2014 Mount Everest ice avalanche

2014 Mount Everest ice avalanche - Quiz

1. At what time did the 2014 ice avalanche occur?

A) 12:00 local time
B) 06:45 local time
C) 01:00 local time
D) 18:00 local time

2. At what elevation did the ice avalanche take place?

A) 4,500 metres
B) 8,848 metres
C) 5,800 metres
D) 7,200 metres

3. What is the local name for the accident zone?

A) The Golden Gate or Popcorn Field
B) The Western Cwm
C) The Death Zone
D) The Khumbu Summit

4. The ice avalanche occurred within which geological feature?

A) North Ridge
B) Khumbu Icefall
C) South Col
D) Lhotse Face

5. What caused the ice avalanche?

A) Volcanic activity
B) An earthquake
C) A large serac breaking off
D) Heavy snowfall

6. What was the estimated thickness of the serac that broke off?

A) 15 meters
B) 34.5 meters
C) 100 meters
D) 50 meters

7. How many people died in the disaster?

A) Twenty-five
B) Nine
C) Three
D) Sixteen

8. How many bodies were recovered within 48 hours?

A) Thirteen
B) Nine
C) Sixteen
D) Zero

9. Why were search and rescue operations called off?

A) Lack of personnel
B) Lack of equipment
C) Too much risk
D) Poor weather

10. How many victims remained buried in snow and ice?

A) Sixteen
B) Three
C) Thirteen
D) Nine

11. What was the estimated mass of the serac?

A) 1,000 tonnes
B) 5,000 tonnes
C) 14,300 tonnes
D) 31.5 million tonnes

12. Who was planning to attempt a BASE jump from the mountain?

A) Joby Ogwyn
B) Tim Rippel
C) Discovery Channel
D) The production crew of Everest

13. How many foreigners were killed in the disaster?

A) Three
B) None
C) Sixteen
D) Five

14. What event superseded the 2014 disaster as the deadliest in Everest's history?

A) The 2013 ice avalanche
B) The 1996 climbing disaster
C) The 2016 blizzard
D) The 2015 earthquake

15. What were the victims doing when the avalanche occurred?

A) Fixing ropes and carrying equipment
B) Eating breakfast at base camp
C) Filming a documentary
D) Attempting a summit push

16. On what date did the 2014 Mount Everest ice avalanche occur?

A) 18 April 2014
B) 18 April 2012
C) 18 April 2013
D) 22 April 2014

17. Why were three bodies never recovered after the avalanche?

A) The government forbade it
B) Great danger in attempting the expedition
C) They were buried too deep
D) The weather turned bad

18. When did the Sherpas announce they would not work on Everest for the remainder of 2014?

A) 19 April
B) 20 April
C) 18 April
D) 22 April

19. How long is the typical climbing season on Mount Everest?

A) Two months
B) One month
C) Six months
D) Three months

20. Approximately how many people are hired to assist climbers during the Everest season?

A) 100 to 200
B) 350 to 450
C) 1,000 plus
D) 500 to 600

21. What is the typical daily pay for a Sherpa porter on Mount Everest?

A) US$5,000
B) US$50
C) US$125
D) US$700

22. What is the average annual salary in Nepal?

A) US$125
B) US$5,000
C) US$1,000
D) US$700

23. Who called off guided ascents in 2012 due to safety concerns?

A) Alan Arnette
B) Russell Brice
C) The Nepalese government
D) Jon Krakauer

24. What company did Russell Brice run?

A) Himex
B) Summit Peak
C) Everest Expeditions
D) Khumbu Guides

25. According to Jon Krakauer, what size did he compare the ice block that caused the avalanche to?

A) A Beverly Hills mansion
B) A football stadium
C) A large truck
D) A small mountain

26. Why do climbers pass through the Khumbu Icefall as quickly as possible?

A) To avoid unstable seracs
B) To reach the summit faster
C) To save oxygen
D) To avoid snowstorms

27. What year did the previous Mount Everest disaster take place in the same icefall?

A) 2012
B) 1970
C) 2013
D) 2000

28. How many people died on Mount Everest in 2013?

A) Thirteen
B) Sixteen
C) Eight
D) Three

29. What are unstable blocks of ice on the mountain called?

A) Icebergs
B) Seracs
C) Ice bulges
D) Glaciers

30. What was the amount of immediate relief money the Nepalese government initially offered to the victims' next of kin?

A) 500,000 Nepali Rs.
B) 40,000 Nepali Rs.
C) 10,000 Nepali Rs.
D) 20,000 Nepali Rs.

31. How many climbing permits had been sold for the 2014 season?

A) 40
B) 350
C) 600
D) 334

32. How much additional money did the Nepalese government announce it would give to families on 23 April?

A) 20,000 Nepali Rs.
B) 500,000 Nepali Rs.
C) 40,000 Nepali Rs.
D) 10,000 Nepali Rs.

33. Which company cancelled a planned BASE jump by Ogwyn after the avalanche?

A) The NMA
B) National Geographic
C) Discovery
D) The BBC

34. What was the title of the 90-minute documentary broadcast on 4 May?

A) Sherpa
B) Everest Avalanche Tragedy
C) Everest 2014
D) The Khumbu Disaster

35. To which charity did Discovery announce a donation following the disaster?

A) The Everest Preservation Society
B) American Himalayan Foundation Sherpa Family Fund
C) The Sherpa Relief Fund
D) The Nepal Red Cross

36. What did NMA president Ang Tsering Sherpa propose to prevent future avalanches?

A) Closing the mountain permanently
B) Mandatory helicopter evacuations
C) Banning all night climbing
D) Installing avalanche-prevention barriers

37. What is the name of the 2015 documentary that explores the avalanche?

A) The Climb
B) Khumbu
C) Everest Avalanche Tragedy
D) Sherpa

38. What was Rippel's report regarding the mood at Base Camp?

A) Everyone is indifferent
B) Everyone is calm
C) Everyone is shaken
D) Everyone is angry

39. Who was the first person to summit Mount Everest via the South Col route after the 2014 avalanche?

A) Tulasi Prasad Gautam
B) Wang Jing
C) Tenzing Norgay
D) Tamding Sherpa

40. To what altitude did Wang Jing travel by helicopter to bypass the Khumbu Icefall?

A) 5,000 m
B) 7,200 m
C) 6,400 m
D) 8,000 m

41. In 2015, where did Nepali authorities announce the new route up the icefall would be?

A) Along the base
B) Up the right side
C) Through the Khumbu Glacier
D) Up the centre

42. Who served as the director of the Nepali government’s Department of Tourism in 2015?

A) Wang Jing
B) Tulasi Prasad Gautam
C) Edmund Hillary
D) Tamding Sherpa

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