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Half Dome, California |
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Section Severn
Mountains in Print
| 1. | Which British mountain range was the first to feature on a any GB stamp with any reference to mountains ? and in What year ? |
| 2. | Name the fictional mountain in of 40,000 feet in W. E. Bowmans 1956 classic expedition book ? |
| 3. | Name
the mountaineer that "cut the rope" on Joe Simpson, leading to the famous book "Touching the Void" ? |
| 4. | Who
wrote the book "Eiger Sanction" which led to a Clint Eastwood film of the same name ? |
| 5. | Which
famous former army officer's autobiography is titled "I choose to climb" |
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Mountain
image in digital it's a combination of two photos one on Tryfan, Wales |
| 6. | What famous channel four series of rock climbing programs in the lake district led to a book of the same name ? |
| 7. | The
MLTB use "Mountaincraft & Leadership" by Eric Langmuir as their standard "text book" on Mountaineering What edition is currently being used ? |
| 8. | What climbing club produces the rock climbing guides and many walking guides to the lake district ? |
| 9. | What is "Ginger Cairn" famous for ? |
| 10. | Most
mountaineering books written about 1840 show Ben Nevis to have a height of 4370 feet (its
now known to be 4409 feet high) What mountain do they usually show as being 4570 feet high, and thus achieving the distinction as being the highest mountain in Great Britain ? |
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