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Expedition Reports

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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.

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1801 Expeditions found

Spiti 1955

Himalaya – India

Ref: 55/AB

August - September 1955

Trevor Braham, P. F. Holmes, H. A. Lamb, Judy Holmes, Venice Lamb and Richard Hey

In an expedition which set out to investigate the valleys around the Kulu-Spiti watershed, the party succeeded in making ascents of Guan Nelda and an unnamed peak c. 20,050 ft which formed part of a r Read more

Kanchenjunga 1955

Himalaya – Nepal

Ref: 55/AA

1955

Charles Evans with Norman Hardie, Joe Brown, John Clegg, John Jackson, Neil Mather, Tom McKinnon, Tony Streather and George Band

Following a reconnaisance expedition in 1954, this party was successful in making the first ascent of Kangchenjunga, the world's third highest mountain. The summit was first reached on 25 May 1955 by Read more

Oread MC South Georgia 1954/55

Antarctic

Ref: 54/BG

August 1954 - April 1955

George Sutton, Ian M. Booker, E. C. Webb, Harry Pretty and Dick Brown

The expedition achieved the first ascent of a major peak on the island when, in 1955, Brooker and Webb succeeded in reaching the summit of Mount Gregor (1880m). The peak was subsequently renamed Mount Read more

North West Nepal 1954

Himalaya – Nepal

Ref: 54/BF

1954

Lyngen Winter Survey 1954/55

Europe

Ref: 54/BE

1954

Kanchenjunga Reconnaissance 1954

Himalaya – Nepal

Ref: 54/BD

April - May 1954

J. W. R. Kempe, G. Lewis, S. R. Jackson, J. W. Tucker, T. H. Braham and Dr. D. S. Mathews

From 'Towards Kangchenjunga' by Douglas Slide, published in the 1955 ALpine Journal: "The expedition had the limited objective of finding a route which would appear to lead to the summit. Three routes Read more

New Zealand AC Himalayan 1954

Himalaya – Nepal

Ref: 54/BC

1954

Edmund Hillary, George Lowe, Jim McFarlane, Bill Beaven, Norman Hardie, Geoff Harrow, Colin Todd and Brian Wilkins from New Zealand with Charles Evans and Michael Ball from the UK

This expedition of mostly New Zealand climbers set out to explore the Barun glacier to the east of Everest. As well as a trigonometric survey, the expedition also carried out a reconnaisance of Makalu Read more