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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.

1802 Expeditions found

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Map of Kyrgyzstan

New Zealand Harturtay

Central Asia
Ref: 08/04
June - August 2008
Paul Hersey, Graham Zimmerman & Yewjin Tan
These strong technical climbers planned to make the first attempt on the steep west face of Harturtay (5,127m) in the Schurovkovo Valley in SW Kyrgyzstan. However, when they saw the face for themselve Read more
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UK-Canadian Distaghil Sar 2008

Pakistan
Ref: 08/19A
June - July 2008
Bruce Normand, Ben Cheek, Peter Thompson & Don Bowie
Distaghil Sar (7,883m) in the Hispar Range of Pakistan has had four previous ascents; this team hoped to make the first ascent of its north ridge. The one previous attempt on the ridge had been stoppe Read more
Map of Map of Hunza Nagar

Beka Brakkai Chhok 2008

Pakistan
Ref: 08/07
June - July 2008
Patricia Deavoll & Malcolm Bass
Beka Brakkai Chhok (6,940m) is a peak in the Batura range of North Pakistan. Having failed on it with a two-woman team in 2007 (MEF 07/16) New Zealander Deavoll returned for another attempt with Bass Read more
Map of India

Edinburgh Altitude Research 2008

Himalaya – India
Ref: 08/14A
June - July 2008
David Hall, Richard Benson, Richie Dargie, Nikki van Gemeren, Stewart Jackson, Nicky Salmon, Kirsty Steggles, David Veitch, Maddy Whitehouse & Rob Young
This group of medical students originally intended to carry out its research in Pakistan but transferred to India when the political situation in Pakistan became threatening. Their aim was to investig Read more
Map of Greenland

Greenland Renland 2008

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 08/25
June - July 2008
Nat Spring, Crispin Chatterton & Rob Grant
As with the expedition from Queens University Belfast (MEF 08/03) this was a follow-up to the West Lancashire Scouts Greenland Expedition 2007 (07/19) with the intention of extending the exploration o Read more
Map of Greenland

Queen’s University Belfast MC Greenland 2008

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 08/03
June 2008
Anthony Garvey, David Leonard, Fred Maddelena, Les Ross, Jonathon McCloy & James McKevitt
To some extent this expedition to Renland in East Greenland was a followup to the West Lancashire Scouts Expedition in 2007 (MEF 07/19). With Tangent Expeditions providing the transport etc, this team Read more
Map of Peru

Cordillera Blanca 2008

America – South
Ref: 08/18
June - August 2008
Tony Barton, Olly Metherell, Tom Chamberlain (part-time) & Jim Sykes (part-time)
This was a multi-part expedition to Peru, which started with a short acclimatisation trip to view objectives in the Quebrada Rajururi. They then embarked on a trip to the Nevado Pongos/Raria massif, b Read more
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Eagle Ski Club Ak-Shirak

Central Asia
Ref: 08/09A
April - May 2008
Dave Wynne-Jones, Derek Buckle, Jerry Seager, Mike Sharp & Robert West
After planning an expedition to the Kangri Garpo range of Tibet, this team was able to switch to an alternative venue in Kyrgyzstan when much of Tibet was closed early in 2008. The new plan was to mak Read more
Map of United States

Buckskin Glacier Take Two

America – North & Central
Ref: 08/10
April - May 2008
Jon Bracey & Matt Helliker
With only three big wall ‘aid’ routes on the east face of Bear Tooth (3207m), this pair of climbers hoped to establish another one up the central fault line or the continuous corner system on the left Read more
Map of India

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