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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 Langtang Himalayan Expedition

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 79/15
March - May 1980
Mike Stead, Mike Searle, Nick Groves, John Marjot, Shaun Parent, Neil Harding Roberts and Rod Mackenzie,
A team under Mike Stead made an attempt on the spectacular, steeply glaciated S face of Langtang Lirung. This peak was reconnoitred by Tilman in 1949, and was the object of 8 subsequent expeditions (6 Read more
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Aguja Nevada III South Face and Ranrapalca South-West Face

America – South
Ref: 78/39
July 1980
John Porter and Alex MacIntyre
Encountering a successful team returning from their planned objective, the south face of Nevado de Carás I, this pair turned their attentiuon instead to the south face of the Aguja Nevado III (5720m). Read more
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'Conway's Ogre' (6422m) or 'Uzzun Brakh'

Pakistan
Ref: 80/03
July - August 1980
Alexander Dickson, Tony Saunders and Will Tapsfield from Britain
The 3-man team of Dickson, Saunders and Tapsfield tackled this interesting peak from a base camp at the junction of the Biafu and Baintha (Ogre) Glaciers. After rescuing a Japanese team descending fro Read more
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Nanga Parbat Expedition 1980

Pakistan
Ref: 79/29
May - July 1980
Adrian Burgess, Alan Burgess, Paul Moores, Graham Drinkwater, Jon Jones and Randy Morse
The Burgess twins and Paul Moores succeeded (despite bad weather in early July) in climbing the 4,000m 'Rupal face', the highest rock and ice wall in the world. The party turned back on the summit rid Read more
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Thalay Sagar (6920m)

Himalaya – India
Ref: 80/10
July - August 1980
Julian Vincent "Mo" Anthoines and Malcolm Howells with Pete Minks from Britain
Of the 30 days that the Anthoines, Malcolm Howells and Pete Minks spent in their attempt on the N face of this fine mountain, only 2 were without snowfall. After suffering an earthquake at base camp, Read more
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The Joint Services Expedition to Princess Marie Bay, Ellesmere Island

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 78/10
May - August 1980
Steve R Williams with Ron Coulter, John Lydon, Robert Burton, Jerry Knights, Ian Micklejohn, John Reader, Johnnie Torrens-Spence, Brian Witts, Bill Hankinson, Brian Kerslake and John Smith
The Joint Services Expedition to Princess Marie Bay, Ellesmere Island conducted ornithological, meteorological, glaciological and other scientific studies in the area round Princess Marie Bay. Some mo Read more
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The Pinnacle Club Lahaul Expedition (1980)

Himalaya – India
Ref: 79/24
July - August 1980
Sheila Cormack, Stella Adams, Sheila Crispin, Jean Drummond, Stephanie Rowland, Angela Soper, Jacqueline Turner and Denise Wilson
Eight ladies from the Pinnacle Club led by Sheila Cormack spent a month making an intensive exploration of the peaks surrounding the head of the Gumba Nullah, a branch of the Miyar Nullah which joins Read more
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The Cambridge Expedition to the Bara Shigri Glacier

Himalaya – India
Ref: 80/05
July - August 1980
Paul Cooper with Ian Mackley, Neil McIntyre and Tony Webb
A 4-man team led by Paul Cooper, spent a month studying the heavily moraine-covered snout of the Bara Shigri, a source of the River Chandra, making a photographic survey for comparison with previous m Read more
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Gornergrat Project 1980

Europe
Ref: 80/11
July 1980
Dr J. S. Milledge of Northwich Park Hospital Clinical Research Centre, Britain
In July 1980 a team from the division of anaesthesia of Northwich Park Hospital Clinical Research Centre, under Dr J. S. Milledge, conducted an experiment on the effects of exercise and altitude on fl Read more
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The Cambridge Mount Kenya Expedition

Africa
Ref: 80/04
July - August 1980
Christopher Benham, Lucy Grove, Jocelyne Hughes, Rob Stephenson and Nancy Thomson
The Cambridge Mount Kenya Expedition made field observations in the Afro-Alpine belt of Mount Kenya, with particular reference to the relationship between the micro-climate and the unusual vegetation, Read more