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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.

1783 Expeditions found

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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
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British Biale, Karakoram

Pakistan
Ref: 88/49
June - July 1988
Mike Searle with Mark Miller, Sean Smith, Nick Groves, Simon Yates, Mayors Fowlie, Captain Naveed Ghaznavi and Hakim. Hushe
All three attempts made by members of this six-man team on their objective of Biale (6,730m) in the Baltoro glacier area were foiled by bad weather at about 6,000m. Read more
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British Shani S Face Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 88/46
June - July 1988
Paul Bale with Caroline Kozaka, Andy Macnae, Dave Cosford, Martin Price, Richard Spillett and Stephen Thompson
This seven-member party from University College, London, was foiled in two attempts on the unclimbed SE face of Shani (5,885m) in the Naltar valley, but succeeded in what were probably new routes on t Read more
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British Kunyang Kish

Pakistan
Ref: 88/09
June - July 1988
Andy Wingfield with Mike Sheldrake, Keith Milne, Mark Lowe, Maggie Boyd, Jane Worthington and Mark Lane
Two members of this four-man team succeeded in climbing Kunyang Kish (7,852m) in the Hispar region, by the NW spur and the N ridge. Read more
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Karakoram Challenge

Pakistan
Ref: 88/04
June - August 1988
Steve Boyer with Adrian Burgess, Alan Burgess, Andrew Lapkass, Steve Matous and Pete Athans
Having had their permit for Broad Peak withdrawn, and after being delayed by local trouble in Gilgit, this five-man team reached 7,600m on K2 before retreating in bad weather. Read more
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Everest - NE Ridge

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 88/16
June - August 1988
Brummie Stokes with, Paul Moores, Philip Hornblower, Graham Stokes, Harry Taylor, Russell Brice, Joe Brown, Mo Anthoine, John English, Pete Long, Ali Kellas, Davy Jones, Ian Nicholson, Trevor Williams, Same Roberts, Bill Barker, Loel Guinness, David Williams, Jim Curran, Flyn Dyson and Gerry Gellespie
This strong team succeeded in overcoming the 'last great challenge' of Everest: the pinnacles of the NE ridge were traversed by H Taylor and R Brice on 5 August. Bad weather brought the wise decision Read more