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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 West Biafo Wall Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 92/48
July - August 1992
Andy Cave with Dave Hesleden, Neil McAdie and Gulam Mohammad
Plans by this team of four to climb the sub-6,000m walls between the Sokha La and the Hispar La at the head of the Biafo glacier were frustrated by bad weather and rock falls. Read more
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Matho Kangri Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 92/45
July - August 1992
Michael Ratty, Alan Rowland, John Shelley, Trevor Willis and Ann Alcock
This four-member team achieved their objective of a first British ascent of Matho Kangri (6,230m) but by the W ridge and not, as originally intended, by the N face. Read more
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British Biafo Glacier Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 92/39
July - August 1992
Paul Drew with Jim Hart and Dominic Leggett
This three-man party succeeded in their objectives of an ascent (probably not the first) of Mango Brakk (17,500ft) and the first ascent, by the SE face, of Gama Sokha Limbu. Read more
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British Latok II

Pakistan
Ref: 92/18
July - September 1992
Ted Howard and party
This eight-member party's objective of the first ascent of the W ridge of Latok II was foiled by bad weather at 20,000ft, after three attempts. Read more
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Sokha Brakk

Pakistan
Ref: 92/01
July - September 1992
Chris Howarth with Mick Wrigley and Ian Arnold
This three-member party climbed Piper's Peak (5,495m) and made two unsuccessful attempts (reaching 5,250m) on the NW face of Point 5,956m (west of the Biafo glacier) named by them Sokha (after the Sok Read more
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British Nanga Parbat 1992

Pakistan
Ref: 92/17
July - August 1992
Mohammed Khan with Gulam Ali, Ibrahim, Serge Effimov, Alan Hinkes, Valeri Perching, And Phurba, Doug Scott, Sean Smith and Nag Temba
A seven-man Anglo-Russian-Sherpa party planned to traverse the 8-mile long unclimbed W ridge from the Mazeno Pass to the 8,125m summit: half of the distance is above 7,300m. After placing food/fuel ca Read more
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British East Greenland Expedition

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 92/28
July - August 1992
Phillip Bartlett with Gary Baum, Luke Hughes, Robin Illingworth, Barry Mills, David Stewart-Smith, Bill Pelkey, Mike Woolridge and Jenny Woolridge
This party of nine succeeded in identifying and climbing Wager's Cathedral Peak (2,600m) and some subsidiary peaks in the Lindberg and Lemon ranges of the Kangerdlugssuaq basin of East Greenland. They Read more
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Scottish Bersaerkertinde Expedition

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 92/21
July 1992
Stan Pearson with Grahame Nicole, Ian Stevens and Noel Williams
This four-man team's objectives, the N face of Bersaerkertinde and the NE face of Attilaborgen were foiled by deep soft snow and fast-running rivers. Read more
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Broad Peak Traverse

Pakistan
Ref: 92/13
June - July 1992
Roger Payne with Julie-Ann Clyma, Iain Peter, Libby Peter, Allen Fyffe, Martin Hair, Alison Walton and Captain Abaid Ullah Baig
Early monsoon conditions with severe avalanche risk frustrated this strong six-member team from achieving their objective of climbing the SW face of Broad Peak (8,047m). Three attempts at the summit w Read more
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Scottish Nanga Parbat Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 92/12
June - July 1992
Petr Long with Ali Kellas, Des Rubens, Geoff Cohen and Barry Owen
This five-member team attempted an ascent of Nanga Parbat by the Mummery Rib on the Diamir face. They abandoned the Mummery Rib in favour of the Kinshofer route, reaching 7,200m before health problems Read more