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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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Angmagssalik Expedition 2022

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 22/35
July - August 2022
Will Rowland, Mike Bauermeister, Noel Williams and Simon Tietjen
This expedition’s initial objective was to complete a 25km traverse of several peaks on the west side of Ikasagtivaq fjord. Once underway the team quickly realised that, due to the poor quality of the Read more
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Greenland Sea to Summit 2022

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 22/27
June - August 2022
Bronwyn Hodgins, Jacob Cook, Kelsey Watts, Zack Goldberg-Poch, Angela VanWiemeersch and Jaron Pham
This team of six set out from Uummannaq on 05 July, paddling north through fjords and tidal mud flats before portaging a 20km section of land which connected a series of small lakes. Once past the por Read more
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Medusa Climbing Expedition

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 22/18
June - September 2022
Tim Luke, Ed Luke and Sasha Doyle
Setting sail from Glasson Dock (UK) on Medusa, a Vancouver 34C yacht, the expedition party arrived in Nanortalik, South Greenland after an arduous three-week crossing. After repeating some of the esta Read more
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Altitude Physiology EXpedition (APEX) 6

America – South
Ref: 22/32
June - July 2022
Dr Oliver Vick, Dr Alastair Woodhead, Dr Suzanne Green, Dr Isla Petrie, Dr Katie Flower, Dr Ben Warrick and 32 undergraduate students
This scientific expedition from the University of Edinburgh travelled to La Paz in Bolivia and onward to a high-altitude laboratory at Huayna Potosí. The aim of the expedition was to collect physiolog Read more
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Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Acclimatisation to High Altitude

America – North & Central
Ref: 22/33
September 2022
Dr Lydia Simpson, Dr Jonathan Moore, Dr Mike Stembridge and Dr Alex Williams
Based at the Barcroft Research Station in California, US, the aims of this research expedition changed to focus on examining the effect of high altitude on vascular function in men and women rather th Read more
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‘Alder in the Arctic’

America – North & Central
Ref: 22/22
June 2022
Millicent Harding, Calvin Heslop, Lauren Church and Nicholas Daley
When two members of the expedition tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival in Alaska, this team were forced to alter their plans, relocating the planned site of their research from Umiat to the Yukon- Read more
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Baffin Island 2022

America – North & Central
Ref: 22/20
June - August 2022
Maria Parkes, Neil Chelton and Owen Lee
The team flew into Pangnirtung from where they travelled up Pangnirtung Fjord into Auyuittuq National Park. Their primary objective, Mount Turnweather, is located just east of the park boundary. Based Read more
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Meltwater Drainage through the Mackenzie Mountains

America – North & Central
Ref: 22/17
June - July 2022
Benjamin J. Stoker, Sophie L. Norris and Helen E. Dulfer
All three members of this expedition are researchers with a focus on the ice sheets of North America – their extent, their deglaciation and the associated effects on the landscape. The central aim of Read more
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British Kichatna Expedition 2022

America – North & Central
Ref: 22/05
May - June 2022
Mike ‘Twid’ Turner and Mark Thomas
Taking advantage of a season that saw remarkably good weather in the region, Turner and Thomas established a new route on the east face of Kichatna Spire, the highest of the granite peaks comprising C Read more
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Izvor Licanke 2021 Expedition

Europe
Ref: 21/22
August 2021
Christine Grosart, Richard Walker, Mark Burkey, Louise McMahon, Fred Nunn, Anton Van Rosmalen and Velimir Vrzic
The renewed exploration of the Izvor Licanke cave in Fužine, Croatia is now into its 6th year. Covid-19 forced a hiatus in 2020, but this 2021 expedition was able to go ahead as planned. Unfortunately Read more