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1 trivia quiz  Big Wall Climbing coolicon
This quiz will test your knowledge on the sport of big wall climbing around the world.
Very Difficult 10Q
132 plays
Dec 27 07
AmonAmarth gold
2 trivia quiz  Rock Climbing in the UK icon
Think that you know about climbing? Well, think again! How much do you know about climbing in the United Kingdom?
Very Difficult 10Q
144 plays
Aug 09 07
togtog
3 trivia quiz  Rock Climbing Terms icon
Okay, so you can climb it, but do you know the names of your gear? What about grading systems in other countries? See if you're a great sport climber or just fooling around.
Average 10Q
333 plays
Jun 11 04
Slackerb
4 trivia quiz  Mountaineering icon
Test your knowledge on a variety of Mountaineering topics.
Difficult 10Q
165 plays
Jun 05 04
Plumbus gold
5 trivia quiz  Rock Climbing Basics icon
You have decided to try out the sport of rock climbing. Prepare for your first climbing adventure.
Average 10Q
213 plays
May 24 06
Pythagoras6
6 trivia quiz  Climbing Basics icon
This is a climbing basics quiz for all around climbers. It covers traditional(trad), sport, and ice. Have fun!
Difficult 10Q
246 plays
Apr 05 05
TheConstruct

Some sample questions from this category:

* What is the second highest summit in the British Isles?
* Who is regarded as the father of British rock climbing?
* Which nationality was Sir Edmund Hilary, the conqueror of Everest?
* Who was the first man to solo climb the North Face of the Eiger, a 13,025 ft. mountain in the Swiss Alps?
* When rock climbing, when would you use a tuber?
* What does the term ATC, naming a common belay device, stand for?
* What is the correct spelling of the d-shaped device with which you attach your belay device to your harness?
* If a device says 20kN, how much weight is it safely rated to carry (in kilograms)?
* What does the call "take!" mean?
* What would a climb graded "5.7" in the U.S., be graded as in France?
* Climbing a route successfully, placing protection as you go but never falling or resting on your protection, is called what?
* You are on lead and you have just placed your piece. You pull slack from your rope and clip in. You realize you have pulled slack from below your last piece. What have you done?
* What is the climbing term for over-bolting a route?
* You come to a route that you have never climbed before. You start climbing and placing protection. You reach the top of the climb without resting or falling. What is the term for this type of climb?
* What is an ice climbing move where you throw your leg over your arm to extend your reach for axe placement?
* A hold that is rounded and normally held on to with a flat open hand is what?
* What is it when you bring your hand or foot to the hold where your other hand or foot is already placed, before moving that placement?
* Don clips his rope into his last piece. As he continues climbing he falls. His rope pops out of his last draw. Don hits the ground and dies. What did Don probably do when he had clipped in to his last piece?
* Jeff rappels down a route and places protection as he goes. When he reaches the bottom, he climbs the route clipping into the protection he pre-placed. He makes it to the top without falling or resting. What has he done?
* Which is not a climbing move?

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