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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.

1797 Expeditions found

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British Transhimalaya 1999

China and Tibet
Ref: 99/14
August - October 1999
Phil Bartlett, Lindsay Griffin, Harry Reeves and Pat Reeves plus Christian Beckwith from the USA
Another virtually untouched group of mountains in the central west of Tibet was discovered by Freeman-Attwood and Griffin during a reconnaissance in 1998: the Transhimalaya or Gangdise Range. The high Read more
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Wales Quimsa Cruz

America – South
Ref: 99/34
August 1999
Sue Savege with Roger Barton, Mark Bramidge, Jim Savege, Catrin Thomas and lain Wright
The northern valleys of the Cordillera Quimsa Cruz in Bolivia have been largely neglected until recently, so offer plenty of opportunities for exploration and first ascents. From an ABC at 4,420m belo Read more
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Pamirs '99

Central Asia
Ref: 99/46
July - August 1999
Paul Deegan with Dr Ryck Albertyn, Al Boardman, Elliott Forge, Simon Harris-Ward, Martin Hartley, Dan Haylock, Seb Mankelow, Julian Mitchell and Darren Tulley
The Zaalayskiy Khrebet range, lying at the eastern edge of the Pamir on the border of Kyrgyzstan with Tajikistan and China, was politically out of bounds from the late 1950s, so is little explored. Ho Read more
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Karavshin-Lailiak '99

Central Asia
Ref: 99/27
July - August 1999
lan Parnell with Anne Arran, John Arran and Mark Pretty
Parnell and Pretty travelled out in advance of the others, intending to spend a month climbing in the Lailiak area. After two weeks with little more than bouldering due to bad weather, they decided to Read more
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British Shel Chakpa 1999

Pakistan
Ref: 99/21
July - August 1999
Dave Wilkinson with Bill Church, Gus Morton and Stew Muir
Originally naming their expedition after the nearby village of Doko (in the Arandu valley south of the Biafo), on arrival in the vicinity this team found that the locals called their prominent 5,800m Read more
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UK Hindu Kush 1999 (Saraghrar)

Pakistan
Ref: 99/06
July - September 1999
Ken Findlay with Bob Addey, Pamela Caswell, Paul Hudson, Dave Wynne Jones, Brian Swales and Karl Zientek
Although attempted by five students from Oxford in 1958, Saraghrar (7,349m) was first climbed in 1959 by an Italian party approaching from the east. The present team hoped to make the first British as Read more
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Sangemarmar 1999

Pakistan
Ref: 99/05
July - August 1999
Allan Pilkington with Ned Blanchard, Mike Franklin and Tony Jinks from the UK plus Sam Palsmeier from the USA
This team hoped to make an alpine-style ascent of the unclimbed N Ridge of Sangemarmar (6,949m) in the Batura Mustagh: the peak's only official ascent was by a Japanese team in 1984, via the SW Ridge. Read more
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British Jomo Chu

China and Tibet
Ref: 99/11
July - August 1999
John Town with Derek Buckle, Gary Hill, Alyson Starling, John Whiteley and Richard Wojtasewski
In 1997 Town discovered a wealth of unclimbed 6,000m peaks in the Western Nyenchen Tanglha Range of Tibet. Unfortunately their return in 1999 coincided with a period of very poor weather with repeated Read more
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1999 British Schweizerland

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 99/24
July - August 1999
AI Powell with Andy Benson, Pete Benson, Kenton Cool, Andy MacNae and Richard Spillet
This team calculated that the most economical way to get to base camp on the 16th September Glacier was to use one helicopter to take most of the gear and some of the climbers, whilst the rest used bo Read more
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Scottish South Greenland 1999

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 99/16
July 1999
Malcolm Thorburn with Douglas Campbell
In 1997 this two-man team attemped a W-E traverse of Southern Greenland (97/15), but had to modify their plans due to bad pack ice. However, that trip served as a very useful reconnaissance, and in fa Read more