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Climbing trivia - a fun way to learn

William Sonoma · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2012 · Points: 3,550

i looked up the mexican food question (see above) and couldnt find it. im going to guess: idaho? good one.

the royal robbins and harding tahquitz question is great. i "googled" the shit out of the two but all i ever read on any link was about their competition. great queation! i dont know. is "open book" the route? total guess.

paul preusses hardest solo ascents have been assessed in the 5.7/5.8 YDS range. i didnt find a clear statement but im going to throw out the north face of planspitze?

3 rules of mountaineering (good/fun one): its always farther than it looks, its always taller than it looks and its always harder than it looks.

john muir refers to "...the man whom lofty mountain tops are within reach..." as "doubly happy"

so howd i do on the few i could find?

whats the answers to the ones i couldnt find? im really interested.

see the questions just above in the previous few comments.

Ellenore Zimmerman · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2013 · Points: 75

which three routes on El Cap were climbed consecutively in 1993 by a two men party in less than 23 hrs?

Gunkiemike · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 3,492

What did I have for breakfast yesterday?

George Bell · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 5,050
Gunkiemike wrote:What did I have for breakfast yesterday?
Not fair! It isn’t fair, my precious, is it, to ask us what it’s had for breakfast?
George Bell · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 5,050

I used to have a web page with a dozen or so climbing trivia quizes, several hundred questions in all. I shut it down in 2005 because it was a headache to maintain.

Here is an amusing question from the US Rock Climbing quiz:
Which of the following is a real person, the son of a famous climber?
Royal Croft, Reinhold Twight, Layton Bridwell or Yvon Kauk

Ellenore Zimmerman · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2013 · Points: 75
George Bell wrote:I used to have a web page with a dozen or so climbing trivia quizes, several hundred questions in all. I shut it down in 2005 because it was a headache to maintain. Here is an amusing question from the US Rock Climbing quiz: Which of the following is a real person, the son of a famous climber? Royal Croft, Reinhold Twight, Layton Bridwell or Yvon Kauk
Yvon Kauk
Ellenore Zimmerman · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2013 · Points: 75
craghead wrote:which three routes on El Cap were climbed consecutively in 1993 by a two men party in less than 23 hrs?
iam just amazed at that , so i had to post it...
rogerk klinger · · Burlington, VT · Joined Nov 2010 · Points: 1,603
The Stoned Master wrote:i looked up the mexican food question (see above) and couldnt find it. im going to guess: idaho? good one.
Vermont
And he's correct. Even all these years after Stone Crusade.
Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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