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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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Cumbria East Greenland 1998

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 98/21
July - August 1998
Steve Brailey with Pete Dawson, Ian Cousins, Chris Cookson, Colin Dulson, Jeff Haslam, Gwyn Lewis, Keith Miller and Dave Wilson
The western end of the Lemon Mountains is rarely visited, so offers good opportunities for exploration and first ascents. From a base camp at 960m at the junction of the Cocker and Frederiksborg glaci Read more
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British Kangerdlugssuaq 1998

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 98/18
July - August 1998
Phil Bartlett with Brian Davison, Ken Findlay, Helen Geddes, John Hudson, Pete Nelson, Graham Robinson and Dave Wilkinson
The leader of this team had visited the east coast of Greenland in 1990 and 1992, and the present expedition was to the gap between areas previously visited. The declared intention was 'to explore the Read more
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British Greenland

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 98/12
July 1998
Tony Penning with Ian Parsons plus Bob Honey as BC support
This was a lightweight expedition to the increasingly popular Tasermiut Fjord area of Southern Greenland, inhabited by Vikings 1,000 years ago. Like them, this team sailed into the area, but at a rath Read more
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Rignys Bjerg Mountains 1998

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 98/40
June - July 1998
Mark Bailey with Sean Franks, Ruth Love and Simon Love
The Rignys Bjerg area of East Greenland has rarely been visited by modern expeditions, so offered plenty of scope for exploration and first ascents. Using H D Nordic skis, and one pulk between two peo Read more
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1998 Scottish Savoia Kangri

Pakistan
Ref: 98/42
June - August 1998
Ruaridh Pringle with Nick Bullock, Jules Cartwright, Jamie Fisher, Alan Swann and Paul Schweizer plus Ewan Pringle in support
Although located in the popular Baltoro area, Savoia Kangri (7,286m) apparently remains unclimbed: this team hoped to make the first ascent by a previously unattempted route on its SE face. With climb Read more
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Irish K2

Pakistan
Ref: 98/17
June - August 1998
Calvin Torrans with Eddie Cooper, Martin Dales, Paul Dunlop and lan Rea
This team planned to start by climbing Broad Peak (8,047m), both as an objective in its own right and to assist in acclimatisation, before attempting the Abruzzi Ridge on K2 (8,611m). Cooper was succe Read more
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1998 British Distaghil Sar N Face

Pakistan
Ref: 98/14
June - July 1998
Jonathan Pratt with Dr Andrew Collins
During a recce in 1997 this team picked out what appeared to be a feasible route on the unclimbed North Face of Distaghil Sar, 7,885m, in Hunza: this was their attempt to climb it. Unfortunately, they Read more
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British Army Kang Yissay

Himalaya – India
Ref: 98/13
June - July 1998
Major Duncan Penry with Craig Currie, Andy Holman, Rhys Jones, Reg Marshall, Rob Smythe and lan Weatherstone, plus Chris Van Spall in support
The main aim of this team from the Army Intelligence Corps was to make the first ascent of the NE Ridge of Kang Yissay I, 6,400m, in Ladakh. From a camp at 5,800m, a steep ascent (AD) took them onto t Read more
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Durham University Svalbard 98

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 98/34
June - August 1998
Iqbal Hamiduddin with Eleanor Haresign, Joe Langham and Rob Schindler plus Liv Stormhyr from Norway
This was a scientific expedition undertaking a multifaceted study of the characteristics and long-term behaviour of two surge-type glaciers in Reindalen, Central Spitsbergen. A further study of iceflo Read more
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Greenland 1998 - In the Steps of Tilman

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 98/29
June - September 1998
Rev Bob Shepton with Steve Marshall, Brian Newham and Annie Wilson plus Danuska Rycerz from Poland
Before he was lost at sea in 1977, Bill Tilman had proved the practicality of combining climbing with sailing, particularly in Greenland. Following the same pattern, this team sailed - two for the fir Read more