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Expedition Reports

The following notes summarise reports from the supported expeditions from 2009 to 2019. Reports can be refined by geographical area and purpose.

455 Expeditions found

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Map of India

Shark's Fin

Himalaya – India
Ref: 02/43
September - October 2002
Jules Cartwright with Jon Bracey and Matt Dickinson
Although the East face of Meru Central, 6,350m, has now received its first ascent, the solo climber (Babanov from Omsk) avoided the central line on the Shark's Fin by sticking mainly to snow and mixed Read more
Map of India

British-Indian Suitilla

Himalaya – India
Ref: 02/13
September - October 2002
Graham Little with Jim Lowther from UK plus Ms Alka Sabharwal and Paramjit Singh from India
Suitilla ('Peak of Needles') has been described as 'one of the finest unclimbed peaks in the Kumaon, if not the whole of the Indian Himalaya'. It is located in a fairly remote restricted area, 15km fr Read more
Map of India

West Gyundi 2002

Himalaya – India
Ref: 02/14
August 2002
Ms Mary Twomey with Ms Penny Clay
The Gyundi Glacier is situated in the Spiti region of the Himachal Pradesh (NW of the Bara Shigri Glacier system - one of the longest in the Himalaya) but has had few visitors despite a highway provid Read more
Map of India

2002 Garhwal Virgin Summit

Himalaya – India
Ref: 02/10
May - June 2002
Dr Roger McMorrow with Connor Kane, Alan Manning, Mickey McCann and Angus Mitchell from UK, Sara Spencer from Ireland and Gustau Catalan from Spain
The original objective of this team was to make the first ascent of Pk 6044 (NW of Badrinath) by two separate routes. However, on arrival in the area, it was discovered that the maps were unreliable, Read more
Map of Svalbard and Jan Mayen

University of Wales Svalbard Glacier Survey

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 02/22
April - May 2002
Andy Pope with Dr Adrian Luckman, and working in conjunction with a party from the University of Leeds
With a 10-15cm rise in sea level during the last 100 years, the Arctic has been identified as an area particularly sensitive to future climatic change. This team therefore planned to quantify the volu Read more
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Cambridge Greenland Glaciology 2002

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 02/19
July - August 2002
Chris Lockyear with Natalie Clegg, Sam Harrison, Madeleine Humphreys and Derek Marshall
Louise Boyd Land is in NE Greenland and, being rarely visited, offered an ideal venue for a programme of field research into glaciology and geology, the first step towards making a computer model of t Read more
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Lemon Mountains 2002

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 02/17
July - August 2002
Dr Roy Ruddle with Derek Buckle, Geoff Cohen, Robert Durran, Andy Gallagher, Rachel Gallagher, Martin Scott and Dave Wilkinson
This mainly Alpine Club team operated as four pairs to explore and make first ascents, particularly in the North Lemon Mountains, which cover an area of 300 sq km. The most significant achievement was Read more
Map of Peru

Apolobamba 2002

America – South
Ref: 02/29
June - August 2002
Gareth Gretton with Daniel Carrivick and Jonathan Ellis from UK and Catalina Llado from Spain
Despite heights and names differing from 'official' maps, the sketch map produced by Paul Hudson in 1993 has proved very useful to subsequent climbers visiting the Cordillera Apolobamba, but it is mos Read more
Map of Peru

Jirishanca

America – South
Ref: 02/23
May - June 2002
Alun Powell with Nick Bullock and Owen Samuels
After acclimatising in the Cordillera Blanca by climbing the popular SW Ridge of Pisco, 5,752m, (PD), Powell and Bullock moved to the Cordillera Huayhuash and made two attempts at the primary objectiv Read more
Map of Antarctica

Antarctic Convergence Zone

Antarctic
Ref: 02/09
October 2001 - March 2002
Dr Alun Hubbard with Fraser Birnie, David Fasel, Penny Goddart, David Hildes, John Millar, Andy Mitchell, Grant Redvers, Elliot Robertson, Lena Rowat and Peter Taylor
In a voyage from New Zealand via Cape Horn totalling 15,000km, this team (which included representatives from Canada, NZ, Switzerland and the US, in addition to the UK) sailed to the Antarctic Peninsu Read more