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