A) 23rd-highest B) 5th-highest C) 10th-highest D) 1st-highest
A) 3,033 metres (9,951 ft) B) 3,500 metres (11,483 ft) C) 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) D) 4,000 metres (13,123 ft)
A) Alec Graham B) Bernard Head C) John Turnbull Thomson D) Jack Clarke
A) Waitaha, a region in South Island B) Matukituki, after a river C) Aspiring, a chief of the Ngāi Tahu D) Tititea, a chief of the Waitaha iwi
A) "the Everest of New Zealand" B) "the Kilimanjaro of the South" C) "the Denali of the South" D) "the Matterhorn of the South"
A) 1857 B) 1964 C) 1998 D) 1909
A) Fiordland National Park B) Westland Tai Poutini National Park C) Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park D) Mount Aspiring National Park
A) 20 kilometres east B) 40 kilometres south C) 30 kilometres west D) 50 kilometres north
A) Matukituki Valley, French Ridge, and Bevan Col B) Bonar Glacier, Volta Glacier, and Therma Glacier C) Aspiring Hut, Raspberry Flat, and Mount Aspiring Hut D) Waipara River, Arawhata River, and Waitoto River
A) West Coast B) Waipara River C) Arawhata River D) Waiatoto River
A) French Ridge Hut B) Mount Aspiring Hut C) Bonar Glacier Hut D) Bevan Col Hut
A) 15 kilometres (approximately four hours' walk) B) 12 kilometres (approximately three hours' walk) C) 8 kilometres (approximately two hours' walk) D) 5 kilometres (approximately one hour's walk)
A) North Bonar Glacier B) East Matukituki Valley C) West Matukituki Valley D) South Volta Glacier
A) Major Bernard Head and guides Jack Clarke and Alec Graham B) A group of Ngāi Tahu climbers C) An expedition from the Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park D) John Turnbull Thomson and his team
A) 1 January 1900 B) 30 December 1925 C) 23 November 1909 D) 15 August 1910
A) North face from the Therma Glacier B) West face from the Bonar Glacier C) East face from the Volta Glacier D) South face from the Matukituki River
A) Because of the gruelling approach B) To reach the summit faster C) Due to lack of huts D) To avoid the Bonar Glacier
A) Unpredictable weather conditions B) Lack of climbing routes C) Its popularity with climbers and trampers D) Absence of rescue services |