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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.

1798 Expeditions found

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Talung North Pillar

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 12/24
October - December 2012
Gavin Pike with James Clapham and Dave Searle
The rarely climbed Talung (7349m) lies above the Yalung Glacier on the Sikkim border next to Kangchenjunga, and has a very obvious arrow-straight line up its North Pillar. This had been attempted by C Read more
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Gorakh Himal

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 12/08
September - October 2012
Julian Freeman-Attwood with Phil Bartlett, Nick Colton & Ed Douglas
The Gorakh Himal range lies in the far west of Nepal between the Changla Himal and the Kanta Himal, and close to the border with Tibet: partly due to the 9 day approach march it has had very few Briti Read more
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Chamlang

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 12/06
September - November 2012
Nick Bullock with Andy Houseman (UK)
This team hoped to make the first ascent of the 2000m North Face of Chamlang (7300m) from the secluded Hongu valley, situated a week’s trek from Lukla. The peak was known to have had at least four pre Read more
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Peak 41, Hongu Valley

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 12/21
September - November 2012
Rob Greenwood with Jack Geldard
Peak 41 (6654m) has had several known ascents but all have been from the south. In the hope of making the first ascent of the more remote and complex North face, this pair made the longer trek to the Read more
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Shiva

Himalaya – India
Ref: 12/11A
September - October 2012
Mick Fowler with Steve Burns, Ian Cartwright and Paul Ramsden
Shiva (6142m) is situated above the Pangi Valley of Himachal Pradesh, and had received several previous ascents via the long but relatively easy southwest flank, but the aim of this team was to make t Read more
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Kagbhusandi

Himalaya – India
Ref: 12/04A
September - October 2012
Dr Derek Buckle with Joanna Campbell, Mike Cocker, John Kentish, Paul Padman, Mike Pinney & Stuart Worsfold plus John Temple as a trekker.
The Kagbhusandi valley is located close to Joshimath and the Valley of Flowers in the Indian Garhwal. This team planned to explore the upper reaches of the Semartoli glacier, and make first ascents of Read more
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Charakusa

Himalaya – India
Ref: 12/23
August - September 2012
Jon Griffith with Will Sim
The Charakusa valley offers plenty of scope for new routes, and this team arrived in the area armed with a tick list. To acclimatise, they climbed the ‘British Route’ on Nayser Brakk (5200m) and then Read more
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Altai

Central Asia
Ref: 12/22
August 2012
George Cave with Greg Annandale, Clay Conlon and Eleri Dawson
This team selected the South Chuyski Range of the Altai Mountains in southern Siberia as a more exploratory area for climbing than the Alps, in the hope of making first ascents or new routes on peaks Read more
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East Greenland

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 12/19
August - September 2012
Matt Traver and Steve Beckwith (both from UK), Mike Royer (from USA) and Matt Bunn (from Australia)
This international team hoped to sail into Timmiarmiut Fjord, and make exploratory ascents of peaks in the area. Unfortunately, due to weather and sea conditions, they were unable to sail into Timmiar Read more
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Zanskar

Himalaya – India
Ref: 12/18A
July - August 2012
Dr Susan Jensen with Geoff Cohen, Bob Hamilton, Steve Kennedy, Andy Nisbet & Des Rubens plus Nancy Kennedy
Certain valleys in the Zanskar region of Ladakh have only recently been opened to foreign expeditions, so although the peaks were identified and numbered by Japanese trekkers in 2011, none had been cl Read more