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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. In 1950, where did North Face climbers Hamel and Seiler escape to after a blizzard?
(a) The Swallow's Nest.
(b) The railway tunnel.
(c) The Kleine Scheidegg.
(d) The Mittellegi Hut.

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

3. How many day's'provisions did the first climbers to attempt the North Face bring?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

4. What qualities does Harrer say are necessary to climb the White Spider?
(a) Courage, playfulness, self-confidence, and pride.
(b) Enthusiasm, courage, daring, and focus.
(c) Patience, calm, sense, and courage.
(d) Honesty, openness, courage, and honor.

5. Why did Austrians Waschak and Forstenlechner delay their start, while a party of four Swiss climbers began an ascent up the North Face in 1950?
(a) They did not want to compete with the Swiss climbers.
(b) They were concerned about the weather.
(c) Waschak was beginning to become ill.
(d) They wanted to acquire additional supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Harrer view change and the Eiger mountain?

2. Where was Detassis injured?

3. What year was the Eiger first climbed?

4. How many parties left the Eiger without an attempt to climb the North Face in 1937, due to bad weather?

5. How many nights did Pierre Julien and Maurice Coutin spend on the mountain during their 1952 climb?

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