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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.

1800 Expeditions found

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British Mount Dickey

America – North & Central
Ref: 04/25
April - May 2004
Guy Willett with Owen Samuel
This team planned a new 'laser-line' 1,600m route on the E face of Mount Dickey (2,909m) in the Ruth Gorge of Central Alaska to the right of 'Blood from a Stone', as well as 'scoping' other new route Read more
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'Dusk till Dawn' Alaska Kichatna 04

America – North & Central
Ref: 04/10
April - May 2004
Stuart McAleese with Dai Lampard and Mike 'Twid' Turner
Middle Triple Peak (2,693m) in the remote Kichatna Spires area (aka Cathedral Spires) has only been climbed a few times, and this team hoped to make the first ascent of its SE pillar as the start of a Read more
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Gongga East 2004

China and Tibet
Ref: 04/13A
March - May 2004
Angela Benham with Chris Drinkwater, Titch Kavanagh and Andrew Phillips
In April 2004 four UK-based climbers undertook an exploration of the Nan Men Guan Valley in the Daxue Shan mountains, six hours’ drive along good roads, south west of Chengdu, Sichuan, western China.  Read more
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British Bradley 2004

America – North & Central
Ref: 04/30
March - April 2004
Sam Chinnery with Andy Sharpe
The south face of Mt Bradley (2,775m) is very steep granite rising from the Ruth glacier. So far, the only winter route on it is 'The Gift' put up by Mark Twight in March 1998 - acknowledged as one of Read more
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Huanjiang

China and Tibet
Ref: 04/08
February - March 2004
Ged Campion with Dave Appleing, Bruce Bensley, Stewart Muir, Ernie Shield and Dave Williams, plus a number of Chinese scientists/cavers
The original intention of this caving expedition to Guangxi Province (SW China), was to explore caves in Huanjiang, but unfortunately this area did not live up to expectations. They therefore moved - Read more
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Return to Cerro Torre Feb 2004

America – South
Ref: 04/06
February - March 2004
Leo Houlding with Kevin Thaw plus Cedar Wright from USA
Whether Maestri and Egger did climb Cerro Torre (3,102m) in 1959 is a question that continues to haunt climbers, and this was yet another team hoping to find the answer. However, with warmer than usua Read more
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British Western Hajar Traverse 2003/4

Middle East
Ref: 04/07
December 2003 - January 2004
Geoff Hornby with Susie Sammut, Mark Turnbull and David Wallis
Although small groups of British enthusiasts have been visiting the mountains of Oman since Sir Wilfred Thesiger's journeys in 1947, this was the first application for support submitted to the MEF. En Read more
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'Four Go Free' Fitzroy E Face

America – South
Ref: 04/02
November 2003 - January 2004
Mike 'Twid' Turner with Steve Mayer, Stuart McAleese and Louise Thomas
Despite previous experience of Patagonian weather, this team of stalwarts returned hoping to make the first ascent of a 1,300m free climb on the massive east face of Cerro Fitzroy (3,405m), which they Read more
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Khumbu 2003 Alpine Style

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 03/31
November - December 2003
Nick Bullock with Jules Cartwright and Al Powell
Because of the bureaucracy involved with expeditions to higher peaks, this team selected new routes on so-called 'trekking peaks' as their objectives, the first being the NW face of Teng Kangpoche (c6 Read more
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British Aguilera 2003

America – South
Ref: 03/03
October - November 2003
Dr David Hillebrandt with Nick Banks, Allan Richards and Chris Smith
Cerro Aguilera (c2,438m) is an isolated unclimbed peak on the western edge of the South Patagonia ice cap and a much desired objective for those oblivious to the local weather. Two previous expedition Read more