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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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Anglo-Scottish Vilcanota

America – South
Ref: 04/32
July - August 2004
Dave Wilkinson with Geoff Cohen, Steve Kennedy and Des Rubens
Although this team experienced 'the best weather ever seen in big mountains' during the time they were in the area, their activities were largely dictated by an unseasonably heavy fall of snow that ha Read more
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NZ Ancohuma/llampu NE Cordillera Real

America – South
Ref: 04/29
July - August 2004
DR M. Erik Monasterio with Mike Brown
These NZ climbers planned to climb new routes on Ilampu (6,384m) and Ancohuma (6,427m), but due to 2004 being an extremely dry year in Bolivia, all the big 'mixed' walls were bare and exposed to rockf Read more
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Greenland Arctic Challenge 2004/2005

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 04/19A
June - October 2004
Rev Bob Shepton with Emily Brooks, Keith Geddes, Phil Ham, Nigel Harrison and Polly Murray, plus Jeremy Howarth and Tash Wright in support
Continuing his exploration of the coastal mountains of Greenland from the sea, this leader sailed his 10-metre sloop from Scotland, and initially anchored in the 24km long Kangerduarssugssuaq Fjord. F Read more
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University College London Quimsa Cruz, Bolivia 2004

America – South
Ref: 04/27
June - July 2004
Sarah Griffin with Jingwen Chen, Matthew Frear, Tim Moss, Ted Saunders and John Tomlinson
Although the southern part of the Cordillera Quimsa Cruz has become popular with climbers in recent years, information about their ascents is confused: several 'first ascents' may have been claimed fo Read more
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Blanca 2004

America – South
Ref: 04/16
June -July 2004
Tony Barton with Nick Carter, Mike Pescod and Owen Samuel
The Cordillera Blanca of Peru is one of the most popular areas of the Andes chain, but still offers scope for keen explorers. This team set out with several objectives in mind in the Quebradas Santa C Read more
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Chacraraju East

America – South
Ref: 04/09
June - July 2004
Nick Bullock initially with Al Powell, then with Adam Kovacs from Sweden
The original plan of this expedition was to make the first ascent of the E face of Chacraraju East (6,001m) in the Cordillera Blanca. However, on arriving in Peru, they learned that the route had alre Read more
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International Kalanka North Face

Himalaya – India
Ref: 04/21
May - June 2004
Sandy Allan with John Lyall from UK and Carlos Buhler from USA
Several previous attempts to climb the north face of Kalanka (6,931m) in the Garhwal Himalaya had failed, but with the previous experience of Buhler, this team was hopeful of success. Unfortunately th Read more
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Greenland White Sea

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 04/42
May - August 2004
Peter Watson with Tim Broad, Rob Jones, Stene Lodge, Ran Newton, Luke Priest and Stewart Wright
Following the example of Knox-Johnston and Bonington in 1991, some members of this team sailed a 10m steel cutter 'Elizabeth Victory' from Portsmouth to the E coast of Greenland, picking up the others Read more
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Rucksack Club Watkins Mountains, 2004

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 04/23
May - June 2004
Jim Hall with Bob Kerr, Ros Murray and Rae Pritchard
This was a smaller than usual 'club' expedition visiting the Watkins Mountains of East Greenland. Using the services of Tangent Expeditions to access the area, their aim was to climb the country's hig Read more
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'Free Knowledge'

America – North & Central
Ref: 04/44
May - June 2004
Ian Parnell with John Varco from USA
This team had two objectives in mind when they headed for Alaska: to make the first free ascent of 'The Knowledge' on the N buttess of Mt Hunter (4,437m), and then to climb a new route on the SE face Read more