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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.

1783 Expeditions found

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British Zemu Gap 2008

Himalaya – India
Ref: 08/01
March - April 2008
Colin Knowles, Adrian O’Connor & Jerzy Wieczorek
This exploratory trip to Sikkim, in the style of Shipman and Tilman, hoped to make the first south to north crossing of the Zemu Gap (c5850m) from Yoksum via Gochi La and then on to Green Lake and Lac Read more
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Welsh Central Torres del Paine

America – South
Ref: 07/24
March 2008
Mike "Twid" Turner, Bob Brewer, Geoff Hibbert & Peter Jones
Few expeditions can have undergone as many changes between conception and completion as this one. Following changes to leadership and three team members, the trip was postponed from late 2007 into 200 Read more
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British Sikkim 2007

Himalaya – India
Ref: 07/41
November 2007
Roger Payne & Julie-Ann Clyma
Persistence eventually paid off for this pair when they at last received permission to climb in north Sikkim, although not on Gurodongmar, at 6,7l5m the highest peak in the area and their hoped-for ob Read more
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British Yangmolong 2007

China and Tibet
Ref: 07/22A
October 2007
Dave Wynne-Jones, Steve Hunt, Dick Isherwood & Peter Rowat.
Yangmolong (6,066m) is one of the few remaining unclirnbed 6,000m peaks in Sichuan, and only appears to have had one previous 'official' attempt. To acclimatise, this team made the first ascent of an Read more
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Kanti Himal

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 07/02A
September - October 2007
Julian Freeman-Attwood, Nick Colton, Luke Hughes & Phil Wickens
When permission for his intended 'McMahon Line 2007 Expedition' (MEFRef 07/02) was withdrawn due to internal political problems less than a week before departure, with no alternative Tibetan peak offe Read more
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2007 Kharchakund

Himalaya – India
Ref: 07/40A
September - October 2007
Pat Deavoll, Bruce Normand, Paul and Shelley Hersey
Although Deavoll and Normand originally planned to make another attempt on Jankuth (6,805m) at the head of the Gangotri glacier, the Uttaranchal state government refused a permit. However, they were a Read more
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1997 British Bhagirathi lll

Himalaya – India
Ref: 97/30
August - September 2007
Steve Callen with Dave Birkett, John Dunne and Jason Pickles
Impossible Star on the W Face of Bhagirathi III, 6,454m, currently has 7 aid pitches, but this team hoped to be able to eliminate them, and thus climb the route 'free'. However, to have any hope of ac Read more
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Hispar

Pakistan
Ref: 07/28
August - September 2007
Peter Thompson
This trip was originally planned for a three-man team, but when both his companions withdrew prior to departure, the leader decided to attempt first ascents of peaks close to the Hispar glacier on his Read more
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Kalanka North Face 2007

Himalaya – India
Ref: 07/15
August - September 2007
Nick Bullock & Kenton Cool
Although several teams have tried to climb the north face of Kalanka (6,931m), so far only one, from Czechoslovakia, has been successful, and that was with the aid of fixed ropes. As the face is consi Read more
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New Zealand Himalaya Alpine Style

Himalaya – India
Ref: 07/12
August - October 2007
Brian Alder, Marty Beare, Kester Brown, Craig Jefferies & Adam Darragh
These climbers attempted two new routes on Changabang (6,864m) in the Kumaon Himalaya. Brown and Jefferies attempted the north face and Alder, Beare and Darragh the west ridge, both groups operating i Read more