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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.

1784 Expeditions found

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Eastern Buttress of Mount Hunter

America – North & Central
Ref: 01/04
May 2001
Malcolm Bass with Paul Figg
Although there are two buttresses on the eastern face of Mount Hunter, prior to the arrival of this duo there was only one route, the Diamond Arete. The ground to the left of this is lethal, but start Read more
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Greenland Winter

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 01/16
April 2001
Alun Powell with Jon Bracey, 'Stan' (Charles) Halstead and Dr Jon Morgan
No-one was known to have previously visited the Schweizerland area in winter, so this team was uncertain what conditions would be experienced. In fact, the weather was very unstable with 5 storms and Read more
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Siruanch Glacier 2001

Himalaya – India
Ref: 01/57
April - May 2001
Colin Knowles with Roland Arnison, Angela Benham, Chris Drinkwater, Titch Kavanagh and Andy Phillips as climbers plus Christine Smart as BC Support
The initial objective of this expedition was to make the first ascent of Tirsuli West, 7,035m, at the head of the Siruanch Glacier in the Kumaon, but reconnaissance failed to reveal a safe route on th Read more
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APEX Bolivia 2001

America – South
Ref: 01/05
March - April 2001
Kenny Baillie with Matthew Bates, Roland Partridge, Martin Schnopp, Alistair Simpson and Roger Thompson plus Dr Andy Sutherland, 20 heroic 'volunteers' and a BBC 'Tomorrow's World' film crew
After four days in La Paz at 3,600m, this team travelled by bus to the Chacaltaya fixed laboratory at 5,200m which offered an ideal venue for five Edinburgh University medical students to investigate Read more
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Vietnam 2001

East Asia
Ref: 01/10
March - April 2001
Howard Limbert with Martin Colledge, Martin Holroyd, Paul Ibberson, Nick Jones, Debora Limbert, Peter Macnab, Mick Nunwick, Duncan Morrison, John Palrner and Trevor Wailes
This was the seventh caving expedition organised in conjunction with Hanoi University, with two of the provinces- Cao Bang and Quang Binh being revisited. 22.5 km of mostly river cave passage was expl Read more
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British Kantega S Ridge Integral

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 01/21
March - April 2001
Mick Fowler with Paul Ramsden
Having been refused a permit for the unclimbed Peak 43 (aka Kyashar), 6,769m, in the Khumbu area NE of Lukla, this pair applied for, and received, one for the ridge which includes the peak. Unfortunat Read more
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British Darwin Range 2001

America – South
Ref: 01/08
February - March 2001
Simon Yates with Andy Parkin, plus Celia Bull, Elaine Bull and Jane Yates in support.
Owing to difficult access, poor maps and appalling weather, there have been few expeditions to the Cordillera Darwin range of mountains in Chilean Tierra del Fuego. This team sailed from Ushuaia in so Read more
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Huautla/Cheve Cave Diving

America – North & Central
Ref: 01/11
February - April 2001
Jason Mallinson with Charles Brickley, Greg Home, Bev Shade, Rick Stanton and Bill Stone from UK and Soriano Antonio Jose and Gustavo Vela from Mexico
Previous exploration of the submerged cave passages in the Santo Domingo canyon area of Central Mexico indicated the potential for a world record height difference between sink and resurgence. With th Read more
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South Tower of Paine 2001

America – South
Ref: 01/07
December 2000 - January 2001
Mike 'Twid' Turner with Louise Thomas
The South Tower of Paine (the highest at c.2,500m) has not yet received an ascent by a British climber, and its East Face has never been climbed at all, so with pitifully short memories of what Patago Read more
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Cochamó Big Wall & Alpine

America – South
Ref: 01/03
December 2000 - January 2001
Dr Lucy Regan with Dr Brian Bigger and James Marshall
It is unusual to aim for two contrasting climbs during the same expedition, but that was the aim of this team, two members of which had already achieved some impressive big-wall climbing in Peru and C Read more