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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.

1788 Expeditions found

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Cambridge Austerdalsbreen 1956

Europe
Ref: 56/BE
1956
Bill Ward, John Glen, John Nye with assistance from a team of Cambridge undergraduates as well as volunteers from Perse School, Cambridge, and the Brathay Exploration Group
The main undertaking of the expedition was to determine whether the bulges at the base of the icefall were caused by ice moving down the glacier at different rates at different time of the year as had Read more
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Oxford South-East Turkey 1956

Central Asia
Ref: 56/BD
1956
Zoology, botanical collecting and geology Read more
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Cambridge North Borneo 1956

East Asia
Ref: 56/BC
1956
Dr Donald Wood, Mr Brian Moser and a team of three zoologists
The expedition gathered a significant quantity of geographical information about the area and returned with botanical samples for the British Museum. Read more
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Mrigthuni 1956

Himalaya – India
Ref: 56/BB
1956
Exploratory mountaineering Read more
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Hamburg Land 1956 (Greenland)

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 56/BA
1956
M. F. W. Holland, I. C. Bennett, I. O. M. Morin, Miss G. R. Sutton and Miss D. N. Morin
This expedition from Oxford University spent seven weeks based around the Sukkertoppen ice-cap. From here, they made an ascent of Mount Atter by its west ridge and aschieved the first ascents of 8 pea Read more
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Oxford University North Borneo Expedition

East Asia
Ref: 56/AR
1956
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University College of the West Indies Sierra Nevada Expedition

America – South
Ref: 56/AQ
1956
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Rakaposhi

Pakistan
Ref: 56/AP
1956
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Huagaruncho

America – South
Ref: 56/AN
July - August 1956
John Kempe, Mike Westmacott, George Band, Dr. Donald S. Matthews, Jack Tucker, and John Streetly
From a base on the shores of Lago Talenga the party approached the mountain from the north via a pass of some 15,000ft. By climbing a buttress of rock they were able to bypass an icefall and placed th Read more
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Canterbury MC (NZ) Karagoram (!)

Pakistan
Ref: 56/AM
1956
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