A) 12:00 local time B) 06:45 local time C) 18:00 local time D) 01:00 local time
A) 4,500 metres B) 5,800 metres C) 8,848 metres D) 7,200 metres
A) The Western Cwm B) The Death Zone C) The Golden Gate or Popcorn Field D) The Khumbu Summit
A) North Ridge B) Lhotse Face C) South Col D) Khumbu Icefall
A) A large serac breaking off B) An earthquake C) Heavy snowfall D) Volcanic activity
A) 15 meters B) 50 meters C) 100 meters D) 34.5 meters
A) Three B) Nine C) Twenty-five D) Sixteen
A) Thirteen B) Zero C) Nine D) Sixteen
A) Lack of personnel B) Too much risk C) Poor weather D) Lack of equipment
A) Thirteen B) Three C) Nine D) Sixteen
A) 31.5 million tonnes B) 5,000 tonnes C) 14,300 tonnes D) 1,000 tonnes
A) Tim Rippel B) Discovery Channel C) The production crew of Everest D) Joby Ogwyn
A) Five B) Sixteen C) None D) Three
A) The 2016 blizzard B) The 2013 ice avalanche C) The 1996 climbing disaster D) The 2015 earthquake
A) Attempting a summit push B) Fixing ropes and carrying equipment C) Filming a documentary D) Eating breakfast at base camp
A) 18 April 2014 B) 22 April 2014 C) 18 April 2012 D) 18 April 2013
A) The government forbade it B) They were buried too deep C) The weather turned bad D) Great danger in attempting the expedition
A) 18 April B) 20 April C) 22 April D) 19 April
A) One month B) Three months C) Two months D) Six months
A) 1,000 plus B) 350 to 450 C) 100 to 200 D) 500 to 600
A) US$700 B) US$5,000 C) US$125 D) US$50
A) US$1,000 B) US$125 C) US$5,000 D) US$700
A) Russell Brice B) Jon Krakauer C) The Nepalese government D) Alan Arnette
A) Khumbu Guides B) Summit Peak C) Everest Expeditions D) Himex
A) A football stadium B) A large truck C) A small mountain D) A Beverly Hills mansion
A) To avoid unstable seracs B) To reach the summit faster C) To avoid snowstorms D) To save oxygen
A) 1970 B) 2012 C) 2013 D) 2000
A) Three B) Sixteen C) Eight D) Thirteen
A) Glaciers B) Seracs C) Icebergs D) Ice bulges
A) 20,000 Nepali Rs. B) 40,000 Nepali Rs. C) 10,000 Nepali Rs. D) 500,000 Nepali Rs.
A) 600 B) 350 C) 334 D) 40
A) 10,000 Nepali Rs. B) 20,000 Nepali Rs. C) 40,000 Nepali Rs. D) 500,000 Nepali Rs.
A) The BBC B) Discovery C) The NMA D) National Geographic
A) Everest 2014 B) The Khumbu Disaster C) Everest Avalanche Tragedy D) Sherpa
A) The Nepal Red Cross B) The Sherpa Relief Fund C) American Himalayan Foundation Sherpa Family Fund D) The Everest Preservation Society
A) Mandatory helicopter evacuations B) Banning all night climbing C) Closing the mountain permanently D) Installing avalanche-prevention barriers
A) Everest Avalanche Tragedy B) Sherpa C) Khumbu D) The Climb
A) Everyone is indifferent B) Everyone is calm C) Everyone is angry D) Everyone is shaken
A) Tamding Sherpa B) Wang Jing C) Tulasi Prasad Gautam D) Tenzing Norgay
A) 7,200 m B) 8,000 m C) 6,400 m D) 5,000 m
A) Up the right side B) Up the centre C) Along the base D) Through the Khumbu Glacier
A) Wang Jing B) Tamding Sherpa C) Tulasi Prasad Gautam D) Edmund Hillary |