BROOKLYNN BOULDERS: CHICAGO
BOTH TEAMS! Wrist a list of as many employees at BKB as you can in 1 minute! Each employee named is worth 100 points.
How many did you get?! Camp Counselors can verify list of names.
What is bouldering?
Bouldering is a form of rock climbing that is performed on small rock formations or artificial rock walls without the use of ropes or harnesses.
Name at least one grade that is considered "beginner".
5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9
When we wear a harness, does the belay loop go in the front or the back?
The front!
BOTH TEAMS! Write down as many climbing brands as you can in 30 seconds! Each one is worth 100 points.
Read your lists!
What is your favorite thing about climbing at BKB?
Climber's choice! One person from each team can answer for 200 points!
What does "VB" mean?
Very beginner!
What is the grading system for top rope routes?
Yosemite Decimal Rating System.
Name the machine that allows up to climb up and down the tall walls without someone belaying us.
Auto-Belay!
Name 2 professional rock climbers.
Ashima Shiraishi, Kai Lightner, Tommy Caldwell, Alex Honnold, Margo Hayes, Adam Ondra, Chris Sharma, Daniel Woods, Emily Harrington, Lynn Hill, Royal Robbins. There are a lot to choose from!
What was the BKB-Chicago building before it was turned into a climbing gym?
A community church building.
What are the mattress-like things you put on the ground to soften your landing when bouldering outside?
Crash pads! (or bouldering mats)
What are the two parts to a climbing rope, the inside and the outside?
Name 2 different kinds of belay devices.
ATC and grigri.
How did Tommy Caldwell lose a finger?
While using a table saw during a renovation of his home in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado he slipped and chopped off the index finger on his left hand above the knuckle.
What is Jorge's last name?
Maldonado!
What is currently the grade of the hardest bouldering problem in the world?
V17!
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! What is it called when someone is climbing a route and putting up the rope as they go, using quickdraws and clipping into the bolts?
Lead climbing!
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! What does "kilter" mean? (hint: kilter board)
Out of harmony or off balance.
How old was the youngest person to climb El Capitan in Yosemite?
10-year-old, Selah Shneiter!
How tall are the top rope walls at BKB: Chicago?
55ft
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! Where does the "V" in the bouldering rating system come from?
John "Vermin" Sherman, who collaborated with friends to establish the rating system in the legendary Hueco Tanks bouldering area in Texas.
Adam Ondra, in 2018, climbed the route Silence which is considerd the hardest route in the world. What is it rated?
5.15d!
What is climbing chalk made up of?
Magnesium carbonate (MgCO3)
Name somewhere in the Midwest where you can climb outdoors. Double points if anyone in your team has been there!
Each team can answer this question for points!