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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.

1783 Expeditions found

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British Salcantay 1993

America – South
Ref: 93/23
May 1993
Andrea Stimson with C Falder, Steve Kelsey and Graham Whittaker
The team planned to attempt a new route on the very steep SW face of Salcantay (6,271m) in the Cordillera Vilcabamba of Peru. Tragically both male members were killed in a fall on their second day on Read more
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British Tokositna/Kahiltna

America – North & Central
Ref: 93/34
May 1993
David Barlow with Geoff Hornby
After making the first ascent of the central summit of Mount Thunder (3,292m) via its S face, this two-man team spent a frustrating week waiting to be picked up and flown to Kahiltna Base. From here t Read more
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British Mount Augusta

America – North & Central
Ref: 93/29
May 1993
Paul Knott with Ade Miller, Paul Mead and Rob Wilson
A four-man team achieved the first British ascent of Mount Augusta (4,289m) by the 1953 N ridge route, after they had reached a long corniced section at c3,000m on their proposed new route on the E ri Read more
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British Masagang

China and Tibet
Ref: 93/02
April - June 1993
Julian Freeman-Attwood, John Lecky, Ed Webster, Steve Sustad and Sean Smith
This was a five-man team planning to make the first ascent of the SW ridge (second overall) of Masa Gang, a 7,194m peak on the Bhutanese border with Tibet. The proposed route proved impractical, and a Read more
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Gangchempo 1993

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 93/15
March - April 1993
Ray Delaney with Richard Haszko, Brendan Murphy, Kathryn Phillips, Joe Simpson, John Stevenson and Ian 'Tat' Tattersal
A very strong seven-person team planned to make the first official ascent of this 6,387m peak in the Langtang Himal by means of the NW face, but in view of apparent objective danger attempted the W ri Read more
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Irish Mount Everest 1993

China and Tibet
Ref: 93/19
March - June 1993
Dawson Stelfox with Frank Nugent, Mike Barry, Robbie Fenlon, Mick Murphy, Dermot Somers and Richard O'Neill Dean
The leader of this large mixed party of climbers from Northern Ireland and Eire achieved the first British/first Irish ascent of the mountain from the north. This was the route attempted unsuccessfull Read more
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Rolwaling Ski-mountaineering

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 93/14
February 1993
R Collister with D Williams, A Williams, R Franklin, J Davey and C Turner
Lack of snow prevented this six-man team from carrying out much of its intended exploratory winter journey in the area W of Namche Bazar, and none of the planned summits were attempted. Read more
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British Cerro Torre 1993

America – South
Ref: 93/08
January 1993
Simon Yates with Leigh McGinley, Paul Pritchard and Sean Smith
A strong four-man team hoped to climb a major new route on the E face of Cerro Torre (3,100m) in Argentine Patagonia. However, the weather prevented any appreciable progress being made on either this Read more
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British Extremely Chile

America – South
Ref: 93/07
December 1992 - January 1993
Jerry Gore and Andy Perkins
This two-man team succeeded in climbing The Shield (c2,400m) in the Torres del Paine National Park by a technical new route on the N ridge. This was the second overall ascent, and was achieved by clim Read more
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Sarmiento

America – South
Ref: 93/03
December 1992 - February 1993
Crag Jones, Susan Cooper, Phil Swainson and Henry Todd
This trip started with an invitation from the Federacion de Andinismo de Chile to form a joint British-Chilean expedition, but in the end no Chileans were available to join the four British climbers. Read more