Climbing Trivia

Who has made the most significant contributions to climbing?
a. David Lee Roth
b. Clint Eastwood
c. Harold Lloyd
d. Teddy Kennedy

Which of the following “techniques” could be considered a taint?
a. Using the strength of ten men
b. Wearing light fall underwear
c. Timing your route with vernal equinox
d. Getting beta from I-ZHEET M’DRUZ

Which climb should be considered America’s proudest line?
a. Little Devil at Castlewood
b. The green tape route at Rock’n & Jam’n II
c. Plummer’s Crack, CU Campus, Engineering Center
d. Oprah Winfrey

Best quote from climbing film?
a. “It’s like mountain climbers. They chain themselves together, so that if one falls, they all fall” - Lucy Van Pelt in Race for Your Life Charlie Brown
b. “And I’m Uncle Ben” – Jonathan Hemlock’s response to Jemima Brown (Hemlock’s soon to be love interest) telling him her name when they meet on the airplane in The Eiger Sanction.
c. “Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah” – Sylvester Stallone’s girlfriend falling to her death in the opening scene of Cliffhanger, after the buckle of her Chouinard harness shears from the tension of her body weight..

Climbing equipment that never caught on
a. #0 Chouinard Crack-N-Up Have you ever seen the #1?
b. Hemp ropes. They tended to “catch fire” before they made their way to the rock.
c. John Harlin II prusik loops
d. The claustrophobe’s guide to spelunking.

Routes not worthy of a road trip
a. Northcutt Carter on Hallet Peak
b. Porcelain Wall, Lower face of Half Dome
c. The Gendarme, Seneca Rocks
d. Devils Chair at Interstate Park, MN

How do you have the time to come up with an idea like this?

How do I have the time to respond?

But I do...

1) Clint
2)M'Druz
3)Oprah (How many people get to send her?) I would imagine she is a tough send.
4)Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh. (But the cut the rope scene when the cams are coming out in that one movie is worth consideration too.)
5)Too tough to call...
6)Porcelain Wall, drive all that way to cry like a baby? I think not.

Who has made the most significant contributions to climbing?
b. Clint Eastwood

Which of the following “techniques” could be considered a taint?
d. Getting beta from I-ZHEET M’DRUZ

Which climb should be considered America’s proudest line?
c. Plummer’s Crack, CU Campus, Engineering Center

Best quote from climbing film?
b. “And I’m Uncle Ben” – Jonathan Hemlock’s response to Jemima Brown (Hemlock’s soon to be love interest) telling him her name when they meet on the airplane in The Eiger Sanction.

Climbing equipment that never caught on
b. Hemp ropes. They tended to “catch fire” before they made their way to the rock.

Routes not worthy of a road trip
c. The Gendarme, Seneca Rocks

I answered this quiz just for the last question. The Gendarme used to be a worthy 5th class climb, but now it's just 3rd class. Too bad!

1. a. David Lee Roth (If Tom Cruise is not an option)

2. c. Timing your route with vernal equinox (when is that by the way?)

3. a. Little Devil at Castlewood (duh)

4. a. “It’s like mountain climbers. They chain themselves together, so that if one falls, they all fall” - Lucy Van Pelt in Race for Your Life Charlie Brown

5. d. The claustrophobe’s guide to spelunking.

6. d. Devils Chair at Interstate Park, MN (because it fell down not too long ago)

Matt,

Tom Cruise is a good choice for the write in vote