Quiz
1. The adjectival grading and technical grading are two components of which grading system?
2. Rock Climbing was initially a sub sport of which other sport?
3. In what decade was rock climbing first considered a sport?
4. What term is used to describe descending by sliding down a rope?
5. What kind of knot is an alpine butterfly knot?
6. What is the call that indicates the slack rope between the climber and the leader has been pulled up?
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the five categories included in bouldering competitions?
8. What is the outside corner of rock called?
9. What form of climbing promotes teamwork since it is usually performed with a leader and a belayer?
10. Who was the first woman to summit Mount Everest in 1975?
1. The adjectival grading and technical grading are two components of which grading system?
The British grading system.
2. Rock Climbing was initially a sub sport of which other sport?
Mountaineering.
3. In what decade was rock climbing first considered a sport?
1950s.
4. What term is used to describe descending by sliding down a rope?
Abseiling.
5. What kind of knot is an alpine butterfly knot?
Single loop knot.
6. What is the call that indicates the slack rope between the climber and the leader has been pulled up?
That's me.
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the five categories included in bouldering competitions?
Masters.
8. What is the outside corner of rock called?
Arete.
9. What form of climbing promotes teamwork since it is usually performed with a leader and a belayer?
Traditional "trad" climbing.
10. Who was the first woman to summit Mount Everest in 1975?
Junko Tabei.