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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.

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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
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Benerat 2000 (Caving)

East Asia
Ref: 00/39
November 2000
Dick Willis with Tim Allen, Colin Boothroyd, Andy Eavis, Pam Fogg, Tim Fogg, Pete Hall, Martin Holroyd, Pete O'Neil and Tony White plus three local cavers
This was the tenth in a series ofjoint Anglo-Sarawak caving expeditions to Mulu National Park. New discoveries in Cobweb Cave in Gunong Benerat extended the mapped length from 15.1 km to 26.7 km, maki Read more
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British Arwa Spires

Himalaya – India
Ref: 00/18
October 2000
Al Powell with Andy Benson, Pete Benson, Kenton Cool, Ian Parnell and Dave Wills
In 1999, an expedition (99/19, reported in AJ105) to the Arwa area of the Garhwal succeeded in climbing the Tower but failed on the Spire, 6,193m. Using knowledge gained on that earlier trip by Kenton Read more
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British 2000 Western Patagonia

America – South
Ref: 00/7A
October - November 2000
Dr David Hillebrandt with Nick Banks, Coos Smith and Niall Washington-Jones
Despite previous experience of the horrendous Patagonia weather, this team must have short memories, as they keep going back. Their original objective, La Dama Blanca, the highest peak in the Cordille Read more
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Guangxi Caves 2000

China and Tibet
Ref: 00/38
September - October 2000
Ged Campion with Bruce Bensley, Pascale Battazi, Arthur Clarke, Alan Fletcher, Wiliam Hawkins, Harry Lomas, Stewart Muir, Anthony Penny, Shaun Penny, Mike Pitt, Alister Renton, John Riley, Graham Salmon, Arthur Salmon and John Whalley
A reconnaissance trip to the Lingyun area of Guangxi Province by members of the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club in 1998 indicated potential for much undiscovered cave passage, so this was a return visit to s Read more
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Parbati South West Ridge

Himalaya – India
Ref: 00/25
August - September 2000
Olly Sanders with Martin Chester and Iain Peter
At least three previous expeditions have attempted the SW Ridge of Parbati South (aka Pt. 6128) in the Kullu without success. This team researched the 800m route carefully and felt that - given reason Read more
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Cymru/Bolivia Quimsa Cruz 2000

America – South
Ref: 00/27
August 2000
Mike Rosser with Sharon Abbott, Brian Cummins, Wayne Gladwin, John James and Paul Westwood
This team succeeded in putting up 10 new rock routes (50 to 200m and 4B to 5C) on Cerro Taruca Umana, 4,900m, and making first ascents of three peaks, c.5,000m, in the Cerro Achuma range. Their plans Read more