Ralston likes to listen to this band on his CD player.
a) Phish.
b) Dave Matthews Band.
c) Nirvana.
d) Poison.
What is Phish?
100
Aron makes a seat out of this.
a) A large boulder nearby.
b) The harness and rappelling gear.
c) A concave divot in the wall.
d) Ralston ties his ropes into a makeshift sitting-hammock.
What is the harness and rappelling gear?
100
This is the most likely reason to kill Aron.
a) Flash flood.
b) Heart attack.
c) Hypothermia.
d) Dehydration.
What is dehydration?
100
Aron did this to help keep him warm.
a) He tucks his head into his Camelbak.
b) He huddles close to the chockstone and wall.
c) He turns the digital camera bag into a makeshift sleeve.
d) He runs in place to keep warm.
What is he turns the digital camera bag into a makeshift sleeve?
100
This is a synonym for dry.
What is arid?
200
Aron has this part of his arm trapped by the boulder.
a) Near the wrist.
b) At the shoulder.
c) The top of the palm.
d) Just above the elbow.
What is near the wrist?
200
Aron thinks about this family friend because she had a positive attitude.
a) Lily McDonald.
b) Betty Darr.
c) Betsy Downing.
d) Daria Boyd.
Who is Betty Darr?
200
In this chapter, Aron makes a successful tourniquet out of this.
a) A belt.
b) Webbing.
c) Tubing from his Camelbak.
d) Headphone cords.
What is webbing?
200
Aron makes this out of his elactic tubing insulation from his camelbak.
a) A tourniquet.
b) An animal trap.
c) A noose.
d) A pulley.
What is a tourniquet?
200
This word describes how one might die from cold.
What is hypothermia?
300
The chockstone is made out of this kind of rock.
What is sandstone?
300
Aron sees this overhead at 8:15 every morning.
What is a raven?
300
Aron uses this to send a message to his family.
What is a camcorder?
300
With 10 ounces of water left, Aron decides he will only take a sip this often.
What is once every three hours?
300
This word means to take advantage of a weakness.
What is exploit?
400
On his hike into the canyon, Aron finds a feather belonging to this bird. He sticks it in his hat.
What is a raven?
400
Soon after he gets stuck, Aron decides he will drink from his water this often.
What is every hour and a half?
400
This stops Aron from amputating his arm the first time.
What is he doesn't think he can cut through his arm.
400
Even though he knows it won't free him, Aron decides to chip away at rock again for this reason.
What is to keep warm?
400
This word is a synonym for remove.
What is extricate?
500
Before hiking through the canyon by himself, Aron could have done this to keep himself from being trapped.
What is tell someone where he is going?
or
What is go with the girls he met?
500
This is one reason Aron keeps the flakes he chips off the rock.
What is to see his progress?
500
This is an example of how Aron uses his engineering skills in the canyon.
What is he builds a pulley system?
500
These are three pieces of "clothing" that Aron makes for himself to keep warm.
What is a sleeve, pants, and a hat?
500
This word would fit here: "I would begin a climb by heading into a storm, accepting ________ weather as part of my experience on a trip."