Pathfit

Question 1

Are to protect you from any head injuries.

Answer 1

Climbing Helmets

Question 2

The sport of attaining, or attempting to attain, high points in mountainous regions.

Answer 2

Mountaineering

Question 3

Best time for a mountaineering trip

Answer 3

Early Mountaineering
Late afternoon

Question 4

Lets you tie into a rope for delaying and climbing.

Answer 4

Harness

Question 5

Types of Harness

Answer 5

Seat Harness
Chess Harness
Full body harness

Question 6

The most common harness used for climbing these days.

Answer 6

Seat Harness

Question 7

For climbs where flipping over is likely. Will keep the climber upright. Likely to cause rib injury during a fall

Answer 7

Chess Harness

Question 8

Is an integrated chest and seat harness. Can better distribute the impact of the force throughout the body.

Answer 8

Full body harness

Question 9

Types of ropes

Answer 9

Dynamic ropes
Single ropes
Twin ropes
Double/half ropes
Static ropes

Question 10

Can stretch and elongate when loaded. This will absorb the impact during a climber’s fall.

Answer 10

Dynamic ropes

Question 11

Three types of dynamic ropes

Answer 11

Single ropes
Twin ropes
Double/half ropes

Question 12

Used as a single strand

Answer 12

Single ropes

Question 13

Have to be used in a pair

Answer 13

Double/half ropes

Question 14

Diameter of dynamic ropes

Answer 14

7mm to 11 mm

Question 15

The typical length of dynamics ropes are from

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30 meters to 80 meters

Question 16

The length of rope you need has to be at least

Answer 16

twice the length of the route

Question 17

Do not stretch and elongate. Used for transporting equipment or doing rescue operations.

Answer 17

Static Ropes

Question 18

Is the best workout for testing physical strength and mental endurance.

Answer 18

Mountain climbing

Question 19

Recreational activity in which participants take up temporary residence

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Camping

Question 20

Founder of modern recreational camping

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Thomas Hiram Holding

Question 21

He crossed the prairies of the United States

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1853

Question 22

He camped with a canoe on a cruise in the Highlands of Scotland

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1877

Question 23

He used a bicycle as his camping vehicle and wrote Cycle and Camp

Answer 23

1898

Question 24

Holding founded the first camping club in the world, the the Association if Cycle Camper

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1901

Question 25

It had merged with a number of other clubs to form the ***Camping Club of Great Britain*** and Ireland

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1907

Question 26

He wrote ***The Camper's Handbook***

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1908

Question 27

**Robert Falcon Scott,** the famous Antarctic explorer, became the first president of the Camping Club

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1909

Question 28

The International Federation of Camping and Caravanning was formed – the first international camping organization.

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1932

Question 29

**Robert Baden-Powell,** founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, became the president of the Camping Club of Great Britain and Ireland

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After World War 1

Question 30

An outdoor activity consists of walking in a natural environmentv

Answer 30

Hiking

Question 31

An arduous journey, typically on foot. The activity of walking long distance on foot fir pleasure

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Trekking