Thank you to all 900 of you who took part in our Christmas Quiz. We apologise for the difficulty...maybe! Congratulations to Harald, who was top of the pile with 69%. Raffle winners will be selected at random from the list of entrants and contacted this week.
The coveted second ascent of Jeff Lowe's Metanoia on the North face of the Eiger was completed this year by Thomas Huber, Roger Schaeli and Stephan Siegrist. In what year was the solo first ascent made by Jeff?
How many British women in total made finals in an IFSC senior competition this year, across both lead and bouldering events? (count each woman only once!)
2
3 (Shauna Coxsey, Molly Thompson-Smith and Hannah Slaney)
4
5
How many routes of 9a+ or above were climbed by women this year?
2
3
4 ( La Rambla 9a+, Biographie 9a+ [Margo Hayes]; Sweet neuf 9a+ [FA Anak Verhoeven]; La Planta de Shiva 9b [Angy Eiter])
5
In September this year, Markus Pucher made the first winter solo of which peak in Patagonia?
What did Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall dress up as this year on their annual Birthday climb at Millstone?
Bananas
Minions
Donald Trump
Old men
Dr Jim Morrissey led the American expedition to the East Face [Kangshung Face] of Mt. Everest in 1983. He is the grandfather of which top US female climber?
Sasha DiGiulian
Claire Buhrfeind
Margo Hayes
Paige Claassen
One of our UKC articles was referenced by a very reputable scientific organisation this year. Which of the following was it?
Solve the following. They are people, crags, mountains and equipment related to climbing...
Llano Nod Hex - Alex Honnold
Coire na Ciste - Erotica Since
Brain Acre - Carabiner
Sea Gnat - Stanage
Muscle Rec Vet - Steve McClure
Mechanic Lords - Dinas Cromlech
Goober Downer - Rob Greenwood
Angel Hat Nanny Qi - Nyainqentanglha (...sorry!)
ROUTE/CRAG DESCRIPTIONS
Arête Routes
1) Another bald, bold and brilliant arete. Getting established on the sharp section of the arete is the crux - above this a traumatic layback leads quickly to the halfway break, or even more quickly back to the ground.
Above and Beyond the Kinaesthetic Barrier
White Wand
Ulysses' Bow
2) An immaculate trip following the beautiful barrel on perfect rock. Large belay ledges and easy escape options make this route feel less committing than its neighbours. The line seeks out the best rock on the buttress.
Sub Cneifion Rib
Cyfrwy Arete
Amphitheatre Buttress
3) The amazing arete gives a magnificent pitch for which the word 'exposed' is nowhere near descriptive enough. Start right of ******, just right of an arete, by a flake/crack that leads to an overhang. Climb the flake/crack up to the roof and make a hard pull over this. Swing leftwards to a flake, then climb up the thin flake and wall to the arete above. Follow the arete to a good spike on the right, move up and regain the true arete again by the overhang. This leads fairly directly all the way to the top. Sensational!
High Noon
The Axe
Dream/Liberator
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Crags
4) For some people the hardest thing about ******* is getting back out again. There will be a few climbers out there who have abseiled down to do the classic ******* (HVS) and then struggled to do the start move only to realise that there is no easier escape; persistence usually gets you up though, since above the start it lets up considerably. If you get through this initiation test un-scarred then a whole host of treasures awaits, in fact there is more quality hard climbing here than anywhere else apart from **********.
Great Zawn
Trevallen
Boulder Ruckle
5) ********* sits high on the fellside looking down on the remote wilderness of Ennerdale and is one of the Lake District's biggest and most complex cliffs. The routes, like the approach, are long and have a strong mountaineering flavour about them. The big classics are regularly ascended and live up to their reputations as some of the UKs finest mountain climbs, whereas some of the less well-travelled lines will need on route cleaning - to varying degrees. The views and exposure are fantastic adding to the grandeur of this amazing cliff although catching it in prime condition may take a few visits - but it is worth it.
Gable Crag
Pillar Rock
Eagle Crag
6) One of the best outcrop style crags for harder E grade climbing in the Lake District. First appearances are deceptive, the face looks quite benign at first glance - however once stood below the climbs, the steep and continuous nature of the rock architecture becomes apparent. The rock is excellent and the protection usually reasonable if at times hard to arrange.
Reecastle Crag
Kern Knotts
Burnt Crag
BOOKS
The following quote appears in whose book?
'Before I go, I take another look down to the valley, to the walls on the other side, and out across to the High Sierra, unfolding and uncaring with the ages. I try to hold on a little longer.'
Alex Honnold
Royal Robbins
Tommy Caldwell
Yvon Chouinard
Jerry Moffatt's Mastermind was published earlier this year and within its pages there are many motivational quotes. The question is, can you match the quote to the person that said it…
Control writing and talking, never talk failure, remember good. Take something you're poor at and make it your best attribute.
Jerry Moffatt
Bruce Lee
Alex Megos
What you think largely determines what you ultimately become.
Bruce Lee
Chris Sharma
Ron Kauk
The Price of Success. He who wants to succeed should learn how to fight, and to suffer. You can acquire a lot in life, if if you are prepared to give up a lot to get it.
Stevie Haston
Nick Bullock
Bruce Lee
When the athlete is running as fast as he can, he should not feel as though he ought to be running faster. Overall tension and unnecessary muscular contractions act as breaks, reducing speed and dissipating energy.
Usain Bolt
Lindford Christie
Bruce Lee
Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.
I think the plan is to make them far more focussed next year (i.e. around a given topic or theme), which should make them a lot easier (i.e. possible).
Don't make it too easy. I particularly like the photo id bit, but that's because I'm a bit sad in that area (got NTBTA even though I've never even tried it). I think the highlight of this sadness was identifying both the route and whose hand it was on the half inch photo on the spine of the 2006 Eastern Grit Rockfax. At least I'd done that route.
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