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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.

1789 Expeditions found

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British Gangotri Gal Expedition '82

Himalaya – India
Ref: 82/14
August - October 1982
Nick Kekus and Richard Cox from Britain
Nick Kekus and Richard Cox made a bold attempt on Shivling (6,543m). After some Grade V rock climbing, on 22 September they reached the top of the ice field. At 6,100m Cox fell when an anchor failed w Read more
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British East Greenland Expedition 1982

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 82/42
July - September 1982
Cormac Higgs, Geoffrey Monaghan and Colin Wootton,
As a result of bad sea ice conditions and bad weather, this team failed to reach the base of their objective Point 3,060m, 70 miles inland from the head of Kangertitivatsiaq Fjord, and retreated to cl Read more
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The Cambridge East Greenland Expedition

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 82/35
June - August 1982
Philip Stokes, David Branson, Michael Cummings, Jocelyne Hughes, David Newcombe and Jane Sears
The Cambridge East Greenland Expedition, who were prevented by the radio operators' strike from reaching Greenland in 1981, again had bad luck in 1982, because weather conditions put the Scoresbysund Read more
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The Coventry (Lanchester) Polytechnic South Greenland Expedition 1982

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 82/19
July - August 1982
Ian Roy, Rob Smithurst, John Sahota, Neil Dowie, Jeff Till, Geoff Shaw, Ross McDonald, Sophie Benazon, Karen Bass, Jim Lindsay, Johanne Lindsay, Sue Billing and Alastair Dawson
13-member team carried out successful glaciological research and mapping in the Hullet-Nordgletscher and Tasermiut Fjord areas of SW Greenland, from their base camp at Narssarssuaq. Read more
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Cambridge High Altitude Ecology Expedition

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 82/22
July - September 1982
Michael Elias, Mark Rothera, Paul Thomas, Claire Carpenter and Kareen Marwick
A team of four science students led by Michael Elias, graduate in neurobiology, followed, in monsoon conditions, the conventional trek round Annapurna, with an interesting month's detour and stay in t Read more
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Sheffield University North East Greenland Expedition 1982

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 82/30
July - August 1982
Bob Andrews, John Allen, Andy Hillier, Ken Martin, Eann Patterson, Kev Senior and John Thompson
The Sheffield University North East Greenland Expedition carried out glaciological studies on the Bersaerkerbrae glacier and some geological work at Antarctics Haven. They were particularly pleased wi Read more
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The Edinburgh University East Greenland Expedition

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 82/40
June - September 1982
Nick Rose, Hugh Mackay, Dave Thomson, Pete Brownsort, Simon Durkin and Charles Morton
The Edinburgh University East Greenland Expedition met difficult conditions, too much pack-ice and heavy snowstorms, but nonetheless carried out glaciological work between the Pourquoi Pas glacier and Read more
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Rondoy West Face

America – South
Ref: 82/16
May - June 1982
Jon Tinker & Andy Hyslop from Britain
Jon Tinker, finding himself on his own, joined two Czech climbers in an attempt on the unclimbed W face of Rondoy. This failed and Tinker's fall at the last pitch prevented his joining the successful Read more
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British Taulliraju South Face 1982

America – South
Ref: 82/13
May 1982
Michael Fowler with M B Morrison, C Watts, A McKee, M F O'Brien, Dr J English and Dr J Zangwill from Britain
Christopher Watts and Michael Fowler succeeded at their second attempt on the first ascent of the E Pillar of the S face of Taulliraju in May 1982, with 5 bivouacs on the face which presented 'extreme Read more
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Bristol Devil's Thumb

America – North & Central
Ref: 82/20
April - May 1982
Steve Monks and Damian Carroll from Britain
Steve Monks and Damian Carroll laid siege to the 1,800m N face of the formidable Devil's Thumb (2,767m), 30 miles inland from the sea-board of the Alaskan 'panhandle'. They planned it as a largely ice Read more