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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.


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Chiling II 2024 North Face Expedition

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September - October 2024
Chris Wright (UK/USA) and Michael Hutchins (US)
The expedition arrived in India on September 12, established basecamp in the Lalung Valley on September 20, and an advanced basecamp the following day. On September 23, Chiling I was climbed via the 1 Read more

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Scot-Slovak South Greenland Expedition 2024

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July - August 2024
Tim Miller, Callum Johnson, Simon Smith and Michaela Izakovičová
This team of four were successful in establishing two new lines on Maujit Qaqarssuasia, commonly referred to as 'The Thumbnail'. The first, Mussels for Tea, Packrafts in the Sea (1350m, E6 6b (7b)) on Read more

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Assessing Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) Hazard and Risk in the Himalayan Water Towers

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August - October 2024
Rachel Carr, Sonam Rinzin, Alex Hyde and Niamh Hopealong with five specialists from the project's Bhutanese partner Druk Holding and Investments Limited
The aim of this scientific expedition was to install novel GLOF monitoring equipment and to collect key datasets to feed into GLOF ensemble modelling and quantifying glacier change in Lunana, Bhutan. Read more

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Ghujerab 2024

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September 2024
Lee Harrison and Murilo Lessa
Harrison and Lessa succeeded in making the first ascent of Yazpurs Sar, climbing the mountain's west face, via the Yazpurs Glacier and Yazpurs Col. From a bivi at 5,400m, the pair climbed a single sno Read more

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Daring Divas Defying Limits at 7000m

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September - October 2024
Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak
Manners and Dvorak had planned to attempt the first ascent of Chaukhamba III via a large rock buttress and the mountain's southeast ridge. They accessed their objective via the Satopanth Glacier which Read more

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Khumbu Valley Meltwater Sampling

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September - October 2024
Benjamin Graves
The devastating flooding and landslides which occurred in Nepal in late September 2024 disrupted this expedition's travel plans and prevented Sandesh Tamang from taking part in the project as planned. Read more

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Virjerab 2024

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July - September 2024
Philip de-Beger, Emma Taylor, Lorenzo Heis and Dr. Aleksi Mujirishvili
This international expedition led by Philip de-Beger made the first ascent of of Virjerab Sar (6616m), climbing the mountain via its northwest ridge at an approximate grade of AD. The team had origina Read more

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British Yawash Sar I Expedition 2024

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August - September 2024
Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders
Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders achieved their planned objective, the first ascent of Yawash Sar I (6258m), via the mountain's northwest face, in a 7-day alpine style round trip from base camp. The su Read more

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K7 South West Ridge Expedition 2024

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July 2024
Dai Lampard, Ioan Doyle, Ollie Burrows and Bob Brewer
Having attempted the southwest ridge of K7 on a number of occasions, Lampard and Brewer enlisted the help of Doyle and Burrows for a final stab at this objective. Unfortunately, a combination of chall Read more

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Kyrgyzstan Ak-Shyyrak Expedition 2024

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July 2024
Elizabeth Porter, Caitlin McHale, Martha Gutteridg,e Charlotte Krishek, Isabel Jones and Jing-jie Cheng
In July 2024, a group of 6 female mountaineers travelled to the Ak-Shyyrak range of Kyrgyzstan’s Tien Shan mountains with the aim of making the first ascents of multiple peaks between 4,500m and 5,500 Read more