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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.

1802 Expeditions found

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Map of Bolivia

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
Map of Peru

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
Map of Peru

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
Map of India

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
Map of Greenland

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
Map of Greenland

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
Map of United States

'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
Map of Canada

British Mount Kennedy NW Face 2004

America – North & Central
Ref: 04/34
May 2004
Rich Cross with Jon Bracey
Mt Kennedy (4,234m) is a beautiful mountain in the Yukon, with Himalayan sized walls and ridges. Although Jack Tackle and Jack Roberts attempted its 1,800m north-west face in 1995, they had to abort d Read more
Map of China

British Chomolhari 2004

China and Tibet
Ref: 04/40
April - May 2004
Julie-Ann Clyma with Roger Payne
Qomo Lhari (7,326m) in Yadong County, S Tibet (close to the Bhutan border) was first climbed in 1937 by F Spencer Chapman, but did not receive its second ascent until 1970 and its third in 1996. This Read more
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British West Sichuan

China and Tibet
Ref: 04/33
April - May 2004
Martin Scott with Geoff Cohen, Dick Isherwood and Bill Thurston
The objective of this team was Haizi Shan (5,833m) which lies in an area of West Sichuan not previously visited by British climbers and never officially attempted by anyone. From Chengdu, their approa Read more