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  • 1. 
    Who uttered the famous quote, “Because it’s there,” when asked why he wanted to climb Everest?

  • Barry Bishop
  • Sir John Hunt
  • Edmund Hillary
  • George Mallory

  • 2. 
    On May 22, 2010, which one of the following people became the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest?

  • Tseten Sherpa, age 9
  • Ming Kipa Sherpa, age 15
  • Jordan Romero, age 13
  • Min Bahadur Sherchen, age 14

  • 3. 
    In 2013 a record number of climbers successfully reached the top of Everest in a single year. How many was it?

  • 426
  • 234
  • 658
  • 502

  • 4. 
    In 2004 the Sherpa Pemba Dorje set the record for the fastest climb of Everest from Base Camp to summit. What was his time?

  • 18 hours and 13 minutes
  • 16 hours and 56 minutes
  • 10 hours and 56 minutes
  • 8 hours and 10 minutes

  • 5. 
    What is the generally accepted elevation of Mount Everest?

  • 29,028 feet (8,848 meters)
  • 29,108 feet (8,872 meters)
  • 29,023 feet (8,846 meters)
  • 29,035 feet (8,850 meters)

  • 6. 
    Who was the first person to have his picture taken on the summit of Everest?

  • James W. Whittaker
  • Tenzing Norgay
  • Edmund Hillary
  • George Mallory

  • 7. 
    Miura Yuichiro gained notoriety in the 1970s for being the first person to ski down a part of Everest. For what other feat is he also known?

  • First person to bivouac on Everest overnight
  • First person to reach the summit of Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen
  • First Japanese to climb Mount Everest
  • Oldest person to summit Mount Everest

  • 8. 
    Which Everest climber became the first to make a solo summit of the mountain?

  • Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
  • Chris Bonington
  • Stephen Venables
  • Reinhold Messner

  • 9. 
    On May 11, 2011, the renowned mountaineer Apa Sherpa set a record for the most summits of Mount Everest by one climber. Two years later another Sherpa, Phurba Tashi, tied that record. How many ascents did each make?

  • 25
  • 19
  • 18
  • 21
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