Statistics for Rock Climbing General Knowledge/History

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What is the name for climbing that involves placing your own protective gear as you ascend the rock?	Traditional climbing	88%
Who free soloed El Capitan?	Alex Honnold	81%
What is the name of the 5.15d climb that Adam Ondra put up in Norway?	Silence	59%
What is the term for a boulder problem that exceeds 15 feet?	Highball	51%
Who is currently the strongest female competition climber (bouldering)?	Janja Garnbret	40%
Who currently holds the speed record for The Nose?	Tommy Caldwell, Alex Honnold	31%
Who was the first person to free climb The Nose on El Capitan?	Lynn Hill	24%
Who was the famous climber and base jumper who died in a base jumping accident in 2015?	Dean Potter	22%
What is the name of the famous boulder problem in Camp 4 in Yosemite, the first ascent of which was done by Ron Kauk?	Midnight Lightning	18%
Who was the first female to climb a 5.15a?	Margo Hayes	16%
What famous phrase did the person from the above question say after completing the free ascent of The Nose?	It goes boys	13%
What two climbers completed the first free ascent of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan?	Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgenson	8%
Who founded Patagonia?	Yvon Chouinard	8%
Who was the famous free soloist from the 1970s, who was part of the Stonemasters?	John Bachar	7%
Who are the two men who are seen as the pioneers of American rock climbing, both of whom spent much time in Yosemite in the 1960s?	Royal Robbins, Warren Harding	5%
What two women made the first female ascent of El Capitan?	Bev Johnson, Sibylle Hechtel	0%