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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.

1797 Expeditions found

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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
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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
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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
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British KangerdIugssuaq 2005

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 05/47
July - August 2005
Peter Whyley with Carole Feldman, Paul Hawksworth and Cath Walton
This group of teachers used Tangent Expeditions to access the region to the south of the Hutchinson glacier in order to explore and reach the summit of as many unclimbed peaks as possible in the time Read more
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KMC Tórnârssuk Expedition

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 05/26
July - August 2005
Dave Bone with Marylise Dufaux, Dan O'Brien, Carl Pulley and David Whittingham
Tórnârssuk Island is uninhabited and lies off SW Greenland to the west of Pamiagdluk, an island visited by a Karabiner MC expedition in 2004 [MEF 04/20]. This team planned to explore and establish new Read more
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Rondoy West Face 2005

America – South
Ref: 05/46
July - August 2005
Gareth Hughes with Tim Darlow, Myles English and Oliver Metherell from UK and Robin Deplante from France
For the leader this was a return to an area that he had visited 12 months earlier as a member of lain Rudkin's expedition [MEF 04/37]. Their prime objective was a new route up the obvious ice funnel o Read more
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University of Bristol 2005 Tajikistan

Central Asia
Ref: 05/33
June - July 2005
Simon Spencer-Jones with Ed Bailey, James Byrne, Ian Hatcher, Rob Lavin, Amy Marshall, Stevo Nicholls and Sam Smith
This team of past and present students of Bristol University with varied experience planned to explore the southern end of the 70-80km long Fedchenko glacier in the High Pamirs. Climbing in groups of Read more
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CUMC Centenary Kangerdlugssuaq 2005

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 05/10
June - July 2005
James Sample with Alex Cowan, Matt Harding, Ali Ingleby, Leah Jackson-Blake, Jenny Marshall, Mike Moss and Tom Stedall
Bad weather delayed this team's arrival in Greenland and then kept them tent-bound for three days 60km short of their intended landing area. However, once the weather improved, they made the first asc Read more