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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.

1784 Expeditions found

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Nottingham University Hindu Kush 1972

Central Asia
Ref: 72/AK
July - August 1972
Peter Boardman, William Church, Chris FitzHugh, Dr. Oliver Stansfield, Dr. Margaret Stansfield, Bob Watson and Martin Wragg
The team made several first ascents in the area, including the the north face of Koh-i-Khaaik (5860m) and the north face of Koh-i-Mondi (6248m), along with a number of other routes on lower peaks. The Read more
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Imperial College Peruvian Andes Expedition 1972

America – South
Ref: 72/AJ
June - September 1972
Roger J Bowser, Lloyd W Tunbridge, Julian MH Coward, Geoffrey Wadge, Mary J Coward and John A Walkington
This expedition set out in the hopes of locating and surveying previously undocumented caves around La Oroya and Palcamayo in Peru. They had most success around Palcamayo where they successfully locat Read more
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Imperial College Cordillera Real Expedition 1972

America – South
Ref: 72/AH
June - August 1972
Paul D Bunting, Bruce W Hooker, Neville P Jordison, Paul J McCartney, Stephen Ridgill, David P Steel, Roger Scull and Richard W Wroot
After making their way to La Paz, the expedition hired a lorry to take them across the Altoplano and on to the village of Cooco, where they hired porters and llamas for the onward journey to base camp Read more
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Greenland Cape Farewell 1972

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 72/AG
1972
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Ghar Parau, Iran 1972

Middle East
Ref: 72/AF
August - September 1972
David M. Judson, John Allonby, Roy Blackham, Arthur Champion, Stephen A. Craven, David P. Ede, Glyn Edwards, Robert Graham, Clive Green, John T. Harper, Michael G. Jenkins, M. Peter Livesey, Harvey A. Lomas, Peter A. Standing, Antony C. Waitham and John C. Whalley
This speleological expedition followed on from the 1971 Speleological Reconnaissance Expedition to Iran and aimed to complete the exploration, survey and photography of Ghar Parau, including a world d Read more
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Dundeen University North-East Greenland 1972

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 72/AE
1972
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Cambridge Staunings Expedition 1972

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 72/AD
July - September 1972
PA Barron, JD Burgess, RJ Camrass, DJ Drewry, M Hancock, DW Matthews, PLC Mackeith, KJ Miller, KE Rose, JL Thorogood, AR Way and B Yamini
After travelling to Mestersvig, the expedition undertook the walk-in to base camp, arriving on 19 July. Here they spent four weeks conducting their scientific programme, which included radio-echo soun Read more
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Cambridge Hindu Kush 1972

Central Asia
Ref: 72/AC
June - September 1972
C. John Danby, Martin Hore, Keith J. MacDormott, Richard C. Pelly, Gordon C. Taylor and Paul S. Wesson
The expedition party travelled overland to Afghanistan before using local transport to reach Nuristan and trekking for 70 miles to their base camp in the Schkurigal system on the eastern end of the Hi Read more
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Brathay Exploration Group Greenland

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 72/AB
July - August 1972
Bill Jenkins, Bill Grant, John Gunner, Alan Priest, Mungo Ross, Alan Wright, Rod Young, Alastair Bale, Graham Bliss, Richard Blows, Peter Craggs, Richard Cziborra, Robert Dalton, Andrew Darlington, Nick Evans, Simon Grimes, Chris Lewis, Patrick Maley, Mike Robinson, John Ronayne, Chris Scott, Roger Timmis, Dick Trenam and Steve Wilkinson
Building on the work of previous expeditions to the area, this large team continued the monitoring of the area's glaciers, adding to data which has tracked their movement since 1955. The party also ca Read more
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British Army Axel Heiberg 1972

America – North & Central
Ref: 72/AA
June - August 1972
Major A. J Muston RAOC, Surg Lt Cdr P N Dilly RNR, Capt M T King RAOC, Lt J W Chuter REME, Lt P R West RA, Lt F S MacKenzie R Signals, Lt D A Malcolm RA, Lt R J Ebdon R Signals, Sgt K Scaife, Cpl B R Lane, Lcpl M Lane and Sapper D F J Lewis
This Army Adventurous Training Exercise aimed to climb virgin peaks in the Princess Margaret Range and to carry out a simple scientific programme on behalf of British universities and a wildlife surve Read more