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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.

1789 Expeditions found

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'A Slice of Ice' Kichatna Spires - Alaska 2005

America – North & Central
Ref: 05/13
March - April 2005
Stuart McAleese with Nick Bullock and Mike (Twid) Turner from Wales
This strong team hoped to make the first ascent of the west face couloir on Middle Triple Peak (2,693m) in the Kichatna Spires (aka Cathedral Peaks) where there is still much to be done. Unfortunately Read more
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South Georgia '05

America – South
Ref: 05/12
February - May 2005
Alun Hubbard with Tom Chamberlain, Alistair Gunn, Tim Hall, Dan Haywood and Rory Williams plus David Fasel from Switzerland
With a change of team, this was to some extent a continuation of 05/11, using Gambo to access South Georgia. The bad weather continued, with a pressure drop to 930mb causing 'unbelievable winds'. In 1 Read more
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Xtreme Everest Genotype Study

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 05/15
2005 Onwards
Dr Hugh Montgomery, Dr Mike Grocott & Dr Julian Thompson
This ongoing study, being carried out at the Centre for Aviation Space and Extreme Environmental Medicine (CASE), is integrally linked to the Caudwell Xtreme Everest Expedition, 07/01. It is intended Read more
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British South Georgia 2005

America – South
Ref: 05/01
January - February 2005
Julian Freeman-Attwood with Rich Haworth, Crag Jones and Skip Novak
After sailing 1,300km from Port Stanley to land at Larsen Harbour on Novak's yacht Pelagic, this team skied up the Philippi, and eventually onto the southern Spenceley Harmer glacier, to start a very Read more
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British Antarctic Peninsula 2005

Antarctic
Ref: 05/11
December 2004 - March 2005
Phil Wickens with Alan Geer, Alastair Gunn, Tim Hall, Alun Hubbard, Andy Kerr, and Colin Souness plus Nico L'Homme from France/Poland
This team sailed from S America on Alun Hubbard's yacht Gambo to Anvers Island, where they hoped to complete a traverse of Mt Francais (2825m) via its SE and NE ridges. A 1,000m new line on the SE fac Read more
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'Eigerwand of the Khumbu'

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 04/26A
October - November 2004
Rich Cross with Paul Ramsden
Although appearing to be a very steep 1,000m face (very similar to that of the Eigerwand) on a stand-alone 6,070m summit, strictly speaking this team's objective forms the gable end to the long NE rid Read more
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Teng Kangpoche North Face

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 04/22
October - November 2004
Nick Bullock with Nick Carter
'Officially' unclimbed, Teng Kangpoche (6,500m) had already been subject to an attempt by this leader in 2003, when he climbed a solo line, 'Love and Hate' on the NE face to the point where it joined Read more
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British Aguilera 2004

America – South
Ref: 04/17
October - November 2004
Dr. David Hillebrandt with Chris Smith
British explorers are nothing if not determined: ever since reading of an isolated peak on the Wilcox Peninsula of Chilean Patagonia spotted by Tilman in 1957, Hillebrandt has been hoping to make its Read more
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British Hispar Sar 2004

Pakistan
Ref: 04/14
September - October 2004
Simon Yates with Andy Parkin
Hispar Sar (6,400m) lies north of the Hispar glacier, and close to a very popular trekking route, so is relatively easy to access, yet remains unclimbed. This team attempted the steep Central Couloir Read more
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New Zealand Unclimbed China

China and Tibet
Ref: 04/11A
September - November 2004
Sean Waters with Jo Kippax
When this NZ pair arrived in Chengdu en route for the Nyenchentangla East region of Tibet, they found that all permits for Tibet had just been rescinded by the CTMA due to illegal climbing by several Read more