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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.

1793 Expeditions found

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Beusten Glacier 1994

Pakistan
Ref: 94/04
July - August 1994
George Armstrong with Rob Lee, lain Miller, Jeremy Parker, Ed Shackley and Sally Smith
One of the hottest summers ever recorded in this area melted much of the snow, making river crossings hazardous on the approach, and replacing névé with hard ice on the mountains: rock avalanches were Read more
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British Mount Everest Medical 1994

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 94/01
July - October 1994
Dr Simon Currin with Angus Andrew, Arthur Collins, Charlie Homsby, Roddy Kirkwood, Andrew Pollard, Ronnie Robb, John Sanders and Alison Hargreaves
The majority of the team named above were doctors undertaking a comprehensive research programme into a wide range of altitude-related medical problems. While they acted as guinea-pigs for each other, Read more
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1994 Trans-Greenland

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 94/43
July - August 1994
Nigel Harling with Mark Evans
Reasonable weather conditions enabled the 533km crossing from Isertoq on the east coast to near Sondrestrojm on the west to be made in a very creditable 26 days. Parachutes were used as sails when pos Read more
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Cardiff University Greenland 1994

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 94/26
July - August 1994
Dr Gary Timms with David Crease, Andrew Roberts, Matthew Roberts, Jonathan Rowe and Andrew Woodward
Six scientists working in the Stauning Alps experienced mostly excellent weather, enabling them to carry out their work programme before attempting some new routes in the area. They achieved the summi Read more
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Karabiner MC Greenland 1994

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 94/13
July - August 1994
Jim Gregson with Sandra Gregson, Graham Harkness, Andrew Howick, Alan Jones, John Starbuck, Lucy Walker and Paul Walker
This mixed club team explored the area of Schweizerland adjacent to the Pourquoi-pas, Champs-Elysees and Kristian glaciers. During their 22 days in the fIeld, they climbed a total of 14 peaks or tops Read more
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North-South Greenland: Phase I

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 94/03
July - August 1994
Dr Phil Jumeau with Brian Hull and John Sweeney
Time constraints have prevented this team from tackling its ambitious project - a N-S Greenland traverse - in a single year, so the journey has been divided into two (unequal) phases. The fIrst one, o Read more
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Cambridge Geological Project - Bolivia '94

America – South
Ref: 94/40
July - September 1994
Matthew Wetherall with Ben Reynolds and Simon Sherclift
The main object of this trip was to produce a 1:10,000 geological map of a 45 sq km area of Altiplano near the village of Jesus de Machaca, a task that was completed with great success. At the end of Read more
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British Ultar 1994

Pakistan
Ref: 94/09
June - August 1994
Julian Freeman-Attwood with Crag Jones, Steve Reid and Ed Webster
The team hoped to make the first ascent of this 7,388m peak in Hunza, possibly from the rarely attempted N side. This proved impractical owing to an extremely broken glacier, so they turned their atte Read more
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Indian British Kinnaur 1994

Himalaya – India
Ref: 94/45
May - July 1994
Chris Bonington and Harish Kapadia with Jim Curran, Jim Fotheringham, Graham Little, Jim Lowther and Paul Nunn from the UK and Pasang Bodh, Prakash Chand, Muslim Contractor, Khubram, Kaivan Mistry, Divyesh Muni and Suratram from India
A very strong team of British and Indian climbers linked up to explore and climb in the rarely visited Kinnaur-Kailash range. The first ascent of Rangrik Rang (6,553m) was achieved, together with the Read more
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British Mount Asgard 1994

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 94/32
May - July 1994
Simon Yates with Noel Craine, Keith Jones, Paul Pritchard and Steve Quinlan
The approach to this 2,011m peak in Baffin Island took so much longer than anticipated that the leader and Jones had to return home before getting to grips with it. The other three, with a lone Catalo Read more