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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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LOSTMELT

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 25/09
April - May 2025
Katie Miles, Ann Rowan, George Young, Duncan Quincey and Bryn Hubbard, with assistance from Matt Peacey and Sunil Oulkar
Thie scientific expedition set out to assess whether meltwater is 'lost' from the hydrological system of the Khumbu Glacier, whether this 'lost' meltwater re-emerges downstream and how this 'lost' mel Read more
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Understanding Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) Hazard Evolution in Lunana, Bhutan

Himalaya - Bhutan
Ref: 25/21
May - June 2025
Sonam Rinzin and Alex Hyde
The pair used a multi-beam echo sounder drone boat from Newcastle University to assess the bathymetry of Thorthormi lake. Launching from two locations at both ends of Thorthormi lake, they covered 15 Read more
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Project Together 2025

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 25/02
March 2025
Prakash Gurung, Pur Bahadur 'Yukta' Gurung and Sandesh Sherpa, with three local porters
This team of three aimed to make the first ascent of Khayang Peak, a 6,186m peak in Nepal’s Manaslu region, via an alpine-style ascent of the mountain's southwest face. After establishing a base camp Read more
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Hidden British Cochamó Expedition 2024

America – South
Ref: 24/31
November - December 2024
Mike 'Twid' Turner and Kevin Kilroy
Having been forced to abandon their initial objective of establishing a new big-wall line on El Monstruo (1593m) due to severe November weather making the approach too dangerous, this team switched th Read more
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Granada Plateau 2024

America – South
Ref: 24/25
August - September 2024
Pete Talling, José Antonio De Pomar Cáceres, Jean Yves Bigot, Martin Holroyd, Andreas Klocker, José Antonio De Pomar Cáceres, Jean Yves Bigot, Steve (Jock) Read, Steve McCullagh, Axel Hack, Julien Jeannin, Gareth Davies, Rene Haemers, Fleur Loveridge, Chris Jones, Hannah Moulton, Aileen Brown, Roisin Lynsey, Petie Barry, Brian MacCoitir, Tony Seddon, Jules Carter, Paul McCarron, Rafa Gueit and Florian Martin
Following a successful expedition in 2023 which identified the region's significant potential for extremely deep sinks, this large team travelled to the Granada plateau in 2024 with plans to explore t Read more
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Footsteps 55

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 24/01
April - May 2024
Emma Holgate, Pauline Sanderson, Lucy Dowland and Sarah Crowsley
This expedition chose to visit the Jugal Himal in recognition of the Ladies' Scottish Expedition of 1955, the first all-women expedition team to visit the Himalaya. Settling on an unclimbed peak of c6 Read more
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Rolwaling Climbing Trip

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 24/23
12 October - 14 November 2024
Connor Holdsworth, Dave Sharpe, Nathan White and Jack Morris
Due to sickness, the party acclimatised separately with two teams of two both reaching the summit of Parchermo (6187m). Despite having their tent raided by ravens, White and Morris, after patching the Read more
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Alpine Club Panmah Expedition 2024

Pakistan
Ref: 24/26
September - October 2024
Tom Davis-Merry, Leo Kesner and Felix Dowidar-Jackson
From Askole, this team spent five days travelling to a base camp on the northern flank of the Chiring Glacier, arriving on 18 September. From here, Dowidar-Jackson and Karim Hayat scouted the North Ch Read more
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Chiling II 2024 North Face Expedition

Himalaya – India
Ref: 24/10
September - October 2024
Chris Wright (UK/US) and Michael Hutchins (US)
The expedition arrived in India on 12 September, established base camp in the Lalung Valley on 20 September, and an advanced base camp the following day. On 23 September, Wright and Hutchins climbed C Read more
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Scot-Slovak South Greenland Expedition 2024

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 24/27
July - August 2024
Tim Miller, Callum Johnson, Simon Smith and Michaela Izakovičová
This international party established two new lines on Maujit Qaqarssuasia (1560m), commonly referred to as 'The Thumbnail'. The first, Mussels for Tea, Packrafts in the Sea (1350m, E6 6b (7b)) on the Read more