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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.

1808 Expeditions found

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Map of Pakistan

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
Map of Norway

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
Map of India

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
Map of Iran

Cambridge North Persian 1956

Central Asia
Ref: 56/AH
June - October 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
Map of India

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
Map of Malawi

Cambridge Mlanje 1956 (Nyasaland)

Africa
Ref: 56/AF
1956
Botany and zoology Read more
Map of Norway

Epsom College 1956 (Norway)

Europe
Ref: 56/AE
August 1956
C. T. H. Burton with a party of senior Scouts from Epsom College; P. D. Orton and a party of botanists; C. E. J. Dowrick and associated geologists as well as a party of climbers led by J. P. Walker, W. E. Radcliffe, and Dr. J. D. Ogilvie
This large and varied party visited the Dividal region of Norway in the summer of 1956, with the climbers reporting back that, while the area's rock was too poor for rock climbing, the prospects for f Read more
Map of United States

Parachute Brigade MC Alaska Expedition 1956

America – North & Central
Ref: 56/AD
May - July 1956
E. J. E. Mills, Donald Kinloch, Derek Pritchard and Warwick Deacock
After being dropped into the range by the US Air Force, the party travelled up the Traleika Glacier over 8 days. After establishing a camp, they climbed to a col between Mounts Tatum and Carpe. Their Read more
Map of Afghanistan

Nuristan 1956

Central Asia
Ref: 56/AC
1956
Exploration and natural history Read more
Map of Expedition Reports

London School of Economics MC Himalayan 1956

Pakistan
Ref: 56/AB
July - September 1956
J. Durbin with a party from the London School of Economics Mountaineering Club
The party completed a traverse of the Biafo-Hispar glacier system and achieved the ascents of three peaks in the area surrounding Snow Lake. Their attempt on Lukpe Lawo Brakk (the highest peak around Read more