True or False
Climbing
Climber
Belayer
Equipment
100

True or False: On Special days (ex. Halloween, Pajama day, etc.) you don't have to wear athletic shoes.

False; school rule, athletics shoes every day 

If guessed incorrectly perform 20 arm circles 

100

When you put on a climbing harness, you should make sure the waist belt is positioned where on your body?

The climbing harness should be tightened securely above your hip bones to prevent you from sliding out of the harness

If guessed incorrectly perform 8 windmills 

100

If there is too much slack in the rope what should you tell your belayer?

"Up Rope"

If guessed incorrectly perform 20 crunches

100

What is the most important rule about your brake hand when you are belaying?

Always keep in on the rope!

If guessed incorrectly perform 10 squat jumps 

100

What is the name of this belay device?

ATC 

If guessed incorrectly perform 10 squats

200

True or False:If you have an injury preventing you from participating in PE you can sit out for 4 days if your guardian has emailed the school or your teacher.

False, it is 3 days

If guessed incorrectly perform 10 hops on each foot 

200

When you look up at the ropes before climbing, what are you checking to see? 

You are on the correct rope, it's not twisted or caught on anything above

if guessed incorrectly perform 20 high knees in place

200

If you need a little more slack in the rope while you're climbing, what do you ask your belayer for?

Slack

If guessed incorrectly perform 10 crab walks

200

What does the belaying acronym "P.B.U.S." stand for? Write out what each letter means.

Pull, Brake, Under, Slide.

If guessed incorrectly perform 10 heel raises

200

Name this piece of equipment. 

Carabiner

If guessed incorrectly perform 10 Star jumps

300

True or False: Your figure-eight follow-through knot should be 3 fists away from your harness.

False; about 1 fist away from your harness 

If guessed incorrectly perform 10 leg lifts 

300

What is the name of the extra rope that's as long as a shaka after the climber is done tying in ?

The "tail"

If guessed incorrectly perform 16 bicycle crunches

300

Why would the climber tie a long tail into fisher person's knot?

It helps keep the extra rope aka the "tail" or out of the climbers way

If guessed incorrectly perform 20 mountain climbers

300

"On belay" is a rock climbing command that means what?

The person holding your rope is ready, secured, and watching out for your safety

If guessed incorrectly perform 10 heel raises

300

What is this gray pyramid attached to the wall called?

A Volume

If guessed incorrectly perform 10 leg lifts

400

True or False: The height of our school's climbing wall is 28ft. 

False; the height is 34ft.

If guessed incorrectly perform 20 jumping jacks

400

If you "traverse" the wall what direction are you going?

You are moving horizontally across it, rather than climbing up or down

If guessed incorrectly perform 8 donkey kicks on each leg

400

How do you know if you need a fisher person's knot?

If the tail is longer than your shaka

If guessed incorrect perform 15 second flutter kicks


400

What does it mean if someone is "Beta Spraying"

Giving unwanted advice to a climber about the moves ("beta") needed to complete a route or problem

If guessed incorrectly perform 10 stationary lunges

400

What is the name of this climbing device?

A quick draw; a piece of climbing gear made of 2 carabiners connected by a short fabric sling

If guessed incorrectly perform 8 donkey kicks on each leg

500

True or False: If you have gum privileges you are not allowed to chew gum in PE?

True; no gum in PE

If guessed incorrectly perform 10 burpees

500

If I say " While climbing, you can only use 3 points of contact on the wall ", what does that mean?

Keep at least three of your four limbs—either two hands and one foot, or two feet and one hand—touching the climbing surface at all times

If guessed incorrectly perform 5 push-ups

500

If a climber has "flashed" a climb, what did they just do?

Completed the route or boulder problem on their very first attempt 

If guessed incorrectly perform 15 second plank

500

When your climbing partner yells the command "take". What command do you shout back to your climber?

"Tension on "

If guessed incorrectly perform 10 Star Jumps

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!

What is the difference between the two belay devices we use in our climbing room?

GriGri - internal camming mechanism to provide assisted braking during a fall

ATC - relies entirely on manual friction and your brake hand

If guessed incorrectly perform 10 Burpees

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