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Shingu Charpa

Shingu Charpa is a mountain in the Hushe Region in Pakistan. It is a 5800-meter Karakorum empire located in Masherbrum massif in Nangma valley.

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Shingu Charpa
سینگو چرپا
Shingu Charpa
Location in the Nangma Valley, Pakistan
Highest point
Elevation5,980 m (19,620 ft)SRTM1 calculation
Prominence581 m (1,906 ft)SRTM1 calculation
ListingKarakorum
Coordinates35°21′14″N 76°26′30″E / 35.35389°N 76.44167°E / 35.35389; 76.44167
Geography
LocationPakistan
Parent rangeMasherbrum, Karakoram
Climbing
First ascent23 July 2000
three member Korean team

Shingu Charpa (Urdu: شینگو چرپا) is a mountain in the Hushe Region in Pakistan. It is a 5800-meter Karakorum empire located in Masherbrum massif in Nangma valley.1

Climbing history

Success

In July 2000 three-person Korean Team succeeded in ascending to the summit of Shingu Charpa.2

Recent Attempts

July 2006
Igor Chaplynsky, Andrey Rodiontsev and Orest Verbitsky (Ukrainian), attempted North Ridge route3
August 2006
Kelly Cordes and Josh Wharton (American), attempted North Ridge route4
September 2007
Alexander Klenov, Mikhail Davy and Alexander Shabunin (Russian), summited via East Face to intersecting North Ridge56 and named this route "Never More"7

Routes

North Ridge

The spectacular North Ridge route follows Shingu Charpa's North pointing ridge that rises out of the Nangma Valley. The North Ridge route has been attempted at least twice but has not been successfully ascended to the summit of Shingu Charpa.

Never More

The route Never More ascends the east face of Shingu Charpa and intersects the North Ridge route near the summit.8

Notes and references

  1. "Slovene Mountaineering expedition of 2004". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  2. "SHINGU CHARPA GETS SECOND ASCENT VIA UNCLIMBED EAST FACE". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  3. "SHINGU CHARPA'S NORTH RIDGE REMAINS UNCLIMBED". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  4. "SouvenirS After seven harrowing weeks gunning for one of the most striking lines in Pakistan, the north ridge of Shingu Charpa, the author comes away with a surprising gift". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  5. "SHINGU CHARPA GETS SECOND ASCENT VIA UNCLIMBED EAST FACE". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  6. "Shingu Charpa, Karakoram Range of Pakistan". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  7. "RUSSIAN PIOLET D'OR WINNERS ANNOUNCED". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  8. "Shingu Charpa East Face Route Photos". Retrieved 27 October 2013.