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Tien Shan 2026
July - August 2026
Joanne Miles, Paul Barnes, Hugh Frazer, Fergus McM
Mount Everest Foundation
Supporting the exploratory
'The Five Treasures of the Snows', a new documentary on the 1955 first ascent of Kangchenjunga has received the award for 'Best Film About Adventure a Read more
James Price and George Ponsonby's new route on Aikache Chokk (6673m) in the Pakistani Karakoram has been recognised by the jury of the 2026 Piolets d' Read more
The MEF has been shocked and saddened by the loss of life and devastation resulting from flash flooding in Nepal and Tibet. Read more
In August 2026, Young Alpinist Group members headed to Ailefroide for a week of alpine adventures that included everything from valley sport climbs to Read more
This year's Doug Scott Memorial Lecture, which takes place on 6 October at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, will be given by former ME Read more
In partnership with the Alpine Club, the Mount Everest Foundation has contributed towards the production of a new documentary film which re-examines t...
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At its management meeting on 26 March 2026, the Mount Everest Foundation agreed to provide funding for a further three-year cycle of the Young Alpinis...
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As the mountains change around us, this year's Mount Everest Foundation lecture looks to the future, bringing together alpinists who represent the fre...
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Expeditions planning to take place after mid-April this year should ensure they have submitted an application for MEF funding by no later than 31 Janu...
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Tom Livingstone and Aleš Česen's first ascent of the west ridge of Gasherbrum III (7952m), enabled with the support of an MEF grant, has been recognis...
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