Shingu Charpa

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{{Infobox mountain

| name = Shingu Charpa
{{nq|سینگو چرپا}}

| elevation_m = 5980

| elevation_ref = SRTM1 calculation

| prominence_m = 581

| prominence_ref = SRTM1 calculation

| listing = Karakorum

| location = Pakistan

| map = Pakistan

| map_caption = Location in the Nangma Valley, Pakistan

| label = Shingu Charpa

| label_position = right

| range = Masherbrum, Karakoram

| coordinates = {{coord|35|21|14|N|76|26|30|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| first_ascent = 23 July 2000
three member Korean team

}}

Shingu Charpa ({{langx|ur|{{nq|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.{{cite web | url=http://www.gore-ljudje.net/novosti/11785/ | title=Slovene Mountaineering expedition of 2004 | accessdate=27 October 2013}}

Climbing history

=Success=

In July 2000 three-person Korean Team succeeded in ascending to the summit of Shingu Charpa.{{cite web | url=http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web07f/newswire-shingu-charpa-at-last | title=SHINGU CHARPA GETS SECOND ASCENT VIA UNCLIMBED EAST FACE | accessdate=27 October 2013}}

=Recent Attempts=

;July 2006: Igor Chaplynsky, Andrey Rodiontsev and Orest Verbitsky (Ukrainian), attempted North Ridge route{{cite web | url=http://www.alpinist.com/doc/ALP19/newswire-shingu-charpa-unclimbed-ukrainians | title=SHINGU CHARPA'S NORTH RIDGE REMAINS UNCLIMBED | accessdate=27 October 2013}}

;August 2006: Kelly Cordes and Josh Wharton (American), attempted North Ridge route{{cite web |url=https://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/35579275?access_key=key-1qcqxvl3t5t2ug043gii&allow_share=false&show_recommendations=false&view_mode=scroll | title=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 | accessdate=27 October 2013}}

;September 2007: Alexander Klenov, Mikhail Davy and Alexander Shabunin (Russian), summited via East Face to intersecting North Ridge{{cite web | url=http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web07f/newswire-shingu-charpa-at-last | title=SHINGU CHARPA GETS SECOND ASCENT VIA UNCLIMBED EAST FACE | accessdate=27 October 2013}}{{cite web | url=http://www.mountain.ru/article/article_display1.php?article_id=2170 | title=Shingu Charpa, Karakoram Range of Pakistan | accessdate=27 October 2013}} and named this route "Never More"{{cite web | url=http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web07f/newswire-russian-piolet-d'or | title=RUSSIAN PIOLET D'OR WINNERS ANNOUNCED | accessdate=27 October 2013}}

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.{{cite web | url=http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web07f/rb-shingu-east-route | title=Shingu Charpa East Face Route Photos | accessdate=27 October 2013}}

Notes and references

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Category:Mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan

Category:Five-thousanders of the Karakoram