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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.

1788 Expeditions found

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Charakusa Spires 88

Pakistan
Ref: 88/21
August 1988
Andrew Bunnage with David Hamilton, Chris Holder, Jill Onset, Bob Pettite and John Stiles
This six-member group succeeded in four first ascents: TDK Spire, Mt Beatrice, Mt Poro and Nasa, all between 53 50m and 58 som. Detailed climbing directions have been provided for all four. Read more
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British Makalu Expedition

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 88/40
August - September 1988
Greg Child with Terry Mooney, Sharu Phrase, Pratfall Mistry, Rick Allen, Andy Parkin, Mark Miller, Sean Smith, Simon Yates, Alan Hinks and Doug Scott
After discarding their main objective of the W face of Makalu, and also their secondary objective of the Baxter-Jones Couloir, the climbing members of this large party reached the Makalu La at 7,000m. Read more
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International Gangotri Expedition

Himalaya – India
Ref: 88/24
August - October 1988
Dr Jim Duff with Nic Deka, Robert Hamilton, Paul Darby, Ann Wessing, Dave Gardner, Tony McKenny, Sue Duff, Mike Ling, John Davidson, Trevor Jones, Dr Russ Cooper, Andy Henderson, Warwick Baird, Mike Goff, Angela Hawse, Brian Hall and John Porter
Half of the 17 climbers (Australian, US, South African and four British) succeeded in climbing Kedarnath Dome (6,831m), but bad weather caused them to abandon attempts on the S pillar of Shivling. Read more
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London Mountaineering Club Expedition to Altai

Central Asia
Ref: 88/26
July - August 1988
Andrew Lovatt Bond and Steve Gould
This two-man team failed in their objective of traversing the three peaks of Heroic Korea, Sapoznikov and Sukhov, but instead climbed the N face of Ak Ayuk (3,650m) and also, by the normal route, E Bi Read more
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Lancashire Polytechnic Tien Shan Caving Expedition

Central Asia
Ref: 88/25
July - September 1988
Dr Jim Birchall with Randy Allsop, Tony Bottom, Peter Muckalt, Melvin Penn, Kieran Phelan, Diana Wright and Keith Wright
This reconnaissance expedition was disappointed to find no obvious evidence of karst limestone caves in the Chinese Tien Shan, though there are plenty in the Russian Tien Shan. They investigated the l Read more
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Shiwakte Scottish Mountaineering Club Centenary Expedition

Central Asia
Ref: 88/18
July - August 1988
Geoff Cohen with Hamish Irvine, Grahame Nicole, Barry Owen, Stan Pearson and Des Rubens
The Shiwakte peaks (first sighted by Aurel Stein in 1913 and reconnoitred from a distance by Skrine in 1922-24) lie E of Mt Kongur. This six-member party was obliged by Chinese bureaucracy to approach Read more
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Durham University Hispar Wall Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 88/22
July - August 1988
This two-man team climbed 'Sphinx Peak' (5,950m) at the E end of the Balchhish range which forms the S wall of the Hispar glacier. Another peak at the W end was attempted. Useful data on snow structur Read more
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British Huayhuash Expedition

America – South
Ref: 88/35
July - August 1988
Neil Pamment with Mike Hall, Mike Richardson and Andrew Jackson
This four-member party was obliged to abandon their proposed route on the S ridge of Seria Norte, but succeeded in climbing the S face of Nevado Sarapo (6,127m) in the Huayhuash area of Peru. Read more
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British Altai Expedition

Central Asia, Russia
Ref: 88/07
July - August 1988
Mick Fowler with Philip Thomas, Duncan Tunstall and Paul Allison
Unusually bad weather prevented this four-man team from achieving their objective of a first ascent of the NE face of 20th October Peak (4,167m). Instead they climbed the N face of Ak-Ayuk (3,770m), B Read more
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Imperial College Expedition to Mount St Elias

America – North & Central
Ref: 88/29
June-July 1988
Mark Dixon with Jeremy Lay, Doug Smith and Adrian Parsons
Continuous snowfall and avalanche conditions forced this four-man party to retreat on both the SW buttress and the NW spur of Mt St Elias (Alaska), likewise on the N ridge of Mt Newton. Read more