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Huascarán
  • 1. What is the difficulty rating of the normal route on Huascarán Norte?
A) ED1/ED2
B) PD+/AD-
C) D+
D) TD-
  • 2. In what year was the normal route of Huascarán Norte first climbed?
A) 1974
B) 1985
C) 1908
D) 1966
  • 3. Who climbed the Northwest ridge (Italian route) on Huascarán Norte?
A) J. Moreno, C. Valles and J. Tomas
B) R. Paragot, R. Jacob, C. Jacoux and D. Leprince-Ringuet
C) E. Detomasi, C. Piazzo, D. Saettone and T. Vidone
D) D. Anker and K. Saurer
  • 4. How long does the Swiss route on the North face of Huascarán Norte require to climb?
A) At least one week
B) At least four days
C) At least three days
D) At least two days
  • 5. The Lomo fino route on the West ridge of Huascarán Sur was climbed in which year?
A) 1961
B) 1969
C) 2007
D) 1986
  • 6. What is the difficulty rating of the Northeast ridge (Spanish route) on Huascarán Sur?
A) TD+
B) ED1
C) D+
D) TD-
  • 7. Approximately how many cubic meters of ice, mud, and rock were involved in the 1970 avalanche on Huascarán?
A) 50 million
B) 80 million
C) 20 million
D) 100 million
  • 8. What was the estimated speed of the 1970 avalanche on Huascarán?
A) 280 to 335 km/h
B) 50 to 100 km/h
C) 100 to 150 km/h
D) 400 to 500 km/h
  • 9. How many members of the Czechoslovak mountaineering team were buried by the 1970 earthquake-induced avalanche?
A) 10
B) 15
C) 5
D) 20
  • 10. What was the cause of the avalanche on 10 January 1962?
A) Volcanic activity
B) A rapid rise in temperature
C) Heavy rainfall
D) An earthquake
  • 11. In what year did researchers drill the first ice cores down to bedrock on the Huascarán col?
A) 1991
B) 1993
C) 2016
D) 2019
  • 12. How deep were the 1993 ice cores drilled on the Huascarán col?
A) Approximately 200 meters
B) Approximately 100 meters
C) Approximately 50 meters
D) Approximately 160 meters
  • 13. How old are the climate records preserved in the deepest ice layers of the Huascarán cores?
A) At least 10,000 years
B) At least 19,000 years
C) At least 50,000 years
D) At least 5,000 years
  • 14. Why are the ice cores from Huascarán Sur significant?
A) They are the highest-elevation tropical ice cores ever collected
B) They were the first cores drilled in the Western Hemisphere
C) They are the oldest ice cores in the world
D) They contain volcanic ash
  • 15. Which towns were buried by the 1970 avalanche on Huascarán?
A) Yungay and Ranrahirca
B) Chopicalqui and Huascarán
C) Ancash and Matara
D) Huaraz and Lima
  • 16. From which village is the normal ascent of Huascarán typically started?
A) Lima
B) Musho
C) Huaraz
D) Garganta
  • 17. What is the location of the high camp on the normal route to Huascarán?
A) Musho Valley
B) North Peak
C) South Peak
D) Garganta col
  • 18. What is considered the main difficulty during the ascent of Huascarán?
A) Strong winds
B) Large crevasses
C) Lack of oxygen
D) Extreme altitude
  • 19. Which rating system is used to describe the difficulty of the Huascarán route?
A) International French Adjectival System
B) British Mountaineering Council Scale
C) UIAA Alpine Scale
D) Yosemite Decimal System
  • 20. On what date was the summit of Huascarán Sur first reached?
A) 9 July 2024
B) 2 September 1908
C) 20 July 1932
D) 20 July 2016
  • 21. Who was part of the team that first reached the summit of Huascarán Sur?
A) Annie Smith Peck
B) Erwin Schneider
C) William Stampfl
D) Chris Darwin
  • 22. Which mountaineer was part of the 1908 U.S. expedition to the north peak?
A) Erwin Hein
B) Franz Bernard
C) Annie Smith Peck
D) Hermann Hoerlin
  • 23. What event did the 'Social Climbers' hold on top of Huascarán in 1989?
A) A charity mountain marathon
B) A scientific research conference
C) A world record climbing competition
D) The world's highest dinner party
  • 24. Whose body was reported found on 9 July 2024?
A) Erwin Schneider
B) Chris Darwin
C) John Amy
D) William Stampfl
  • 25. In what year did William Stampfl disappear in an avalanche?
A) 1990
B) 2016
C) 2002
D) 1932
  • 26. How many members of William Stampfl's original climbing group are still unaccounted for?
A) One
B) Three
C) Zero
D) Two
  • 27. In which country is Mount Huascarán located?
A) Ecuador
B) Bolivia
C) Chile
D) Peru
  • 28. Which mountain range is Huascarán a part of?
A) Cordillera Negra
B) Cordillera Azul
C) Cordillera Central
D) Cordillera Blanca
  • 29. What is the elevation of the southern summit of Huascarán?
A) 6,654 metres
B) 6,800 metres
C) 6,768 metres
D) 6,500 metres
  • 30. Huascarán is ranked as the 25th highest mountain by which metric?
A) Climbing difficulty
B) Global height
C) Topographic isolation
D) Prominence
  • 31. What is the meaning of the name Mataraju in Ancash Quechua?
A) Twin snow peaks
B) God of the sun
C) Rope mountain
D) High mountain
  • 32. What type of rock makes up the core of Huascarán?
A) Limestone
B) Granite
C) Sandstone
D) Basalt
  • 33. What is the name of the woman in the Huascarán legend?
A) Ancash
B) Huandoy
C) Waskaran
D) Mataraju
  • 34. Huascarán is the fourth highest mountain in South America after Aconcagua, Ojos del Salado, and which other mountain?
A) Mount Yerupajá
B) Monte Pissis
C) Huandoy
D) Chimborazo
  • 35. Which celestial entity did Huascarán's father ask for help in the legend?
A) The Moon Goddess
B) The Rain God
C) The Sun God
D) The Mountain Spirit
  • 36. In what year did the name Huascan first appear in records?
A) 1900
B) 1950
C) 1850
D) 1800
  • 37. What is the elevation of the north summit (Huascarán Norte)?
A) 6,768 metres
B) 6,400 metres
C) 6,654 metres
D) 6,500 metres
  • 38. Which national park is named after the mountain?
A) Cordillera Blanca National Park
B) Ancash National Park
C) Garganta National Park
D) Huascarán National Park
  • 39. The Quechua word 'waska', which gives Huashco its name, means what?
A) Twin
B) Stone
C) Rope
D) Snow
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