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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.

1807 Expeditions found

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Map of Nepal

Glaciological Modeling Khumbu Glacier

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 18/17
April - May 2018
Dr Martin Kirkbride, Dr Ann Rowan, Dr Duncan Quincey, Dr Evan Miles, Prof Bryn Hubbard, Josephine Hornsey and Katie Miles
The team from University of Dundee travelled to Khumbu to undertake data collection that could support theories of glaciological modeling produced by Dr Rowan. The data they collected included debris Read more
Map of Nepal

Dye-tracing on Khumbu Glacier

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 18/02
April - May 2018
Aberystwyth University
Whilst glacial debris, supraglacial (surface) ponds, and bare-ice ice cliffs have all been relatively well studied in relation to meltwater flow on glaciers, less is know about how the meltwater is tr Read more
Map of Greenland

Greenland North Liverpool Land Expedition

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 18/14
April - May 2018
Simon Richardson, James Gregson, Sandra Gregson, Ingrid Baber, Mark Robson and Ron Kenyon
In a highly prolific expedition the team climbed eight new routes and summited eleven new peaks from the Neild Bugt Glacier. They found conditions to initially be far colder and under greater snowfall Read more
Map of Canada

British Revelations Expedition

America – North & Central
Ref: 18/09
March - April 2018
Tom Livingstone and Uisdean Hawthorn
Following information from Ben Silvestre and Pete Graham, the team set themselves the objective of making some exploratory attempts on Mount Jezebel’s North Face and Mount Mausolus. A Read more
Map of Kyrgyzstan

At-Bashi Expedition

Central Asia
Ref: 18/01
January - February 2018
Marian Krogh, Nicole Mesman and Gabrielle Degagne
After setting their primary objective to ski traverse the central At Bashi range, the team also hoped to ascend and ski three unnamed 4000m peaks. They found however that many areas they expected to b Read more
Map of Chile

Avellano Valley

America – South
Ref: 18/03
January 2018
Freja Shannon, Michelle O’Loughlin, Sasha Doyle
Recipients of both the Julie Tulis and Alison Chadwick awards, this team of three women travelled to The Avellano Valley in Northern Patagonia where they hoped to establish a new line on the Avenali T Read more
Map of Antarctica

Spectre Trans-Antarctic Expedition

Antarctic
Ref: 17/01
December 2017 - January 2018
Leo Houlding, Jean Burgun and Mark Sedon
The primary objective of this ambitious expedition was to carry out technical Alpine-style first ascents in the Organ Pipe Peaks in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica, the most southerly rock spir Read more
Map of Peru

South West Face of Huaguruncho

America – South
Ref: 17/37
November 2017
James Monypenny and Harry Mcghie
The intended aim of the expedition was to climb the central spur of the SW face of Huaguruncho in Peru, a mountain first climbed by a team including George Band and Mike Westmacott in 1956. After accl Read more
Map of Nepal

Ardang Expedition

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 17/38
October - December 2017
Mark Bielby and Emily Ward
The original target was Ardang (6034m) in the Humla region of West Nepal. Unfortunately they were told they could only get a permit for this peak if they agreed to take a guide, and so they chose to e Read more
Map of Nepal

Annapurna South Glacier Ice Loss

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 17/33
October - November 2017
Dr Rachel Carr, Arminel Lovell, James Lingihan, Jack Oxtoby and EMily Hill
A scientific expedition with objectives to quantify changes in the ice surface elevation, thickness, and velocity, and assess their relationship with debris characteristics; to evaluate how ice surfac Read more