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WorksheetsITA: Ch. 6 Check
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
True or False? There are 4 camps above Base Camp.
True
False
True or False: Rob Hall's clients help carry the load up the mountain to establish the next camp.
True
False
Which piece of mountaineering equipment is fashioned with spikes and designed to help give purchase on the ice when climbing?
Safety tether
Mountaineering boots
Crampon
Harness
How did the Everest expeditions improve safety at the Khumbu Icefall?
They established a rule that all climbers had to be roped together.
They only allowed one climber into the Icefall at a time.
They paid one team to establish and maintain the route.
Each team has to pay an additional fee for any climber lacking a certain amount of experience.
Why does Rob Hall turn the team around, even though some team members had not reached Camp One?
A team member was injured and needed help from guides who could no longer guide the team members.
The midday sun made the Icefall unstable.
Hall ascertained that certain climbers were not prepared for the terrain and needed more training at base camp.
The temperatures were dropping too fast and posted risks.
True or False? Andy Harris proves himself a unreliable and inexperienced guide.
True
False
Krakauer's migraine is most likely a result of . . .
Altitude sickness
A stomach virus
Poor nutrition
Ultraviolet radiation
Who calls Krakauer when he is at Base Camp?
His wife
His daughter
His son
His father
What almost causes a divorce between Krakauer and Linda?
An affair
Money problems
Politics
Climbing
At the end of the chapter, Linda says, "If you get killed, . . . it’s not just you who’ll pay the price. I’ll have to pay, too, you know, for the rest of my life. Doesn’t that matter to you?" How does Krakauer respond?
Don't worry about me. I'm the most experienced climber on the team.
You're being unfair to me. It won't be my fault if I die while climbing.
I'm not going to get killed. Don't be melodramatic.
I love you, and I'll do everything in my power to make sure I come home to you.
