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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.

149 Expeditions found

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Reaching the Roof - Ski Tajikistan

Central Asia
Ref: 14/02
April - May 2014
Susanna Walker, Phillip Mark Thomas, Richard Jones, and Tom Coney
Objectives were to climb and ski unexplored peaks of 5000-6000m in the Vanj Range in Pamirs. From Dushanbe travel to Poi Mazor was by 4×4, and from there to the RGS Glacier by Russian military lorry. Read more
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Scottish-South African Wakhan 2013

Central Asia
Ref: 13/25
July - August 2013
Alan Halewood and Richard Parker from UK plus Richmond MacIntyre from South Africa
Until fairly recently, the Little Pamir range of the Wakhan Corridor lay within a restricted area, and hence Qara Jilga (6094m) (aka Qara Jeelga), remained as one of the last unclimbed 6000m peaks in Read more
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Anglo-New Zealand Djangart 2013

Central Asia
Ref: 13/27
August 2013
Tom Bell with Timothy Elson, Max Folkett, Reg Measures, Hugh Thomas & Neil Thomas
This team (mainly from the Universities of Leeds & Sheffield) decided that in view of its relatively easy access and lack of bureaucracy, the Djangart Range would be a good choice for a first expe Read more
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British West Mustabbes 2013

Central Asia
Ref: 13/09
August - September 2013
Paul Josse with Steve Brown, Phil Morgan, & John Venier from UK plus Terje Lokken from Norway
Although British climbers have visited the Eastern Glacier of the Mustabbes river in the At Bashi range of Kyrgyzstan, the Western Glacier remains largely unexplored, so was an ideal location for this Read more
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‘The Silk Road’ Tajikistan 2013

Central Asia
Ref: 13/20
July - September 2013
Struan Chisholm with Leonard Horstmeyer, Max Jamilly, Sam Newmark, Calum Nicoll, & Theo Scott
After a 2-week drive from UK to Tajikistan, this team of university students started their walk-in to the mountains surrounding the Rog Valley, but when a rucksack containing a passport rolled down a Read more
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University of Bristol Djangart 2013

Central Asia
Ref: 13/21
July - August 2013
Ross Davidson with Harry Bloxham, George Cave, Clay Conlon, Al Docherty & Harry Kingston
The objective of this team was to explore the glaciated valleys in the Tien Shan that run into the Djangart valley, making first ascents of as many peaks as possible. Unfortunately just before leaving Read more
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Tien Shan

Central Asia
Ref: 12/07
August - September 2012
Conor Gilmour & Rónán Kernan (both Irish), Azwan Isa & Bradley Morrell (British) and Alek Zholobenko & Vladimir Zholobenko (British/Russian)
This multi-national team planned to climb new routes on peaks surrounding the little visited Dzhirnagaktu Glacier in the Western Kokshaal-too. They successfully climbed eleven routes, two of them bein Read more
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Altai

Central Asia
Ref: 12/22
August 2012
George Cave with Greg Annandale, Clay Conlon and Eleri Dawson
This team selected the South Chuyski Range of the Altai Mountains in southern Siberia as a more exploratory area for climbing than the Alps, in the hope of making first ascents or new routes on peaks Read more
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Wakhan Corridor

Central Asia
Ref: 12/15
July - August 2012
Pat Deavoll with Bill Byrch & Maryrose Fowlie
Following her success in the Wakhan in 2011, this very experienced leader was keen to return to climb some peaks from the Upper Qala Panja Glacier. In particular she hoped to climb the West face of Ra Read more
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Tien Shan

Central Asia
Ref: 12/16
July - August 2012
Dave Farrow with Michael Fordham, Matthew Graham, Bethan Gudgeon, Joe Hobbs, Doug Hull, Jo Smith and Tom Wright
This team of students looking for somewhere ‘more remote and exciting than the Alps’ selected the head of the Shamsi Tuyuk valley (close to the Ala-Archa area of the Kirgyz Ala-Too Range).as the desti Read more