Rock Climbing General Knowledge/History

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Hint	Answer
What is the name for climbing that involves placing your own protective gear as you ascend the rock?	Traditional climbing
Who was the first person to free climb The Nose on El Capitan?	Lynn Hill
What famous phrase did the person from the above question say after completing the free ascent of The Nose?	It goes boys
Who was the famous free soloist from the 1970s, who was part of the Stonemasters?	John Bachar
Who free soloed El Capitan?	Alex Honnold
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
What is the name of the 5.15d climb that Adam Ondra put up in Norway?	Silence
Who was the famous climber and base jumper who died in a base jumping accident in 2015?	Dean Potter
Who founded Patagonia?	Yvon Chouinard
What two climbers completed the first free ascent of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan?	Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgenson
What is the term for a boulder problem that exceeds 15 feet?	Highball
What two women made the first female ascent of El Capitan?	Bev Johnson, Sibylle Hechtel
Who is currently the strongest female competition climber (bouldering)?	Janja Garnbret
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
Who currently holds the speed record for The Nose?	Tommy Caldwell, Alex Honnold
Who was the first female to climb a 5.15a?	Margo Hayes

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Corrections/ Suggestions

- Kevin Jorgeson, not Jorgenson.

- Sibylle Hetchel, not Hechtel.

- First Question: Clean Climbing is also correct

- Penultimate Question: Caldwell does not work as type-in only Honnold does - why?

- Last Question: Why to ask for 5.15a in the last question when in the same year a 5.15b was achieved ?

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