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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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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

Greenland Cape Farewell 1972

Greenland & Arctic

Ref: 72/AG

1972

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

Dundeen University North-East Greenland 1972

Greenland & Arctic

Ref: 72/AE

1972

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

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

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

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