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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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Cambridge Ecuadorian Andes Expedition

America – South
Ref: 85/18
August - October 1985
David Hendicott with Judith Aston, Nigel Bunn, Martin Holley, Martha Liley and Alison Smith
This scientific expedition completed their studies of the thermal balance of the Caldera Glacier of El Altar and of the tree Polylepsis Incana, finding conditions warmer and wetter than expected. They Read more
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South Wales Karakoram Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 85/34
July - August 1985
M Harber with M Morris, D Parsons, D Hillman, R Williams and H Parsons
This six-member team intended to traverse the Biafo and Hispar Glaciers, to make the first ascent of Snow Lake Peak, and to reconnoitre the SE ridge of Trivor. They achieved none of these objectives: Read more
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OId Oundelians: Tirich Mir

Pakistan
Ref: 84/24
July-August 1984
Jonathan Lee with Mark Dinwoodie, Harry Corsham, Andrew Gibson, Harry Clayton, Mark Parrish, Jeremy Firth, Hugh Massingbird-Mundy, Oliver Taylor, Nick Holliday, Dickon Bevington, Mark Robson, Marcus Dadds, Tim Chater, Sue Taylor, Chris Riggs, Robert Taylor, James Eves and Bill Budenberg
Except for one member suffering frost-bite, this was a happy expedition of four Old Oundelians and seven boys from the school, who tackled four new peaks of 5,400m as training, successfully climbed bo Read more
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Imperial College Ruwenzori Expedition

Africa
Ref: 85/17
July - August 1985
Neil Hodgson with Franco Turrinelli, Neil Travers, Gavin Douglas, Ian Bobby, Jeremy Lay and Xelia Bull
As the E side of the Ruwenzori massif had been occupied by Museveni's National Resistance Guerrillas, this party had to abandon their plans for Ruwenzori. They substituted a visit to Mount Kenya on wh Read more
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Peter Thexton Memorial Expedition to Mt Kenya

Africa
Ref: 85/24
July 1985
Chris Mclean with Andy Black, Richard Jones, Ceri Davis, Nigel Ball and Richard Pullinger
In addition to making several difficult ascents in good ice conditions on the S face of Mt Kenya (Diamond Glacier-Ice Window and S face direct), this 11- man team completed a scientific project into m Read more
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Cordillera Apolobamba Expedition

America – South
Ref: 85/36
July 1985
Geoff Tier with Jim Curran and Andy Maskrey
Tier and Curran succeeded in the first ascent of Palomani Tranca (5,633m) not, as intended by the short steep N ridge, but by the 3km W ridge. A very mixed snow, ice and rock climb taking two days. Read more
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East Midlands Universities Peruvian Expedition

America – South
Ref: 85/23
July - September 1985
Roy Ruddle and Andrew Ravenhill
Finding that their planned first ascents (Jurau D and Siula Grande W face) had been climbed, Ruddle and Ravenshill substituted two new routes, one on the W face of Trapecio (5,653m), the other on the Read more
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I M Marsh College Expedition to East Greenland

America – North & Central
Ref: 85/39
July - September 1985
Mike Peckham with Dr David Huddart, Paul Potter, Adrian Pringle, Tom Saxlund and Steve Gebbels
Despite a (non-fatal) rockfall accident, this expedition climbed a number of peaks from a base camp at the junction of the Bersaekerka and Dunnottar Glaciers, including the SE face of Dunnottar, and a Read more
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Southampton University Baffin Island Expedition

America – North & Central
Ref: 85/15
July - August 1985
Ben Blackett-Ord, Claire Fowler, Myles Harrison, Dave Howell, Tim Jones, Claire Pitkin and Mike Whitcombe
The high cost of local rations from the Hudson Bay store at Pagnirtung limited the scope of this expedition, based at Summit Lake on the Weasel River in the Cumberland Peninsula. Sediment sampling fro Read more
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Climbs from the Karakoram Highway

Pakistan
Ref: 85/33
June - August 1985
Doug Scott with Help Benediktsson, Greg Child, Snaevar Guomundson, Mark Miller, Terry Mooney, Alastair Reid, Nazir Sabir, Michael Scott, Sean Smith and Stephen Sustad from Britain
Heat, illness and arguments with porters dogged Doug Scott's plans for ascents of Rakaposhi N face and Nanga Parbat from the S. Nonetheless, members of his mixed party did climb Diran (7,273m), and th Read more