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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.

270 Expeditions found

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British Karakoram Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 86/18
April - July 1986
Jon Tinker with Dick Renshaw, Mark Miller, Simon Yates, Craig Kentwell and Steve Razzetti
Another informal trip to the Karakoram, based on the delightful Hushe Valley ('a true Alpine playground'), from which attempts were made on various unclimbed peaks near Gondoro Peak, at the head of th Read more
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British Gasherbrum IV

Pakistan
Ref: 86/11
April - July 1986
Andrew Atkinson with Big Al Scott, Little Al Stand, Al Phizacklea, Bob Wightman, Christine Watkins, Rhona Macpherson and Dai Lampard
This eight-member team made attempts, first, on the 'West' (in fact SW) ridge of Gasherbrum IV- to a height of 6,550m, and then, after moving round to the E Gasherbrum Glacier, on the untried S ridge Read more
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Cambridge Ladakh Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 85/42
August - September 1985
Stuart Raeburn with Andrew Barham, Mark Trewin and Jeremy Revans
This party carried out studies of the complex geology of part of the Zanskar range; in particular, the valley morphology of the Markha valley and its glacial morphology above Nimaling. They also resea Read more
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South Wales Karakoram Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 85/34
July - August 1985
M Harber with M Morris, D Parsons, D Hillman, R Williams and H Parsons
This six-member team intended to traverse the Biafo and Hispar Glaciers, to make the first ascent of Snow Lake Peak, and to reconnoitre the SE ridge of Trivor. They achieved none of these objectives: Read more
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OId Oundelians: Tirich Mir

Pakistan
Ref: 84/24
July-August 1984
Jonathan Lee with Mark Dinwoodie, Harry Corsham, Andrew Gibson, Harry Clayton, Mark Parrish, Jeremy Firth, Hugh Massingbird-Mundy, Oliver Taylor, Nick Holliday, Dickon Bevington, Mark Robson, Marcus Dadds, Tim Chater, Sue Taylor, Chris Riggs, Robert Taylor, James Eves and Bill Budenberg
Except for one member suffering frost-bite, this was a happy expedition of four Old Oundelians and seven boys from the school, who tackled four new peaks of 5,400m as training, successfully climbed bo Read more
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Climbs from the Karakoram Highway

Pakistan
Ref: 85/33
June - August 1985
Doug Scott with Help Benediktsson, Greg Child, Snaevar Guomundson, Mark Miller, Terry Mooney, Alastair Reid, Nazir Sabir, Michael Scott, Sean Smith and Stephen Sustad from Britain
Heat, illness and arguments with porters dogged Doug Scott's plans for ascents of Rakaposhi N face and Nanga Parbat from the S. Nonetheless, members of his mixed party did climb Diran (7,273m), and th Read more
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Anglo Indian Expedition to Siachen& Rimo Range

Pakistan
Ref: 85/40
June - September 1985
Harish Kapadia with Dhiren, Zerkses Boga, Muslim Contractor, Amant Sarun, Meena Agrawal, Heny Osmaston, David Wilkinson, James Fotheringham, Stephen Venables and Anthony Saunders
This expedition, combining Alpine Climbing Group members and Bombay Mountaineers, explored the S Rimo glacier, the Shelkar Chorten glacier and the S & N Terong glaciers, conducting some scientific Read more
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Scottish Karakoram Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 85/06
June - September 1985
Geoff Cohen with Paul Nunn, Clive Rowland and Des Rubens from Scotland
This party, under Cohen and Nunn, had as objective a new route on Gasherbrum III (7,952m) by the SW ridge which they tackled from the upper coire between Gasherbrum IV and Gasherbrum Ill. After a bivo Read more
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British Masherbrum Karakoram Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 85/10
April - July 1985
Mike Searle with Tony Rex, Dana Coffield, David Mould, Owen Boyd, Brian Windley, Paul Hoffman, Rein Tirrull, Marc St One, Andy Starr and Attaul Haque
This Anglo-Canadian team had the double objective of combining geological work round the Concordia area of the Baltoro Glacier with a reconnaissance of the formidable N face of Masherbrum. The extent Read more
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British Bojohagur Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 84/03
June - August 1984
Anthony (Victor) Saunders with Philip Butler, Dr John English, Mick Fowler, Michael Morrison and Christopher Watts
This expedition found the approach march from Gilgit too long for an Alpine-style push. Base Camp was low at 3,300m. Though they climbed another 3,500m (to 6,800m), it would have taken at least 2 more Read more