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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.

1797 Expeditions found

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British K2 1993

Pakistan
Ref: 93/16
June - August 1993
Roger Paynevwith Julie-Ann Clyma, Alan Hinkes, Victor Saunders, Major Nayyer Abbasi, Jason Burke, Dr. Caroline Williams and Razzaq
Early onset of the monsoon with heavy precipitation and strong winds prevented this team of seven from getting higher than 7,700m on the Abruzzi ridge. They assisted in the evacuation of an injured Sw Read more
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British Lemon Mountains 1993

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 93/18
June - July 1993
Jim Lowther with Chris Bonington, Rob Ferguson and Graham Little
For three of the the four-man team this was a return to an area of E Greenland visited in 1992. This year they were rewarded with first ascents of Chisel (2,320m), Trident (2,350m), The Beacon (2,262m Read more
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Cathedral Spires

America – North & Central
Ref: 93/50
June - July 1993
Mark Charlton with Dino Citrone, Lee Clegg and Chris Dale
This four-man team achieved the first ascent of the S face of Sunrise Spire (2,408m) in Kitchatna, Alaska in seven days climbing of which approximately half was aid climbing (Grade 6/5.10/A3). Read more
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1993 Anglo-Irish Koz Sar

Pakistan
Ref: 93/25
May - July 1993
Andy Creigh, Pete Williams, Declan MacMahon, Steve Richardson, Ivan Wolton, Fais-Ali and Ali Haider
This five-man team experienced poor snow conditions throughout their expedition and aborted their attempt some 900m below the summit of the unclimbed Koz Sar (6,677m) in the previously closed Batura M Read more
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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