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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.

1797 Expeditions found

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Harvard Karakoram 1955

Pakistan
Ref: 55/BH
June - September 1955
Henry S. Francis, Jr., Frederick Dunn, John Humphreys, Craig Merrihue, John Noxon, Arthur Read, Lt. N. A. Soofi, Grady Webster, Eugene Nasir
This party from Harvard University travelled to Pakistan with the intention of exploring the peaks around the Chogoliza Basin. However, after a short recce of the glacier, they elected instead to focu Read more
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Welsh Himalayan 1955

Himalaya – India
Ref: 55/BG
1955
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Afghanistan

Central Asia
Ref: 55/BF
1955
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Karakoram

Pakistan
Ref: 55/BE
1955
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Cambridge University Anti-Taurus

Middle East
Ref: 55/BE
1955
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Burnley Municipal College Iceland

Europe
Ref: 55/BD
1955
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St John's College Cambridge Lofoten

Europe
Ref: 55/BC
1955
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R.A.F.M.A Himalayan 1955

Himalaya – India
Ref: 55/BB
May - June 1955
A. J. M. Smyth, Dan Stewart, Don Bennet, Lester Davies and a large team from the RAFMA
This expedition of the Royal Air Force Mountaineering Association set out to explore the Spiti-Lahoul watershed where it runs north-east from the Kulu border toward the Kanzam La. Difficult conditions Read more
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Merseyside Himalayan 1955

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 55/BA
1955
Mountain exploration and mapping of Gauri Shankar area Read more
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Ladies Scottish Climbing Club Nepal

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 55/AT
Spring 1955
Monica Jackson, Betty Stark and Evelyn Camrass
This was the first all women's expedition to the Himalaya. The team of three visited the previously unmapped Phurbal Chyachumbu glacier. Here they made the first ascent of Gyalgen Peak (6151m) on the Read more