Shingu Charpa

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]

Shingu Charpa سینگو چرپا
Shingu Charpa Location in the Nangma Valley, Pakistan
Highest point
Elevation	5,980 m (19,620 ft)SRTM1 calculation
Prominence	581 m (1,906 ft)SRTM1 calculation
Listing	Karakorum
Coordinates	35°21′14″N 76°26′30″E
Geography
Location	Pakistan
Parent range	Masherbrum, Karakoram
Climbing
First ascent	23 July 2000 three member Korean team

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 route^[3]

August 2006

Kelly Cordes and Josh Wharton (American), attempted North Ridge route^[4]

September 2007

Alexander Klenov, Mikhail Davy and Alexander Shabunin (Russian), summited via East Face to intersecting North Ridge^[5][6] 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]