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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.

1788 Expeditions found

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Anglo-Welsh Tien Shan

Central Asia
Ref: 95/42
July - August 1995
Tim Sparrow with Dave Fields, Geoff Thomas and Ed Walker
This team had hoped to make first (British) ascents of several peaks from the North Inylchek glacier but were beaten by a combination of weather, dangerous snow conditions and sickness. However, they Read more
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British Tien Shan

Central Asia
Ref: 95/29
July - August 1995
Rob Collister with John Cousins, Lisa Holliday and Alun Hughes
An approach to Kirov Peak (6,073m) from the south by way of the Terekty valley (thought never to have been visited by mountaineers) was changed to the Kayndy valley in the light of local advice. Howev Read more
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British Bezingi Glacier

Central Asia
Ref: 95/27
July - August 1995
Jose Luis Bermudez with Mark Gray
This was an attempt to complete the first Alpine-style traverse of the Central Caucasus mountains (graded Russian 6A or Alpine ED). After achieving the main summit of Dykh-Tau (5,198m) they turned its Read more
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UK Tien Shan Kaingdy Glacier '95

Central Asia
Ref: 95/25
July - August 1995
Paul Hudson with Ken Findlay, Stuart Gallagher, Ashley Hardwell, John Hudson, Philip Kendon, Ken Mosley, David Penlington, David Suddes and Graham Treacher
To witness a fatal accident through binoculars on the first day at base camp is hardly a good start to any expedition, but fortunately this mature team managed to put that behind them and get on with Read more
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Saga Chinese Tien Shan 1995

Central Asia
Ref: 95/13
July - September 1995
Mike Banks with Phil Gribbon, Joss Lynam, Paddy O'Leary and Barrie Page
This was the fourth Anglo-Irish expedition to be sponsored by Saga. The team carried out some exploratory mountaineering in the Bogda region of the Chinese Tien Shan (or 'Celestial Mountains'). Six Br Read more
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Anglo-American Bublimotin 1995

Pakistan
Ref: 95/47
July - August 1995
Roger 'Strappo' Hughes, Gavin Jordan and Dave Towse, with James Owen-Donnelly (USA).
Sandy Britain, who was to lead the expedition, had to withdraw before departure owing to injury. The remainder of the team hoped to complete a new route on the SE face of this 6,000m rock spire in Hun Read more
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British Shani 1995

Pakistan
Ref: 95/41
July - August 1995
Dr Jonathan Morgan with Martin Cooper, Stan Halstead and Nicholas Wallis
The NW face of Shani (5,885m) retained its invincible reputation with rockfall, loose rock and running water, so this team transferred its attention to the W ridge, Morgan and Halstead achieving the t Read more
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British Haramosh II 1995

Pakistan
Ref: 95/24
July - August 1995
Dave Wilkinson with Brian Davison, Paul Nunn, Geoff Tier and Colin Wells
Despite generally poor weather, all five team members reached the summit of this unclimbed 6,666m peak via its W face after some 2,000m of climbing at Alpine D standard. Sadly, during the descent, a s Read more
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British Nanga Parbat 1995

Pakistan
Ref: 95/17
July - August 1995
Doug Scott with Sandy Allan and Rick Allen from the UK, Wojciech Kurtyka from Poland and Andrew Lock from Australia
For his third attempt to traverse the Mazeno Ridge to the 8,124m summit, the leader of this team adopted a novel approach - bicycles! They covered 152km in this way, including a crossing of the 4,080m Read more
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Rupshu (Ladakh)

Himalaya – India
Ref: 95/31
July - August 1995
Mike Ratty with Anne Allcock, Nick Fellowes, John Lovett, John Shelley and Trevor Willis
This team had planned to explore a recently opened area of Ladakh, and make the first ascent of Thalda Kurmis (6,666m), but just before their departure they were informed that their permit had been re Read more