Which Sierra peak is it thought that Norman Clyde ascended fifty times?
Mt. Thompson
-- In the original contest, credit was given to any reasonable answer to this question since it is difficult to disprove that Norman climbed any particular peak 50 or even 100 times!
2.
On which Sierra peak was John Muir spooked during his solo first ascent of it?
Mt. Ritter
3.
"If you fall off one side, you will be killed in the vicinity; if you fall off any of the other sides, you will be pulverized in the remote nadir beneath." Which peak was Bolton Brown talking about?
Mt. Clarence King
4.
Which Sierra peak has a feature named in honor of Larry Williams?
Mt. Sill
-- Dead Larry's Pillar (5.10)
5.
Name this peak (click on photo to enlarge)
Mt. Hale
-- The East Face.
6.
On which peak were Norman Clyde's ashes scattered?
Norman Clyde Peak
7.
Which peak was Josiah Whitney referring to when he declared that it's summit was "perfectly inaccessible" and that it "never will be trodden by human foot"?
Half Dome
8.
Name this peak (click on photo to enlarge)
Mt. Conness
-- The final climb via the Pioneer Route (photo: March 2001).
9.
The Paiute called it "Too-man-go-yah", which translates roughly as "very old man". Which peak is this?
Mt. Whitney
10.
Which peak shares the name of an angry comic book character?
The Incredible Hulk
-- In the original contest, "Thor Peak" was also accepted.
11.
Name this peak (click on photo to enlarge)
Mt. Russell
-- The East Ridge, brought to you by the letter "P".
12.
Following a Sierra first ascent, Chris Jones wrote that he and his partners felt that it was "better to retreat off of a good climb than to succeed on an indifferent one." Which peak did they climb?
Charlotte Dome
-- Chris Jones, along with Galen Rowell and Fred Beckey, climbed the ultra-classic South Face.
13.
"The mountain possesses an unusually stern and almost forbidding aspect and is generally rated one of the most difficult of the higher peaks of the Sierra Nevada." Which peak was Norman Clyde talking about?
Mt. Humphreys
14.
Around the beginning of the twentieth century this peak was known as Mt. Jordon; what is its name today?
North Palisade
-- Note: The current Mt. Jordon was not named until the 1920's.
15.
The "Eiger of the Sierra" is the north wall of which Peak?
Mt. Morrison
16.
Name this peak (click on photo to enlarge)
Mt. Humphreys
-- Photo taken May 2001, just west of Piute Pass.
17.
Which Sierra peak defeated Jack Kerouac?
Matterhorn Peak
18.
On which Sierra peak did a Loma Prieta Peak Climbing Section member have an accident that was later featured in an article in the National Enquirer?
Mt. Whitney
-- An accident which involved a broken bone and a night out on the East Face.
19.
Native Americans called it "To-to-kon-oolah"; the Spanish gave it the name we use today. Which peak is it?
El Capitan
20.
Which peak has a route on a buttress named in honor of Smoke Blanchard?
Middle Palisade
-- Smoke Buttress (IV 5.9).
21.
Name this peak (click on photo to enlarge)
The Incredible Hulk
22.
Which unique Southern California peak received its "first ascent" in 1959 by Chuck Wilts and Mike Sherrick (who took a fall near its summit)?
Disneyland's Matterhorn
-- The ascent (and fall) was staged, of course.
23.
Which peak, named for a flower, is home to the highest glacier in the Sierra?
Polemonium Peak
24.
Following the first ascent of this peak, James Hutchinson compared their route to the cubist painting "The Nude Descending the Stairs" (sic). Name that peak.
Black Kaweah
25.
Name this peak (click on photo to enlarge)
Peak 12,563
-- This was a spoiler question for the contest, since it was clear that nobody would guess this. Peak 12,563 stands next to Coco Col, which is an alternative approach route to the Royce Lakes as well as a fine easy-intermediate ski descent. The peak was first climbed by Norman Clyde in 1938; it now has a few moderate technical routes.
