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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was in favor of continuing on, after Herzog, Rebuffat, Terray and Schatz reached a wide ledge on May 20?

2. What were conditions like when Herzog continued up the spur on May 21?

3. What did Herzog and his team meet to decide on May 14?

4. How many expeditions had tried and failed to ascend higher than 8,000 meters before Herzog's expedition?

5. Which of the following passes afforded Herzog and his team access to Annapurna?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened at the May 14 meeting?

2. Describe Herzog and his team's experience with acclimatization.

3. What did Herzog find when he returned to Camp III after establishing Camp IV?

4. Where did Herzog establish Camp III?

5. What trail did Herzog establish the day after setting up Camp III?

6. Describe the second day of the exploratory expedition up the spur.

7. Describe Herzog's ordeal traveling back to the camp at the Tilicho Pass from Manangbhot.

8. Describe the first day of the exploratory expedition up the spur that was identified by Terray and Lachenal.

9. Describe Herzog and his team's efforts to find the Tilicho Pass.

10. What strategy did Herzog decide to follow in climbing Annapurna?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Can you evaluate the claim that the accomplishment of the expedition was not worth the loss of the fingers and toes of Herzog and Lachenal?

Essay Topic 2

How did members of the expedition to Annapurna break new ground through discoveries or pioneering in fields of knowledge?

Essay Topic 3

On recent expeditions to Everest, it seems to have become commonplace for climbers to be left for dead. What were some of the factors that prevented that decision from being made in relation to the expedition to Annapurna?

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