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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) 70 feet.
(c) 50 feet.
(d) 30 feet.

2. How many climbers were there in the first party to attempt to climb the North Face?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

3. When was the Northeast Face of the Eiger first climbed?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1942.

4. Who led the climb down the mountain after the ascent?
(a) Heckmair.
(b) Harrer.
(c) Kasparek.
(d) Vörg.

5. Why did Giuseppe Piravano and Bruno Detassis climb partially up the northeast face?
(a) To keep in shape while waiting for better weather.
(b) To practice new climbing techniques.
(c) To take phorographs for a travel magazine.
(d) To get a better look at the North Face.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did newspapers react to plans to climb the North Face in 1937?

2. When did Pierre Julien and Maurice Coutin climb the North Face?

3. What phrase do newspapers use to describe the rush of climbers heading for the North Face?

4. When they arrived at the Eiger in 1936, what new route did Angerer and Rainer want to try on the North Face?

5. Where did Rebitch and Vörg end the fourth day of their climb?

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