The Alps and beyond (aka not in the UK) Quiz

1. Who wrote 'Traverse of the Gods', a fictional account of a wartime ascent of the Eiger Nordwand?

2. 'Les Forces de la Montagne" was the autobiography of which French alpinist?

3. What are the highest mountains in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France?

4. Who was the first woman to climb the Matterhorn?

5. Who won the 'Olympic Alpine Prize Medal' in the 1924 Olympic Games?

6. Who made the first alpine ascent of Jannu (7710m) in 1978?

7. In August 1971, a Polish team thought they had made the first ascent of the Central Brouillard Pillar on Mont Blanc, but it had already been climbed a few days earlier. By who?

8. 'Gertrude's Peak', one of the limestone spires of the Engelhorner, is named after who?

9. On the first ascent of a Swiss mountain, the British member of the party pulled a pistol from his pocket and informed his guides that if they attempted to move to the summit first he would "blow their brains out". Who was the climber and on which mountain?

10. Who was rescued by helicopter from the South face of Nanga Parbat in 2005?

11. What is a Zdarsky sack used for?

12. Who "pulled a gun" on Guy Knowles on the K2 expedition of 1902?

13. Who was the first woman to summit Mont Blanc?

14. High altitude mountaineers may suffer from the following HACE, HAPE and HAFE. What are they?

15. Who made the first winter ascent of the Croz Spur on the Grande Jorasses in 1971?

16. What is the highest peak in a UK protectorate?

17. What is the highest treking peak in Nepal?

18. Who changed Mallory's quote "Because it's there" to "Because we're insane" after the first ascent of El Capitan in 1959?

19. Who made the first recorded ascent of Kilimanjaro?

20. Who was the first to climb the Matterhorn by both the Italian Ridge and the Horni Ridge?

21. What was the name of the dog that climbed Mont Blanc with his master - a local guide - in 1875 and also climbed Monte Rosa, Eiger, Breithorn, Monch and Junfrau?

22. Who wrote " A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush"?

23. Which Yosemite classic has pitches called the 'Hollow Flake', the 'Ear' and Teflon Corner'?

24. Who is the Spanish climber who has graced the cover of Marie Claire magazine?

25. Who was the first woman to free the "Salathe Route" on El Capitan, Yosemite?

26. What are 'annui', 'quali', 'kimoagruk' and 'siqoqtoaq?

27. The Torre Traverse in Patagonia (Cerro Standhardt, Punte Herron, Torre Egger and Cerro Torre) was first completed 21 to 24 Jan 2008 by who?

28. In 2008 how long did it take Ueli Steck to climb the north faces of a) the Eiger, b) the Matterhorn, c) the Grande Jorasses?

29. Who was the first person to reach both Poles and the summit of Mount Everest?

30. On June 10 th 1969, Sylvain Saudan completed an Alpine first. What was it?

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