The White Spider: The Story of the North Face of the Eiger Quiz

Heinrich Harrer

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What date did Erich Vanis, Hans Ratay, and Karl Lugmayer arrive at the North Face? (from The Wall of Life and Death)

August 15, 1952.

August 5, 1952.

July 25, 1952.

July 15, 1952.

2.

How did Heckmair survive the avalanche at the Spider? (from The First Ascent of the Face)

He held himself with an axe.

He held on to Kasparek.

He was partially sheltered by an overhang.

He was held by his piton.

3.

What does Harrer recommend to climbers for protection from rocks? (from The International Rescue Team and Epilogue)

Plastic crash helmets.

Quick wits.

Protective climbing suits.

Sheets of protective metal.

4.

What year did Harrer escape from the prison camp? (from Further Successful Ascents)

1941.

1944.

1942.

1943.

5.

How far did Italian climber Walter Bonatti get in his solo attempt to climb the North Face in 1963? (from Fate Made the Amendments, Four Shirts and an Overcoat, and Ascendancy of the Armchair)

The Second Ice Field.

The Third Ice Field.

The Spider.

The First Ice Field.

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