Characters 1
This character works out so hard they puke, is in friendly competition with other teams on the mountain, and has a stomach virus that acts up near the summit.
Scott Fischer
This character is meticulous about client details and has a baby on the way.
Rob Hall
This process is when climbers make intermittent ascents and descents on Everest to get used to the high altitudes.
Acclimatization
What is the exact date of the tragedy that ITA revolves around?
May 10th, 1996
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This character unknowingly cranks up Krakauer's oxygen on the summit and is referred to as Harold by others.
Andy Harris
This character had surgery before their 1996 climb and had attempted to climb Everest in 1995 but failed to reach the top.
Doug Hansen
This name is given to a Nepalese cultural group who famously helps aspiring climbers navigate Everest. For a bonus 100 points, what is a head guide called within this group?
Sherpa / Sirdar
This magazine hired Krakauer to write the piece about Everest. For a bonus 100 points, also mention the magazine who funded the IMAX expedition.
Outside / National Geographic
This character impressed Hall so much with their strict adherence to their designated, pre-determined turnaround time.
Goran Kropp
If successful at summiting Everest, this character would have achieved climbing the Seven Summits, setting a world record.
Yasuko Namba
This character works for NBC and has quite an entitled personality, though people can't help but like them.
Sandy Pittman
These spiky attachments are added to boots to help grip when traversing snow and ice.
Crampons
Mount Everest straddles these two countries.
Nepal and China
Describe how Andy Harris almost died prior to his summit attempt.
He got hit in the chest by a falling boulder
This character was the first climber in the book to reach the summit, just ahead of Jon Krakauer.
Anatoli Boukreev
This character felt tremendous guilt over losing their best friend on the mountain and was ultimately killed in an avalanche on Everest in August of 1996.
Lopsang Jangbu
This location marks one of the most dangerous parts of Everest, known for its constantly shifting ice, deep crevasses, and potential avalanches.
The Khumbu Icefall
This character is the base camp doctor for Adventure Consultants. For a bonus 100 points, also mention the name of the base camp manager.
Caroline Mackenzie / Helen Wilton
Name all five climbers on Rob Hall's team who turned around before summiting, unknowingly avoiding death.
Beck Weathers, John Taske, Lou Kasischke, Frank Fischbeck, and Stuart Hutchinson
This character holds the title of head Sherpa on the Adventure Consultants team.
Ang Dorje
This character left a dying Yasuko Namba behind and is forever haunted by her death.
Neal Beidleman
What do the acronyms of HACE and HAPE mean, respectively?
High Altitude Cerebral Edema / High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Within 10 feet, how high is Mount Everest?
29,032 feet
Name the trio of climbers who died on the other side of the peak and whom the Japanese did not help.
The Ladakhis