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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.

1794 Expeditions found

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British West face Salcantay (6271m) Expedition

America – South
Ref: 86/30
July - August 1986
Peter Leeming and Mark Lowe, Duncan Francis, Keith Milne and Paul Harris
Altering their objective from the W face, this five-man team made the first ascent of the technically difficult and avalanche-risky SW ridge, reaching the lower summit (6,030m) on the fourth day, desc Read more
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British Universities East Greenland Expedition

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 86/14
July - September 1986
Lewis Jones with Duncan Bond, Greg Englefield and Jim Lowther
After making first British ascent of Mt Forel by the S ridge (used by Roche in /938), this four-man team continued into the largely unexplored country of Schweizerland by the Franche Comte Glacier. On Read more
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Sunderland East Greenland Expedition

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 86/07
July - September 1986
Baden Burns, Richard Emerson, Clive Horton and Neil Scott
After a four-day storm in the first week out, this four-man team abandoned their objective of the SW face of Laupersbjerg in favour of Rodbjerg, an attractive red-rock peak, on 16th September Glacier. Read more
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British Andean Expedition to Cordillera Huayhuash

America – South
Ref: 86/27
July - August 1986
John Nixon with Tim Relton, Jeff Thompson, Bob Knapp and Ian Saville
Despite alarms from 'Shining Path' guerrillas, this party made a first ascent of P5,514m (by E buttress and E face) in the Suiroraju group. They also made the second ascent of Suiroraju itself (5,439m Read more
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Austrian Alpine Club (UK Section) Expedition to Milne Island, Greenland

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 86/25
July - August 1986
Mike Garrett with Margaret Graham, Malcolm Sales, John Shrewsbury, Anne Wheatcroft, Henry Wheatcroft and Chris Whitford
This party achieved its modest objectives of crossing the Charcot Glacier and climbing four hitherto unclimbed summits of around 1300-1500m. Read more
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Caribou Caving Expedition

America – North & Central
Ref: 86/20
July - August 1986
Dr Tony Bennett with Paul Hatherley, Dr Charlotte Roberts, Nick Thompson, Dr Becky Vincent, Alan Weight, Mark Crapelle, Mike Evans, Dr Steve Grundy, Jim Jack, Alysoun Lawrence, Glenn Peppard and Olivia Whitwell
This Anglo-Canadian caving expedition was disappointed in its exploration of the Grayling River Hot Springs area and the Caribou Plateau, though it discovered an unexpected colony of bats in a warm ca Read more
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Salford University Expedition to Cape Farewell Area, Greenland

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 86/03
July - August 1986
Les Turnbull, Andy Leslie, Rob Cooper, Martin Sluce, Stas Chobrzynski-Rawicz, Paul Hodgkins, Brian Hull and Andy Greenwood
This eight-man team claimed some 20 first ascents of minor peaks (1,300-1,700m) in the Cape Farewell area (60N 43W) and the second ascent (after the French in 1956) of Big House Peak (2,280m) (Igdlors Read more
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Oksfjordjokulen Sheffield University Expedition

Europe
Ref: 86/17
July - August 1986
Dr Anne Gellatly, Dr John Gordon, Dr Jim Hansom, Dr Brian Whalley, Dr Dave Twig, Mark Berrisford, Tristan Firth, Erica Landy, Andrew Hagger, Chris Buchanan, Ruth Thomas and Lucy Grove
Eight graduates and four students undertook an extensive survey of the Oksfjordjokulen ice-caps and of the 'Fall-Jokul' (detached glacier cones), in particular their geomorphological impact. The head Read more
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British Caucasus Expedition

Russia
Ref: 86/23
July - August 1986
Michael Fowler with Victor Saunders, Margaret Urmston and William Simmonds
This four-member team succeeded in their objective of making the first ascent of the W face of the N peak of Ushba. In addition they explored the major valleys of the area with a view to making inform Read more
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British Hindu Kush Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 86/31
July - September 1986
Steve Called with Lindsay Griffin, Michael Woolridge, David Harries, David Wilson, Michael Aughey, Steve Hart and Hilary Young
After splitting up into climbing teams, members of this party climbed Dir Gol Zom by the E ridge and by the NE face, but were forced by 10 days' continual snowfall in early September to abandon their Read more