First Ascent of Sharphu IV? It's Complicated » Explorersweb

First Ascent of Sharphu IV? It's Complicated » Explorersweb

This has to be one of Nepal's most confusing peaks. Barely hours after we read of a mysterious expedition to Sharphu IV, a 6,000'er near Kangchenjunga, with just one person on the permit, we received a press release about the successful ascent. In the end, it was neither solo nor alpine-style...and we are not even sure which mountain they climbed. The climber with a permit was Hernan Leal from Chile. He was guided by Lhakpa Chhiri Sherpa and Nga…

Sharphu IV The spring climbing season in Nepal has only just begun, and the first summit success has already been reported. Commercial Nepalese expedition operator Xtreme Climbers reports that a four-member team has succeeded in the first ascent of the 6433-metre-high Sharphu IV near the eight-thousander Kangchenjunga in eastern Nepal. Guides Lhakpa Chhiri Sherpa and Ngada Sherpa, as well as Nepalese Purnima Shrestha and Chilean Hernan Leal have…