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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 India

Caving in the Abode of the Clouds 2003

Himalaya – India
Ref: 03/13
February - March 2003
Simon Brooks with Annie Audsley, Nicola Bayley, Mark Brown, Tony Boycott, Pete Dowswell, Paul Edmunds, Roger Galloway, Martin Groves, Dan Harries, Andrew Harp, Tony Jarratt, Derek Pettiglio, Fraser Simpson, Jayne Stead and Fiona Ware from UK, plus seven cavers from Germany, one each from Austria and Switzerland and nine from the local Meghalaya Adventurers' Association
'Abode of the Clouds' is the literal translation of the Sanskrit word 'Meghalaya', the name of the 21st state of India. Although there had been previous caving expeditions to the state (including MEF Read more
Map of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia '03

America – South
Ref: 03/09
January - April 2003
Alun Hubbard with Tim Hall, Dave Hildes, Stuart Holmes, Hamish Millar, Grant Redvers, Davie Robinson and Martin Stuart
Continuing the Tilman sailing/climbing tradition, this team (with representatives from UK, NZ and Canada) sailed from Cape Horn with the intention of carrying out a programme of mountain exploration a Read more
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Maestri-Egger February Attempt

America – South
Ref: 03/05
January - Match 2003
Alan Mullin with Kevin Thaw
Whether or not Maestri and Egger actually climbed the North Face of Cerro Torre (3,128m) in 1959 is one of the big unsolved mysteries of the mountains. This was another expedition hoping to obtain pro Read more
Map of China

North Wales 'Great Walls of China' 2002

China and Tibet
Ref: 02/11
September - October 2002
Mike (Twid) Turner with Paul Donnithorne, Alun Richardson and Louise Thomas
Although the Qionglai Range of mountains in Sichuan Province lies in an easily accessible National Park much visited by local tourists, it has received little previous interest from mountaineers. This Read more
Map of India

Shark's Fin, British Meru Central

Himalaya – India
Ref: 02/43
September - October 2002
Jules Cartwright with Jon Bracey and Matt Dickinson
Although the East face of Meru Central, 6,350m, has now received its first ascent, the solo climber (Babanov from Omsk) avoided the central line on the Shark's Fin by sticking mainly to snow and mixed Read more
Map of India

British-Indian Suitilla

Himalaya – India
Ref: 02/13
September - October 2002
Graham Little with Jim Lowther from UK plus Ms Alka Sabharwal and Paramjit Singh from India
Suitilla ('Peak of Needles') has been described as 'one of the finest unclimbed peaks in the Kumaon, if not the whole of the Indian Himalaya'. It is located in a fairly remote restricted area, 15km fr Read more
Map of Russia

British Tyva 2002

Central Asia
Ref: 02/47
August 2002
Mel Penn with Linda Martin, Peter Martin, Allan Richardson, and Bill Thompson from UK plus many Russian cavers and supporters
There were three parts to this expedition making a return visit to the Ak­ dovurak region of Tyva (aka Tuva), a country the size of England and Wales in the Russian Federation between Siberia and Mong Read more
Map of Kyrgyzstan

Borkoldoy 2002

Central Asia
Ref: 02/44
August 2002
Stephen Saddler with Sharon Abbott, Jill Barrow, Wayne Gladwin and Mike Rosser
Borkoldoy Khrebet in the central southern area of Kyrgyzstan runs parallel with the Kokshaal-Too for 20km, but apart from a visit in 1994 by six Brits with some Russians, previous visits by western cl Read more
Map of Kyrgyzstan

Khrebet Kyokkiar 2002

Central Asia
Ref: 02/30
August - September 2002
David Gerrard with Karl Baker, John Cuthbert and Graham Sutton
An expedition to Kyrgyzstan in 2001 (MEF Ref 01/37) only scratched the surface as far as this leader was concerned, so he returned in 2002 to explore further, hoping to make a number of first ascents Read more
Map of China

Hong Meigui Yunnan 2002

China and Tibet
Ref: 02/48
August - October 2002
Ms Hilary Greaves with Richard Gerrish, Gavin Lowe and Paul Swire
Until 2001, there had been little interest in the caves of North Yunnan, but that year a reconnaissance expedition indicated an overall depth potential exceeding 4,000m - hence this return trip. At he Read more