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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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Kyrgyz Djangart

Central Asia
Ref: 11/17
July - August 2011
Richard Tremellen with Alex Brighton (UK)
The Djangart region is a sub-range of the Tien Shan in Kyrgyzstan, midway between Inylchek Glacier and the Western Kokshaal-Too, and has a number of unclimbed peaks c 5000m. This team hoped to climb a Read more
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KCLAMC Sarychat/Fersmana 2011

Central Asia
Ref: 11/14
July - August 2011
Gareth Mottram with Charlie Evans and Edward Lemon (UK) plus Hannes Granberg from Sweden (SE)
This was a follow-up to an expedition in 2009 [reference 09/27] which was dropped off 25km short of the intended spot in the central part of the Western Kokshaal-too., and thus forced to waste valuabl Read more
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Foraker/Lacuna

America – North & Central
Ref: 11/23
May 2011
Graham Zimmerman (NZ/US) with Mark Allen (US)
This team planned an exploratory climbing trip in the Central Alaska Range. From the Kahiltna Base Camp, they skied 27 km up the previously unexplored North West Fork of the Lacuna Glacier (south of F Read more
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Cordillera Oriental

America – South
Ref: 11/16
May - June 2011
Matt Balmer with with Dan Fitzgerald and James Wake (UK)
Although first climbed in 1957, Huaguruncho Chico (c.5300m) apparently still awaits a second ascent, so this team hoped to achieve that by completing a route on its South Face previously attempted by Read more
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British Yukon Expedition 2011

America – North & Central
Ref: 11/12
May - June 2011
Glenn Wilks with Jonathon Wakefield (UK)
This 2-man team was making a return visit to the Yukon with the hope of exploring and making first ascents of peaks of 3000m to 4000m close to the confluence of the Walsh and Denis Glaciers. Unfortuna Read more
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Glacier Bay Climbing Expedition

America – North & Central
Ref: 11/20
April - May 2011
Dr Paul Knott (UK) with Vaughan Snowdon (NZ)
Mount Orville (3199m) is a fine looking peak rising from the Johns Hopkins Glacier, and although it was once climbed from the south, the climbers who made the ascent were killed while descending. This Read more
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Kyashar

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 11/11
April - May 2011
Andy Houseman and Nick Bullock (UK)
Kyashar (6769m) – previously known as Peak 43 – lies above the village of Tangnag in the Hinku Valley, and its summit was first reached in 2003 via the West Ridge and Face. In 2010, Houseman attempted Read more
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British Hayes Range

America – North & Central
Ref: 11/08
April - May 2011
Guy Wilson with Chris Johnson and Neil Warren (UK)
This team hoped to make the first ascent of the west ridge of Mount Hayes (4216m), the highest peak in the remote Eastern Alaska Range. However, when they arrived in the area and discussed their plans Read more
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British Far West Nepal

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 11/01
April - May 2011
Julian Freeman-Attwood with Nick Colton and Ed Douglas (UK)
The mountains of West Nepal are far less frequented than the rest of the country, but during visits in 2007 and 2009, Freeman-Attwood made a number of first ascents which alerted him to the tremendous Read more
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Solu Khumbu

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 11/09
March - May 2011
Ben Dare with Steven Fortune and Mike Rowe (NZ)
The prime objectives of this team were to climb new routes on the NE Face of Kyajo Ri (6186m) and the SW Face of Kusum Kanguru (6367m), both designated as ‘Trekking Peaks’, and hence subject to reduce Read more