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Expedition Reports

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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.

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The Scottish Andean Expedition 1980

America – South

Ref: 79/32

June - July 1980

Bob Barton and Alan Fyffe from Scotland

R. Barton and A. Fyffe reconnoitred the unclimbed SE face of Nevado Shaqsha (5,703m). They spent an uncomfortable night descending the N ridge of Allpamayo (5,947m) but were defeated by heavy snow on Read more

The Irish Andean Expedition

America – South

Ref: 79/14

June 1980

Calvin Torrans, Emmett Goulding, Tom Hand, Tom Irving, Joss Lynam, Harry O'Brien, Clare Sheridan and Dermot Somers

7 climbers, led by Calvin Torrans, visited the wall of peaks on the S side of the Santa Cruz valley in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru, with the particular objective of the 3 peaks of Nevado Caraz. One Read more

The British K2 Expedition 1980

Pakistan

Ref: 79/27

May - July 1980

Pete Boardman, Joe Tasker, Dick Renshaw and Doug Scott

The team of Boardman, Tasker, Renshaw and Doug Scott first attempted the W ridge (on which Nick Estcourt had been swept away by an avalanche in 1978), reaching a height of 7,000m before being turned b Read more

East Face of Dhaulagiri: International Expedition

Himalaya – Nepal

Ref: 79/22

April - May 1980

Alex McIntyre from Britain with Voytek Kurtyka and Ludwik Wikzynski from Poland and Rene Ghiline from France

The team of 4 led by Alex McIntyre established a small advanced camp on the NE Col early in April, 1980, allowing time for exploration and acclimatisation, before tackling the unclimbed E face on 5 Ma Read more

British Padar Himalayan Expedition 1980

Pakistan

Ref: 80/01

August - September 1980

Chris Lloyd with Chris Griffiths, Dave Hillebrandt and Chris Pounds

Their report, though late, is a fine tribute to the memory of Christopher Lloyd, who fell to his death on 23 August 1980 near the summit of Chiring Peak, at the head of the Hagshu Nullah in Kishtwar. Read more

Southern Andes Geological 79/80

America – South

Ref: 78/33

1978

Kishtwar Himalaya-Sickle Moon (6639m)

Himalaya – India

Ref: 79/37

1979

Ron Rutland, Linda Rutland, Peter Melling, J. Richard Toon, British and Tom Henderson, American

A 7-man Cumbrian team under Ron Rutland attempted an untried line on the steep ice-face leading directly to the summit. From a bivouac at 5,200m, grade IV/V ice pitches were overcome, but rapidly dete Read more