DIY Study Guide
Vocabulary
Self-arrest
Sirdar
Static rope
The ______ is the "boss" Sherpa who organizes an expedition.
A method used by climbers when falling down a slope is called ____ ______
A rope that has no stretch and is used by climbers for jumaring is a ______ ____
Answer Key
The sirdar is the "boss" Sherpa who organizes an expedition.
A method used by climbers when falling down a slope is called self arrest.
A rope that has no stretch and is used by climbers for jumaring is a static rope.
Chapter 2 Multiple Choice
1. How does Mark get the money by himself?
A. Mark asks his parents to support him.
B. Mark writes a letter to get sponsors
C. Mark calls his aunts and uncles for money.
D. Mark asks his teachers for help.
2. Where does Mark ask his parents to go?
A. Mendoza
B. Mount Everest
C. Nepal
D. Lima
3. What book did Mark’s father bring him about a climber who lost his legs, but still climbed?
A. Second Ascent
B. Fulcrum Colorados
C. More Than a Bucket List
D. The New Hiking the Monadnock
4. How much money does Pfetzer need?
A. $3,000
B. $7,000
C. $2,000
D. $5,000
5. How does Mark’s principal feel about his trip?
A. His principal does not want him going because he will not learn a thing.
B. His principal thinks it is a good idea because he will learn more than school.
C. His principal prefers him to stay at school because he will miss too many assignments.
D. His principal has mixed feeling about him going because he will miss out on a big project at school.
6.) Where is Mark's first outdoor climb?
(A.) Kathmandu, Nepal
(B.) Lake Placid, New york
(C.) Mount Everest
(D.) Mount Washington
7.) Which family member supports Mark's climbing trips?
(A.) Mother
(B.) Father
(C.) Sister
(D.) All of the above
8.) What are the two most important pieces of climbing gear?
(A.) Rope and helmet
(B.) Boots and
(C.) Crampons and an ice axe
(D.) Carabiners and a belay device
9.) What are some obstacles climbers must face while ice climbing?
(A.) Thin Ice
(B.) Frostbite
(C.) Dinner plating
(D.) All of the above
10.) How does Mark feel about ice climbing
(A.) Loves it
(B.) Hates it
(C.) Challenging
(D.) Boring
Answer Key
#1= B
#2= C
#3= A
#4= D
#5= B
#6= B
#7= D
#8= C
#9= D
#10= A
Chapter 2 Short Answer
1.) Describe ice climbing and the tools you need.
- Ice climbing is like walking on a sidewalk covered in ice and facing straight up into the sky. To successfully climb you need to lean into the ice and have your heels down. You need an ice ax and crampons.
2.) What is Dinner-plating?
- Dinner-plating is when you pound your ax in very hard and all the brittle ice around the blade cracks. Dinner-plating leaves you with out any grip. They call it Dinner-plating because it is like pounding a nail into a dinner plate.
Chapter 8 Multiple Choice
1.) Mark hiked a ten mile canyon to practice which technique?
Self-arrest
Traversing
Jumaring
Piano Moves
2.) Mark and a few others attended a rescue course in which state?
California
New York
South Carolina
Colorado
3.) What did Mark have to promise his parents so that they would let him go to Everest?
He would have to pay them.
He would have to ask his teachers.
He needed sponsors.
He would have the best training possible.
4.) What did Mark learn at the training course?
How to climb without a slope.
How to jumar.
How to save an unconscious person from falling off a ledge.
How to use crampons and when to use them.
5.) What time did Mark get a rude awakening by Sophia, the hotel cleaner in Mendoza?
8:00
10:00
7:30
6:00
6.) Where does Mark travel to in this chapter?
(A.) Argentina
(B.) Canada
(C.) Brazil
(D.) Tibet
7.) How old is Mark when he travels to Argentina?
(A.) 2
(B.) 17
(C.) 15
(D.) 28
8.) What is the name of the mountain Mark climbs in Argentina?
(A.) Ama Dablam
(B.) Everest
(C.) Aconcagua
(D.) Kilimanjaro
9.) What obstacles does Mark face while climbing the mountain?
(A.) Dehydration
(B.) Hunger
(C.) Exhaustion
(D.) Lack of equipment
10.) What is the most dangerous part of the mountain Mark climbs?
(A.) The False Summits
(B.) The Hill
(C.) The Canaleta
(D.) The Summit
Answer Key
#1= C
#2= A
#3= D
#4= C
#5= D
#6= A
#7= C
#8= C
#9= A
#10= C
Chapter 8:
Short answers
1.) Explain Puente Del Inca.
A beautiful little town at the height of the pass that goes into Chile. Puente Del Inca has a military base. It has an ancient house built over the hot springs, where people get water for their health.
2.) Describe the costs of Buenos Aires and pesos.
At Buenos Aires, a glass of orange juice is eight pesos. For a hotel room it is 144 pesos. One peso is as much as one American dollar, and foreign currency is not inflated.
Chapter 8 Character Description
1.)
Was a leader from Colorado, my wife’s name is . Who am I?
________Thor Keiser________
Chapter 14 Multiple Choice
Answer Key
#1= D
#2= C
#3= D
#4= A
#5= B
#6= C
#7= C
#8= B
#9= D
#10= D
1.) What happened to Mark's dad?
He broke his ribs
He got poked in the eye
He got cancer
He got an ear infection
2.) According to Mark, what weather is preferably the best for climbing?
Cloudy
Rainy
Clear
Windy
3.) Why didn't Mark and his team summit from May 8-12?
Someone got frostbite
Someone got sick
There was too much snow on their path
It was too stormy
4.) Why was Mark so tired that he "could only take ten steps" before he had to rest?
He had not eaten solid food in a while
He was dehydrated
He broke his ribs from coughing
He was sick
5.) Why didn't Mark care about most of his things when he started to climb?
It was worthless by then
It was all he needed to survive
He needed to climb lightly
He wanted to leave it for the next person
6.) What happened on Mark's Everest trip?
(A.) Nothing
(B.) Avalanche
(C.) A storm
(D.) Earthquake
7.) What happens to most of Mark's friends when he is on Everest?
(A.) They summit without Mark
(B.) They leave
(C.) They die
(D.) They tripped
8.) What happened to Mark's Father?
(A.) He died
(B.) He got cancer
(C.) He got a car
(D.) He became famous
9.) Did Mark summit and Why?
(A.) Yes, he summited and reached his goal
(B.) Yes, he summited because of the good conditions
(C.) No, he had to go home because of the bad conditions
(D.) No, he had to go home to see his father
10.) What happened to Mark after he left Everest?
(A.) He tripped
(B.) He got frostbite
(C.) His rib was damaged
(D.) He got pneumonia
Chapter 14 Short Answer
1.) What happened to Scott Fischer in this chapter?
- In this chapter Scott is separated from his team in and was lost in the storm. When the storm finally cleared they found out that Scott didn’t make it.
2.) What does Mark find out about his dad?
- Mark only thought that his dad had an ear infection. But, when he got a phone call of his dad he was told that his dad had cancer.
Self-arrest
Sirdar
Static rope
The ______ is the "boss" Sherpa who organizes an expedition.
A method used by climbers when falling down a slope is called ____ ______
A rope that has no stretch and is used by climbers for jumaring is a ______ ____
Answer Key
The sirdar is the "boss" Sherpa who organizes an expedition.
A method used by climbers when falling down a slope is called self arrest.
A rope that has no stretch and is used by climbers for jumaring is a static rope.
Chapter 2 Multiple Choice
1. How does Mark get the money by himself?
A. Mark asks his parents to support him.
B. Mark writes a letter to get sponsors
C. Mark calls his aunts and uncles for money.
D. Mark asks his teachers for help.
2. Where does Mark ask his parents to go?
A. Mendoza
B. Mount Everest
C. Nepal
D. Lima
3. What book did Mark’s father bring him about a climber who lost his legs, but still climbed?
A. Second Ascent
B. Fulcrum Colorados
C. More Than a Bucket List
D. The New Hiking the Monadnock
4. How much money does Pfetzer need?
A. $3,000
B. $7,000
C. $2,000
D. $5,000
5. How does Mark’s principal feel about his trip?
A. His principal does not want him going because he will not learn a thing.
B. His principal thinks it is a good idea because he will learn more than school.
C. His principal prefers him to stay at school because he will miss too many assignments.
D. His principal has mixed feeling about him going because he will miss out on a big project at school.
6.) Where is Mark's first outdoor climb?
(A.) Kathmandu, Nepal
(B.) Lake Placid, New york
(C.) Mount Everest
(D.) Mount Washington
7.) Which family member supports Mark's climbing trips?
(A.) Mother
(B.) Father
(C.) Sister
(D.) All of the above
8.) What are the two most important pieces of climbing gear?
(A.) Rope and helmet
(B.) Boots and
(C.) Crampons and an ice axe
(D.) Carabiners and a belay device
9.) What are some obstacles climbers must face while ice climbing?
(A.) Thin Ice
(B.) Frostbite
(C.) Dinner plating
(D.) All of the above
10.) How does Mark feel about ice climbing
(A.) Loves it
(B.) Hates it
(C.) Challenging
(D.) Boring
Answer Key
#1= B
#2= C
#3= A
#4= D
#5= B
#6= B
#7= D
#8= C
#9= D
#10= A
Chapter 2 Short Answer
1.) Describe ice climbing and the tools you need.
- Ice climbing is like walking on a sidewalk covered in ice and facing straight up into the sky. To successfully climb you need to lean into the ice and have your heels down. You need an ice ax and crampons.
2.) What is Dinner-plating?
- Dinner-plating is when you pound your ax in very hard and all the brittle ice around the blade cracks. Dinner-plating leaves you with out any grip. They call it Dinner-plating because it is like pounding a nail into a dinner plate.
Chapter 8 Multiple Choice
1.) Mark hiked a ten mile canyon to practice which technique?
Self-arrest
Traversing
Jumaring
Piano Moves
2.) Mark and a few others attended a rescue course in which state?
California
New York
South Carolina
Colorado
3.) What did Mark have to promise his parents so that they would let him go to Everest?
He would have to pay them.
He would have to ask his teachers.
He needed sponsors.
He would have the best training possible.
4.) What did Mark learn at the training course?
How to climb without a slope.
How to jumar.
How to save an unconscious person from falling off a ledge.
How to use crampons and when to use them.
5.) What time did Mark get a rude awakening by Sophia, the hotel cleaner in Mendoza?
8:00
10:00
7:30
6:00
6.) Where does Mark travel to in this chapter?
(A.) Argentina
(B.) Canada
(C.) Brazil
(D.) Tibet
7.) How old is Mark when he travels to Argentina?
(A.) 2
(B.) 17
(C.) 15
(D.) 28
8.) What is the name of the mountain Mark climbs in Argentina?
(A.) Ama Dablam
(B.) Everest
(C.) Aconcagua
(D.) Kilimanjaro
9.) What obstacles does Mark face while climbing the mountain?
(A.) Dehydration
(B.) Hunger
(C.) Exhaustion
(D.) Lack of equipment
10.) What is the most dangerous part of the mountain Mark climbs?
(A.) The False Summits
(B.) The Hill
(C.) The Canaleta
(D.) The Summit
Answer Key
#1= C
#2= A
#3= D
#4= C
#5= D
#6= A
#7= C
#8= C
#9= A
#10= C
Chapter 8:
Short answers
1.) Explain Puente Del Inca.
A beautiful little town at the height of the pass that goes into Chile. Puente Del Inca has a military base. It has an ancient house built over the hot springs, where people get water for their health.
2.) Describe the costs of Buenos Aires and pesos.
At Buenos Aires, a glass of orange juice is eight pesos. For a hotel room it is 144 pesos. One peso is as much as one American dollar, and foreign currency is not inflated.
Chapter 8 Character Description
1.)
Was a leader from Colorado, my wife’s name is . Who am I?
________Thor Keiser________
Chapter 14 Multiple Choice
Answer Key
#1= D
#2= C
#3= D
#4= A
#5= B
#6= C
#7= C
#8= B
#9= D
#10= D
1.) What happened to Mark's dad?
He broke his ribs
He got poked in the eye
He got cancer
He got an ear infection
2.) According to Mark, what weather is preferably the best for climbing?
Cloudy
Rainy
Clear
Windy
3.) Why didn't Mark and his team summit from May 8-12?
Someone got frostbite
Someone got sick
There was too much snow on their path
It was too stormy
4.) Why was Mark so tired that he "could only take ten steps" before he had to rest?
He had not eaten solid food in a while
He was dehydrated
He broke his ribs from coughing
He was sick
5.) Why didn't Mark care about most of his things when he started to climb?
It was worthless by then
It was all he needed to survive
He needed to climb lightly
He wanted to leave it for the next person
6.) What happened on Mark's Everest trip?
(A.) Nothing
(B.) Avalanche
(C.) A storm
(D.) Earthquake
7.) What happens to most of Mark's friends when he is on Everest?
(A.) They summit without Mark
(B.) They leave
(C.) They die
(D.) They tripped
8.) What happened to Mark's Father?
(A.) He died
(B.) He got cancer
(C.) He got a car
(D.) He became famous
9.) Did Mark summit and Why?
(A.) Yes, he summited and reached his goal
(B.) Yes, he summited because of the good conditions
(C.) No, he had to go home because of the bad conditions
(D.) No, he had to go home to see his father
10.) What happened to Mark after he left Everest?
(A.) He tripped
(B.) He got frostbite
(C.) His rib was damaged
(D.) He got pneumonia
Chapter 14 Short Answer
1.) What happened to Scott Fischer in this chapter?
- In this chapter Scott is separated from his team in and was lost in the storm. When the storm finally cleared they found out that Scott didn’t make it.
2.) What does Mark find out about his dad?
- Mark only thought that his dad had an ear infection. But, when he got a phone call of his dad he was told that his dad had cancer.