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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 Arwa 1999

Himalaya – India
Ref: 99/19
April - May 1999
Mick Fowler with Kenton Cool, Crag Jones and Steve Sustad
Recent photographs by Harish Kapadia indicated tremendous potential for hard rock climbing on the unclimbed Arwa Tower (6,352m) and Arwa Spire (6,193m) in Garhwal, N of Badrinath, close to the Chirres Read more
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British Alaska Alpine Fest

America – North & Central
Ref: 99/12
April - May 1999
Dave Wills with Dan Donovan
This pair planned to make the first ascent of the N Face of Thunder Mountain, 3,328m, and the first ascent of the W Buttress of Mt Hunter, 4,442m. However, on the former, they were forced to retreat f Read more
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Low's Gully Big Wall 1999

East Asia
Ref: 99/07
March - April 1999
Steve Long with Chris Parkin, Paul Platt, Paul Rafferty, Charles Stead and Dave Turnbull
During his descent of Low's Gully on Kinabalu, 4101m, in 1998, this leader decided that the 1,000m east-facing wall offered scope for the fIrst 'big wall' route in Malaysia. However, the so-called 'dr Read more
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Vietnam 1999

East Asia
Ref: 99/01
March - April 1999
Howard Limbert with Anette Becher, Simon Davies, Martin Holroyd, Paul Ibberson, Calin Limbert, Debora Limbert, Fiona MacKay, Peter MacNab, Steve Milner, Mick Nunwick, Pete O'Neill, Geraldine Palmer and John Palmer
This was a continuation of the exploration of the caves of Vietnam that commenced in 1990. Working with local speleologists from Hanoi University, the team visited two separate provinces, Cao Bang and Read more
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Fitzroy West Face

America – South
Ref: 99/10
December 1998
Andy Cave with Dave Hesleden
In recent years there have been a number of attempts to add to the single route to the summit of Fitzroy, 3,408m, via its W Face. This duo hoped to complete the line started by a Czech team in 1982, b Read more
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Hielo Norte 1998

America – South
Ref: 98/49
November 1998 - January 1999
Alun Hubbard with Nigel Topping, plus Paolo Cavagnetto and Lorenzo Nettuno from Italy
This team made a 200Km north-south ski traverse across the Hielo Campo Norte (Chile) from Laguna San Rafael and its spectacular calving glacier and exiting via the Baker Channel where they were to be Read more
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Trans Himalayan River

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 98/24
October - November 1998
Dr Richard Johnson with Ian Bartlett and John Law plus Gokal Nakarmi and Gauri Ranna from Nepal
This expedition aimed to undertake the first 'benchmark' survey of the Himalayan environment by following the Arun River from the Tibetan plateau to the edge of the Ganges plain. However, the crossing Read more
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Cumbria & North Yorks Karakoram 1998

Pakistan
Ref: 98/26
September - October 1998
Dave Kay with Steve Broadhurst, James Kay, Caroline van der Velde, John Williamson and Mike Wright
Chari Khand (5,886m) is a complex peak at the end of the Naltar Valley near Gilgit, possibly climbed once before by the Pakistan army. A few days after this team's arrival at base camp, their cook/gua Read more
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British Sepu Kangri 1998

China and Tibet
Ref: 98/44
August - October 1998
Chris Bonington with Graham Little, Scott Muir, Elliot Robertson and Victor Saunders plus Martin Belderson, Dr Charles Clarke, Greig Cubitt, Jim Curran and Rob Franklin as support/film crew
Before the main body of this expedition attempted the principal objective of making the first ascent of Sepu Kangri, 6,956m, in the eastern Nyenchen Tanglha (sometimes known as Nyangla-Qen-Tangla Shan Read more
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Kangchenjunga Medical 1998

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 98/47
August - November 1998
Dr Simon Currin with a scientillc team consisting of Dr David Collier, Dr Andy Pollard, Dr Jim Milledge, 12 research project leaders and a large party of trekkers, plus a climbing team led by Chris Comerie with Ian Arnold, Mark Bryan, Gordon Dalgarno, Chris Howarth, Ian Miller & David Turton
This was a follow-up to the British Mount Everest Medical Expedition (94/01) which put two climbers on the summit and collected a wealth of medical data, as well as determining the best way of disposi Read more