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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.

1783 Expeditions found

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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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British-American Karakoram Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 56/AL
May - August 1956
Mike Banks, Hamish MacInnes, Bob Swift and Dirck Irvin
Having initially planned to make an attempt on the Muztagh Tower, the team altered their plans to Rakaposhi after discovering that two other teams were intent on their initial objective. Travelling fi Read more
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Tysford-Rombaksfjord 1956

Europe
Ref: 56/AK
May - June 1956
Stuart Kaye
Dubbed "The Working Men's Expedition", this team, supported by the MEF and the photographic company Ilford, travelled to arctic Norway where they accomplished several first ascents. Read more
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Ratang Himalayan 1956

Himalaya – India
Ref: 56/AJ
June - August 1956
Garry W. Walker, Peter F. Holmes, Indian security officer Pran Nath and Rikzen, a Ladakhi porter
Travelling between the Karcha Basin, the Ratang Gorge and the Gyundi Valley, this expedition photo-surveyed a previously unmapped area of roughly 400 square miles, made the first ascents of ten peaks, Read more
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Cambridge North Persian 1956

Central Asia
Ref: 56/AH
June - 1956
W. J. E. Norton, W. B. Anderson, D. J. R. Cook, K. A. McDougall, J. E. H. Mustoe and J. G. R. Harding
This party of six, comprising four climbers and two naturalists, travelled overland to Tehran from where they set out for the Elburz mountains, establishing a basecamp near Hazar Chal. Here they made Read more
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Mrs Dunsheath's Abinger Himalayan Expedition 1956

Himalaya – India
Ref: 56/AG
May - June 1956
Joyce Dunsheath, Hilda Reid, Eileen Gregory, Frances Delany
Based on the Shigri Glacier in the Chandra valley, this party of four made ascents of five peaks over 17,000ft, including 6001m Deo Tibba. Delany, working as a geologist, also collected various sample Read more