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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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The Peak District Alaskan Expedition (1981)

America – North & Central
Ref: 81/03
May - June 1981
Mike Hammond, Dick Griffiths, Ian Milne, Simon Wyld, Ian Frearson, Dave Lee, Rob Mulvaney, Steve Hilditch, Nick Dennis, Clive Smith, Keith Towers and Avril Hammond
A 12-man team carried out various glaciological projects on the Matanuska Glacier as well as recording flora and fauna. The 4 days devoted to mountaineering yielded 4 unclimbed peaks of the order of 2 Read more
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Sino-British Botanical Expedition to West Yunnan (1981)

China and Tibet
Ref: 81/02
April - June 1981
Professor Feng Guomei, Ming Tianlu, Mrs Fang Rhuizheng, Tao Deding, Guan Kaiyun, Miss Gaby Lock and Professor Wu Chen-yih from the Kunming Institute of Botany with Dr. David Chamberlain, Peter Cox, Roy Lancaster, Robert Mitchell and Tony Schilling from the UK
St Andrew's University took part in a Sino-British expedition (11 Chinese, 5 British) led jointly by Prof Feng Guomei (of the Kunming Institute of Botany) and Prof R. J. Mitchell, Curator of the Botan Read more
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The British Army China Expedition 1981 (Jade Venture)

China and Tibet
Ref: 80/16
April - June 1981
Major Henry Day, Major Philip Neame, Captain MR Campbell, Captain VH Needham, Captain AE Whitley, Lt FM Philip, Cpl J Arthy, Cpl ADR Baxter and LCpl AH Leggat
Led by Major Henry Day (RE) with his Deputy Major Philip Neame (Parachute Regt), this team of 9 British and 4 Chinese aimed to explore the N part of the Daxue Shan. Having been pre-empted by the Japan Read more
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British Xixabangma (Shishapangma) 1982

China and Tibet
Ref: 82/01
April - June 1981
Alex McIntyre, Roger Baxter-Jones, Doug Scott, Nick Prescott, Paul Braithwaite and Elaine Brook
Shishapangma (Sanskrit name Gosainthan) was first climbed by the Chinese in 1964 and by four expeditions in 1980/81. Alex McIntyre, Roger Baxter-Jones, Doug Scott and Nick Prescott succeeded in their Read more
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British Alaskan Expedition (1981)

America – North & Central
Ref: 81/23A
April 1981
Timothy Leach and Nicholas Colton from Britain
Timothy Leach and Nicholas Colton succeeded in 2 of their 3 objectives: the 1st ascents of the striking N pillar of Rooster Comb (a 'Scottish' type climb) and of the 1,200m W face of Mt Huntington (mo Read more
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Reading Climbing Group Expedition to Kangde (1981)

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 80/22
March - April 1981
Dennis Hay, Dave Roberts, Mike Coussens, Albert Sole and Phil Allder
Three members of this team successfully accomplished a new route up the NE face of Kongde Shar (6100m), just W of Namche Bazar, which they found difficult enough to be interesting without being desper Read more
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Army Mountaineering Association Api Expedition (1980)

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 79/01
March - April 1981
Major Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw
A 12-man team, led by Major Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, attempted a new route on the S face of Api (7,132m) in the pre-monsoon period. Though bedevilled by repeated snowfalls, 2 attempts were made o Read more
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A Journey on Skis through the Western Himalaya

Himalaya – India
Ref: 80/17
February - March 1981
Guy Sheridan from Britain with Odd Eliassen and Erik Boehlke
Guy Sheridan with 2 Norwegian friends accomplished this remarkable journey from Srinagar, through Zanskar, to Manali on skis, between 27 February and 28 March 1981. To avoid dependence on scanty local Read more
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British Winter Everest Expedition 1980/81

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 80/13
November 1980 - February 1981
Al Rouse, Joe Tasker, Paul Nunn, Brian Hall, John Porter, Pete Thexton, Adrian Burgess and Alan Burgess
A strong team led by Al Rouse and including Joe Tasker, Paul Nunn and the Burgess twins encountered 'some of the most difficult, coldest, windiest conditions on earth' but found it 'an experience of t Read more
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The British Makalu-Kangchungtse Expedition 1980

China and Tibet
Ref: 80/09
September - October 1980
Doug Scott, Roger Baxter-Jones, Georges Bettembourg and Ariane Giobellina
This 4-member, lightweight, alpine-style team, including Doug Scott and Roger Baxter-Jones, made their base camp in late September where the Chago Glacier joins the Barun. Kangchungtse (Makalu II) was Read more