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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.

1796 Expeditions found

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Papsura Expedition 2025

Himalaya – India
Ref: 25/12
September - October 2025
Paul Ramsden (UK) and Micha Rinn (Germany)
This team of two got as far as base camp (c. 4000m) from where they had hoped to attempt the first ascent of the north face of Papsura (6451m). Unfortunately, once at base camp, Rinn developed a chest Read more
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Sapar 2025

Central Asia
Ref: 25/07
June - July 2025
Joe Collinson, Maria Koo, Lawrence Luscombe and Orla O’Muiri
The Nura valley in the Alay region of southern Kyrgyzstan contains many unclimbed peaks that extend up to just shy of 6,000m. With little information and no photos of the valley available, this team o Read more
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British Asajya Tuppa Expedition 2025

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 25/10
September - October 2025
Julian Freeman-Attwood, Jim Lowther, Crag Jones, Jim Fotheringham, Ed Douglas and Nick Colton
This team reached base camp, with difficulty, over 13 days from Simikot. Shortly thereafter they experienced four days of heavy snow, with one metre falling at base camp and more above. While they wer Read more
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British Limi Expedition 2025

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 25/15
September - October 2025
Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders
This team of two set out with the intention of climbing Peak 6010 in northwest Nepal via the mountain's west face. Upon arrival at base camp, it immediately became clear that there was much less snow Read more
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Stirling University Eastern Greenland Mountaineering Expedition

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 25/11
July - August 2025
Benjamin Toole, Megan Cumming, Dylan Coker and Rosie Aldridge
The team's original objectives higher up the Kaarali glacier proved impractical due to unstable weather and the long, challenging approach across impassable or dangerous marine-terminating glaciers. T Read more
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2025 Khurdopin Sar Expedition

Pakistan
Ref: 25/29
August - September 2025
Peter Thompson and Patrick Heger
Despite Heger's desire to make an attempt on Khurdopin Sar (6346m) as planned, Thompson did not feel up to the climb, having contracted a cough on the approach. As a result, the pair left Pakistan wit Read more
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Spang Nala Traverse

Himalaya – India
Ref: 25/24
August 2025
Shar Mathias and Oak Jones
Advice from locals led this team to approach their objectives from Photang Nala rather than Spang Nala, crossing a pass directly onto the upper glacier. From here they accomplished their primary objec Read more
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Baffin Island 2025

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 25/01
April - May 2025
Tom Harding, Leanne Dyke, Ben James and James Hoyes
After an initial false start when strong winds prevented the team from accessing their planned snowmobile drop-off in the Kingnait Fjord, they changed plans and were dropped near Summit Lake in the We Read more
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An Erosion Rate for Everest

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 25/03
April - May 2025
Ann Rowan, George Young, Katie Miles, Duncan Quincey and Bryn Hubbard
The aim of this expedition was to fill a key knowledge gap in the scientific understanding of Himalayan glaciers. While much is understood regarding the glacier dynamics, palaeoglaciation and the effe Read more
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HI-RISE Ecology

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 25/28
May - June 2025
Claudia Alvarado and Ram Devi Tachamo Shah
The overarching aim of this scientific research expedition was to understand how river ecosystems respond to glacial meltwater dynamics in the headwaters of the Nepal Himalaya, where glacier retreat i Read more