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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1952: The Great Year on the Eiger.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How tall was the icy gully that Buhl climbed the day after climbing the Spider?
(a) 90 feet.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) 30 feet.
(d) 70 feet.

2. How many climbers were in the group including Hermann Buhl by the time they reached the summit in July 1952?
(a) Nine.
(b) Eight.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

3. How did Heckmair survive the avalanche at the Spider?
(a) He was held by his piton.
(b) He held himself with an axe.
(c) He held on to Kasparek.
(d) He was partially sheltered by an overhang.

4. What day did Harrer and Kasparek begin their 1938 climb of the North Face?
(a) July 7.
(b) July 14.
(c) July 21.
(d) July 28.

5. What obstacle befell Buhl and his group on the Spider during the 1952 climb?
(a) Surging waterfalls.
(b) Impassible ice.
(c) A boulder falling.
(d) An avalanche.

Short Answer Questions

1. What warning did the Swiss government issue to climbers?

2. Where was Detassis injured?

3. How many climbers were in Toni Kurz's group?

4. What problem did Heckmair have during the night?

5. What did Rebisch and Vörg do to make a place to spend the night on the mountain?

(see the answer key)

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