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Outwoods crag in Leicestershire
Outwoods crag, Leicestershire

Mountain
Trivia
Quiz

 

Section Four

Rock Climbing in Britian

1. Where are the highest Sea cliffs in Britain ?
2. If 9 mm equals 1/2  -  what does 11 mm equal ?
3. Which is the hardest, and which is the easiest of these four British climbing grades ? (two grades are listed technically and two subjectively)

Very Severe,   7b,   E2,    or   4a

4. What do rock climbers do when they use "combined tactics" ?
5. Name the Three climbers that made the First ascent of the old man of Hoy in 1966 ?

 

the Old Man of Hoy

the Old Man of Hoy

 

6. How does the aluminum rock climbing protection called
"NUTS" get their name ?
7. Who is the general editor on the books
Classic Rock
Hard Rock
Extreme Rock
and several other walking books in the same format ?
8. What do the following four climbs in common ?
A dream of White horses
Scavenger
Commando Ridge
The Old Man of Stoer
9. What mountaineering club produces the majority of climbing guides to the Lake District ?
10. There are several contenders for the longest climb in
Great Britain, depending on what criteria is used

Name at The climb that is 2000 feet long and is graded difficult,
that might be considered the longest climb in Great
Britain

 

The Cioch on Skye

the Cioch
Isle of Skye

 

 

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