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100

The 4 cardinal directions.

North, South, East and West

100

The three basic knots for tarp setup are?

bowline, slip knot, trucker’s hitch

100

What is the highest mountain in Canada?

Logan

100

This type of stove is used by students at CA and uses refillable bottles for its fuel.

Dragonfly

100

The grippy / scaly portion of the bottom of our skis is known as this?

Kick zone

200

The technical name of the direction towards which you are traveling is.

Bearing

200

The five parts of a tent are?

body, fly, footprint, poles and pegs

200

When camping, in case you are hungry, you can keep some food in the tent.

False

200

When setting up a stove, you should lean over it to prevent wind blows.

False

200

The curved front part of a ski is known as what?

Tip

300

On a colour contour/topographical map the colour green indicates what?

Trees or below the tree line.

300

The lines used to attach the corners of your your tarp to the pegs are known as this.

Guy lines

300

This type of bear loves digging holes?

Grizzly

300

The easiest way to get a third degree/ severe burn while cooking in the backcountry.

Sitting next to the stove.

300

The two type of cross country skiing are?

Skate and classic

400

Unless otherwise indicated, the top of the map always faces which cardinal direction?

North

400

The best angle for tent/tarp pegs is this angle?

45 degrees 

400

The name of 7 principles / ethics we observe?

Leave No Trace

400

This should be pumped 20-30 times before using it.

Fuel pump

400

When selecting ski poles for the classic style, we use the bottom of this body part for measurement purposes.

Arm pit

500

Name four of the six basic parts of a compass.

Magnetic needles, Rotating bezel, Orienting Arrow, Direction of travel arrow, Index line, Baseplate

500

The acronym QUIET for tarp set up means this.

Quick release, Uniform tension, Incline, Elevations, Tight

500

The name of this technical fabric used to keep you dry.

Gore-Tex

500

The colloquial name for the refillable fuel used for cooking backcountry.

White gas

500

The caliber of rifle that is used when competing in the sport of biathlon?

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