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