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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 Chile

Welsh Western Patagonia 2005

America – South
Ref: 05/41
September - November 2005
Chris Smith with Steve Hartland and David Hillebrandt
These stalwarts with short memories returned to Patagonia in the hope of at last making the first ascent of Cerro Aguilera (2,500m). During some of their previous attempts they had not even set foot o Read more
Map of United States

British Buckskin 2005

America – North & Central
Ref: 05/08
September - October 2005
Paul Ramsden with Rich Cross from Britain
It is well known that the weather can have a major effect on mountain areas. Hence this team was unable to land on the Buckskin glacier due to poor surface conditions (unbridged crevasses covered by p Read more
Map of Canada

Scottish Pantheon Range

America – North & Central
Ref: 05/28
August 2005
Simon Richardson with Mark Robson
The main objective of this team was to make the first ascent of the 600m NW pillar of Athena Tower on Mount Zeus (2,959m) - described as the 'Bonatti Pillar' of the Pantheon Coastal Range (British Col Read more
Map of Mongolia

Cambridge University Mongolia 2005

Central Asia
Ref: 05/32
July - August 2005
Alan Dickinson with Tom Lambert
The best laid plans oft go awry, especially when conditions on the ground fail to match their appearance on maps and satellite photographs. When this duo eventually reached Monhh Khiarhan (4,202m) (Mo Read more
Map of Kyrgyzstan

Grand Poohbah

Central Asia
Ref: 05/18
July - August 2005
Paul Knott with Grant Piper and Graham Rowbotham
Maintaining his reputation for visiting remote mountain areas, this year Paul Knott chose the Fersmana glacier basin in the central region of Western Kokshaal-Too. The aim of his team was to explore a Read more
Map of Kyrgyzstan

2005 Ak-Su 'Free and Clean'

Central Asia
Ref: 05/02
July - August 2005
Mark Pretty with David Pickford, Ian Parnell and Sam Whittaker
Since access to the eastern bloc countries is now so much easier, the granite spires above the Ak-Su main and subsidiary valleys of Kyrgyzstan have become a popular destination for technical rock-clim Read more
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International UIi Biaho 2005

Pakistan
Ref: 05/35
July - August 2005
Jay Piggott and Jonathan Clearwater from NZ, Jeremy Frimer from Canada and Samuel Johnson from USA
This team hoped to make the first ascent of the stunning 2,000m line on the NE buttress of Uli Biaho (6,109m) in pure alpine style: however, on arrival at its foot they realised why it remained unclim Read more
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British Kero Lungma 2005

Pakistan
Ref: 05/31A
July - August 2005
Peter Holden with Bill Church and Colin Morton from Britain
This trip was originally proposed by Dave Wilkinson, but he was unable to participate owing to a climbing injury incurred beforehand. The intention was to return to the Kero-Lungma glacier (visited by Read more
Map of China

Hong Meigui Yunnan 2005

China and Tibet
Ref: 05/51
July - August 2005
Richard Bayfield with Maxine Bateman, James Bruton, Louise Dugan, Simon Froude, Katie Froude, Ruth Kerry, Martell Linsdell, Alys Mendus, Hugh Penney, Ben Stephens, Jon Wichett and Steve Whitlock plus local contact Liu Hong
This was a follow-up to recent expeditions [including MEF 03/49 & 04/54] to the Zhongdian limestone plateau at 4,300m in Yunnan Province which seemed to indicate massive caving potential. In parti Read more
Map of China

Imperial College Shar Kangsum 2005

China and Tibet
Ref: 05/25
July - August 2005
Daniel Carrick with Naomi Bessey, Ben Gready and Joe Johnstone
There are about 15 peaks above 6,000m in the Shar Kangsum range of Tibet, and this University expedition planned to explore and make first (official) ascents of as many of them as possible. Although t Read more