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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.

1795 Expeditions found

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Sersank Expedition

Himalaya – India
Ref: 16/10
September - October 2016
Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders
Sersank is a 6050 m peak at the head of the Sural Valley in Himachal Pradesh. It was approached over the Rhotang Pass from Manali to Sural Butori, followed by a two day trek through the Sural Valley t Read more
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Kyrgyzstan Expedition

Central Asia
Ref: 16/27
August 2016
Miles Gould and Andy Vine
First ascents of peaks surrounding the Kindyk valley, Kuiluu massif, Kyrgyzstan. They flew to Bishkek, and continued by road via Karakol to the Kuiluu valley. They established a base camp at 3200m in Read more
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QUBMC Kaindy Expedition

Central Asia
Ref: 16/21
August 2016
Owen Largey, Stephen Rooney, Michael Campbell, Kevin Cheing, Thomas O’Hagen, Matthew Boyd, Kora Przybyzewska, Aleksey Przbyzewska and Vladimir Zholobenko
New routes and unclimbed peaks from the basin of the Kaindy Glacier, south of the Inilchik Glacier in central Tien Shan. They flew to Bishkek, travelled by road via Karakol to Maydaadyr, and from ther Read more
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Nubra Valley

Himalaya – India
Ref: 16/06
August - September 2016
Derek Buckle, Andrew Cook, Michael Cocker, Gus Morton and Knut Tonsberg
The expedition acclimatised in Leh before travelling to Tirit and a three day trek to base camp at Arganglas. This is near the bifurcation of the Rassa and Phonglas Glaciers, from which they planned t Read more
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Jiptik

Central Asia
Ref: 16/22
July 2016
John Proctor, Robert Taylor, Ciaran Mullen and Phil Dawson
An attempt on the unclimbed North face of Muz-Tok (5066m), part of the Pamir Alai range in South West Kygyzstan, and with three other unclimbed peaks as possible secondary objectives. The approach was Read more
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Djenghi-Djer Expedition

Central Asia
Ref: 16/15
July - August 2016
Struan Chisholm, Calum Nicholl, Sandy Fowler, Sam Newmark, Mark Chonofsky and Neil Smith
Exploration and climbing in unexplored valleys in the Djenghi-Djer mountain range in SE Kyrgyzstan. Travelling was by horseback for reasons of speed and flexibility – an interesting choice when only o Read more
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Renland Expedition

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 16/25
July - August 2016
Geoff Hornby, David Barlow, Rob Powell and Paul Seabrook
An expedition to an unnamed and unexplored glacier near the Mirror Wall area of South Renland. From Iceland they flew to Constable Point, and from there made a 12hr overnight passage in a RIB (hard bo Read more
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Gulmit Tower Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 16/24
June 2016
Peter Thompson and Aiden Laffey
An attempted first ascent of the Gulmit Tower (5801m) in the Hunza region of Pakistan, by the East Face and Southeast Ridge. The approach was by road from Gilgit to Gulmit village, with a base camp at Read more
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Khumbu Glacier

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 16/01
May - June 2016
Cameron Scott Watson, Owen King and Darren Jones
This was the second of a series of three campaigns studying supraglacial pond development and melt at ice cliffs on the debris covered Khumbu Glacier. An ascent of Lobuche East (6090m) gave them a goo Read more
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Gangstang

Himalaya – India
Ref: 16/31
May - June 2016
Malcolm Bass and Guy Buckingham
After permission was refused for their first objective (Rimo III) they changed target to the NW Ridge of Gangstang (6163m) in the Lahaul district of Himachal Pradesh. They drove via Manali to the road Read more