lun Ski Traverse	David Cowell	China/Tibet	£1,600 X
To make the first west-east ski traverse of the Central Kun Lun
08/03	Queens University Belfast MC Greenland 2008	Dr Anthony Garvey	Greenland/East	£800
Exploration and first ascents in Renland (north of Milne Land)
08/04	New Zealand Harturtay Expedition	Paul Hersey	Kyrgyzstan/Schurovkovo Valley	£1,850
First ascent of West Face of Harturtay (5127m)
08/05	British Nainquentanglha West 2008	Dr Derek Buckle	China/Tibet	£1,100 X
Exploration of peaks & glaciers to NE of Jomo Kangri with first ascents of Xabu (6340m) & Tangmonja (6194m)
08/05A	Obra Valley 5000m Peaks 2008	Dr Derek Buckle	India/Garhwal	£1,100
Exploration of peaks & passes round the Devkir Glacier cirque with first ascent of one or more 5000m peaks
08/06	British Phari Lapcha (Machermo) 2008	James Thacker	Nepal/Khumbu	£600
New route on North face of Phari Lapcha (6017m) and/or Dawa Peak (aka Phari Lapcha West (5927m)
08/07	Beka Brakkai Chhok 2008	Ms Pat Deavoll	Pakistan/Batura	£2,250
First ascent of Beka Brakkai Chhok (6940m) via its South Face
08/08	Khumbu Alpine Style 2008	Nick Bullock	Nepal/Khumbu	£1,100
First ascent of South summit of Peak 41 (6575m) via couloir on West Face
08/9A	Eagle Ski Club Ak-Shirak 2008	Dave Wynne-Jones	Kyrgyzstan/Ak-Shirak	£800
To make a west-east traverse of the Ak-Shirak range then a circuit of the NE glacier system with ascents of peaks en route
08/10	Buckskin Glacier Take Two, Alaska 2008	Jon Bracey	USA/Alaska	£650
First ascent of Central Couloir on the East Face of Bear Tooth (3207m) and/or a route on the SE Face of Mt Dickey (2909m)
08/11	Ethnobotany Nepal Himalaya 2008	Paul Egan	Nepal	£950
Multi-disciplinary study of a group of medicinal plants growing between 3500m & 6000m in northern districts of Nepal
08/12	Elbrus Dragon 2008 (scientific)	Nick Cochand	Russia/W Caucasus	£1,100
To assess the range of factors predisposing to Acute Mountain Sickness and investigate whether AMS & HACE are part of the same spectrum of conditions
08/13	British Tasermiut Fjord 2008	Ged Desforges	Greenland/	£1,500
To establish new high standard alpine rock/big wall routes on the W faces of the Minster (1940m) & the Cathedral (2030m) etc
08/14	Edinburgh-Lahore Hispar La 2008	David Hall	Pakistan/N Karakoram	£600X
To study the neuro-psychological effects of high altitude on the human body while undertaking a traverse of the entire Biafo-Hispar Glacier complex
08/14A	Edinburgh Altitude Research 2008	David Hall	India/Zanskar	£600
To investigate the cognitive effects of altitude while undertaking a traverse of the Shingo-La and Phitse La
08/15	British Darwin Range 2008	Simon Yates	Chile/Cord Darwin	£1,100
Exploration with first ascent of S Face of Monte Frances (2200m)
08/16	New Zealand Mt Donakposang Ski Mtng 2008	Steve Eastwood	China/Tibet	£1,500X
To make the first ascent of Mt Donakposang (6587m) via its NW Ridge or N Face
08/18	Cordillera Blanca 2008	Tony Barton	Peru/Cord Blanca	£800
Exploration in the southern & northern ends of the Cordillera Blanca with new routes/first ascents
08/19A	UK-Canadian Distaghil Sar 2008	Dr Bruce Normand	Pakistan/Hispar	£2,650
Exploration in Hispar range with first ascent of North Ridge of Distaghil Sar (7883m)
08/20	Oxford University Tien Shan 2008	Ben Sutton	Kyrgyzstan/Borkoldoy	£1,100
Exploration of the Cholok-kanchigai valley in SE corner of Borkoldoy range with alpine style first ascents
08/24	Pompey - Eastern Blanca - Peru 08	Ken Findlay	Peru/Cord Blanca	£800
First ascents of peaks and new routes on the Eastern Hills
08/25	Greenland Ren Land 2008	Nat Spring	Greenland/East	£600
Exploration of mountaineering possibilities with first ascents and new routes
08/26	Chimanta 2008	Ms Anne Arran	Venezuela/Grand Sabana	£1,100+ACMG£300
Exploration in Chimanta Massif with first ascents of tepuis including possibly the world's most overhanging rock climb
07/28	British Sikkim 2008	Roger Payne	India/Sikkim	£1,500
Exploratory ascents in Sikkim including the S Ridge of Gurudongmar (6715m)
08/29	British Hispar Sar 2008	Dr Rufus Duits	Pakistan/Hispar Mustagh	£750
First ascent of Hispar Sar (6400m) by the SW Face (solo)
08/30	Sichuan 2008 (caving)	Peter Talling	China/Sichuan	£2,250X
Reconnaissance of the high karst in Gansu Province & continue exploration of known leads in the Yunyuan area
X = Expedition cancelled, postponed, withdrawn or not accepted
App = Expedition approved, no grant made
Alison Chadwick Memorial Grant for 2008 awarded to Anne Arran as an individual on 08/26 She received the sum of £300 in addition to the expedition grant shown above
TOTAL OF ABOVE GRANTS				£31,550
ALISON CHADWICK MEMORIAL GRANT				£300
DONATION TO ALPINE JOURNAL				£2,500
TOTAL VALUE OF GRANTS ALLOCATED IN 2007				£34,250