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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.

1795 Expeditions found

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Yukon 2005, Kluane Icefields

America – North & Central
Ref: 05/37
May - June 2005
Glenn Wilks with Jonathon Wakefield from Britain
In recent years, the Yukon has received considerably less attention from British climbers than Alaska but, as these men discovered, there are still rich pickings available. From a base camp on the Don Read more
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Yorkshire Tokosita Glacier 2005

America – North & Central
Ref: 05/29
May 2005
Andrew Saxby with Jago Trasler from Britain
Although the summit of Peak 3,512m above Central Alaska's Tokosita glacier had been attempted by several climbers over the years, all had failed. Bad weather delayed this team's flight to the Mount Hu Read more
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British Ruth Gorge 2005

America – North & Central
Ref: 05/23
May 2005
Tom Spreyer with Mark Walker
Mount Wake (2,755m) and London Bridge (2,250m) are peaks facing one another across the Ruth gorge, and generally offer good scope for mixed routes. However, unseasonably warm and unsettled weather had Read more
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British Sikkim 2005

Himalaya – India
Ref: 05/49
March - April 2005
Julie-Ann Clyma with Roger Payne plus Kunzang Gyatso Bhutia and Sagar Rai from the Sikkim Amateur Mountaineering Association
Although the fact that Sikkim has borders with Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan means that all visitors have to obtain an 'inner line' permit, this is not difficult, and the authorities have recently designate Read more
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Tepui 2005

America – South
Ref: 05/43
March - April 2005
John Arran with Anne Arran, Miles Gibson and Ben Heason from UK, Alex Klenov from Kazakhstan and Ivan Calderón and Alfredo Rangel from Venezuela
Following their success two years earlier [MEF 03/27] the Arrans returned to Venezuela with an augmented team hoping for similar results in 2005. Unfortunately they found that access to other unclimbe Read more
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Rio Turbio, Lost Valley of the Andes

America – South
Ref: 05/05
March - April 2005
Leo Houlding with Jessica Corrie and Kevin Thaw from UK plus Vicente Banate and Tommy Hienrich from Argentina and Mark Karhl and Tom Koiesk from the USA
Despite the presence of big granite crags, the Rio Turbo valley in Argentina's Lago Puelo National Park (close to the Chilean border) had not previously been visited by British climbers. Unusually hea Read more
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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