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Nepal Removes Royalty Fees from 97 Peaks

Thanks to Cabinet meeting minutes made public on 3 August 2025, it has been revealed that the government of Nepal plans to remove royalty fees from 77 Read more

Final MEF Funding Deadline of 2025 Approaching

Applications for the next round of MEF expedition grants will close on 30 September 2025. Read more

How Are MEF Expeditions Reducing Their Environmental & Cultural Impact?

In 2022, following an external review of our practises and those of the expedition world at large, the MEF brought in a new environmental and social c Read more

Fowler and Saunders Make First Ascent of Yawash Sar (6258m)

Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders have succeeded in making the first ascent of Yawash Sar (6258m) in the Pakistani Karakoram. Read more

2025 MEF Lecture Announced - 'The Pioneering Pensioners' Presented by Berghaus


The 2025 MEF lecture will take place on 27 March at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in London and will feature a special one-off talk by Mic... Read more

Livingstone and Česen Establish New Line on Gasherbrum III


Tom Livingstone and Aleš Česen have succeeded in making the first ascent of the west ridge of Gasherbrum III (7952m). Read more

MEF Updates Application Guidelines


The MEF Management Committee have made some changes to both our Application Guidelines and our Application Form for 2024. Read more

MEF Expedition Makes First Ascent of Patrasi Southwest (6450m) in Western Nepal


The MEF-backed team of Vinayak Jaya Malla, Pasang Rinzee Sherpa and Pasang Kami Sherpa have succeeded in making the first ascent of Patrasi Southwest ... Read more

MEF Expedition Establishes New Routes on Svalbard


After travelling onto and across the icecap over two and a half weeks, Sasha Doyle and Ed Luke arrived in the Atomfjella range where they succeeded in... Read more

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