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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 Nepal

British Phari Lapcha (Machermo) 2008

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 08/06
November 2008
James Thacker & Andrew Turner
Phari Lapcha (aka Machermo, 6,017m) stands adjacent to the well-trodden route to Gokyo, and this pair hoped to climb a new route on the left-hand side of its north face. However, at approximately half Read more
Map of India

British Sikkim 2008

Himalaya – India
Ref: 08/28
October - November 2008
Roger Payne, Owen Samuel, also Claire and Simon Humphris & Tom Midttun for the acclimatisation phase.
For some years, Roger has been hoping to obtain permission to make the first ascent of the south ridge of Gurudongmar (6,715m) in North Sikkim, and although under a barrage of requests the Sikkim auth Read more
Map of India

Edinburgh Altitude Research 2008

Himalaya – India
Ref: 08/14A
June - July 2008
David Hall, Richard Benson, Richie Dargie, Nikki van Gemeren, Stewart Jackson, Nicky Salmon, Kirsty Steggles, David Veitch, Maddy Whitehouse & Rob Young
This group of medical students originally intended to carry out its research in Pakistan but transferred to India when the political situation in Pakistan became threatening. Their aim was to investig Read more
Map of India

Obra Valley 5,000m Peaks 2008

Himalaya – India
Ref: 08/05A
September - October 2008
Derek Buckle, Toto Gronlund, Martin Scott & Bill Thurston
When their plans for a return trip to Nyenchen Tanglha had to be abandoned due to the Chinese ban on trips to Tibet, this team was fortunately able to select this alternative destination in the Wester Read more
Map of India

British Zemu Gap 2008

Himalaya – India
Ref: 08/01
March - April 2008
Colin Knowles, Adrian O’Connor & Jerzy Wieczorek
This exploratory trip to Sikkim, in the style of Shipman and Tilman, hoped to make the first south to north crossing of the Zemu Gap (c5850m) from Yoksum via Gochi La and then on to Green Lake and Lac Read more
Map of Greenland

Greenland Renland 2008

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 08/25
June - July 2008
Nat Spring, Crispin Chatterton & Rob Grant
As with the expedition from Queens University Belfast (MEF 08/03) this was a follow-up to the West Lancashire Scouts Greenland Expedition 2007 (07/19) with the intention of extending the exploration o Read more
Map of Greenland

British Tasermiut Fjord 2008

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 08/13
July - August 2008
Ged Desforges, Dan McManus, Tom Spreyer, Tony Stone, Es Tresidder, James Vybiral & Ruben Gutzat
This team hoped to establish high standard alpine big wall routes in the Cape Farewell area, in particular on the 500m-600m west faces of the Minster (1940m) and Cathedral (2030m). However, on accessi Read more
Map of Greenland

Queen’s University Belfast MC Greenland 2008

Greenland & Arctic
Ref: 08/03
June 2008
Anthony Garvey, David Leonard, Fred Maddelena, Les Ross, Jonathon McCloy & James McKevitt
To some extent this expedition to Renland in East Greenland was a followup to the West Lancashire Scouts Expedition in 2007 (MEF 07/19). With Tangent Expeditions providing the transport etc, this team Read more
Map of Venezuela

Chimanta 2008

America – South
Ref: 08/26
September 2008
Anne & John Arran
For this year’s exploration of the tepuis of Venezuela, this pair chose the more remote steep rock walls of Chimanta (2700m), formed from a very hard type of sandstone, some of the oldest in the world Read more
Map of Peru

Pompey - Eastern Blanca - Peru 08

America – South
Ref: 08/24
July - August 2008
Ken Findlay, Kieran O’Sullivan, Brian Swales & Keith Waddell
In 2006, Paul Hudson made a solo reconnaissance trip (MEF 06/14) into the Eastern Cordillera Blanca of Peru which proved that there was still much left to explore: as a direct result, this team hoped Read more