Summit success on 6000er Sharphu IV in eastern Nepal – first ascent or not?
The spring climbing season in Nepal has only just begun when the first summit success is already being reported. The commercial Nepalese expedition operator Xtreme Climbers has announced that a four-person team has made the first ascent of the 6,433-meter-high Sharphu IV not far from the eight-thousander Kangchenjunga in eastern Nepal. The guides Lhakpa Chhiri…