Welcome to the Rock Climbing Quiz

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1. Students on Path Phase or above may ‘lead climb’.

2. Students may belay their peers by using a _______ device?

3. Staff must ______ other staff while lead climbing?

4. Climbing site supervision requires no less than ______ staff members at any given time?

5. Every rope and/or climb must have an OEE staff member there to supervise.

6. Staff may build anchors with 3 years of previous climbing experience.

7. Gateway staff may lead climb or build climbing anchors if they have been checked off by a WFR certified member of the OEE team.

8. Who can check off Gateway staff members for lead climbing and anchor building?

9. Which of the following could be considered an inherent danger to rock climbing site supervision?

10. If you notice excessive or dangerously sized, loose rocks falling from above where the students are belaying, out of the following, which best describes what you should do?

11. The climbing site supervisor’s # 1 priority for site management is __________?

12. A climbing rope with a ______ must be immediately and permanently retired from program use?

13. Gateway Academy climbing equipment must be ___________ prior to use?

14. All ropes must be _______ after each use?

15. If you run out of locking carabiner’s you may use two non-locking Oval, opposing carabiner’s.

16. On the way to the climbing site, OEE staff discover that the projected site is located on a very steep rocky trail that exposes the students to unnecessary risks. If you are the designated site-supervisor, what should you do?

17. Traditional climbing anchors may be used if inspected by 2 designated OEE staff members?

18. Equalized, angle, redundant, no extension, solid and timely best characterizes ________?

19. All students and staff will be anchored by a safety ______ when standing within a body length away from an edge?

20. The angle of an anchor shall be no greater than _______ degrees?

21. It is mandatory that all students use an auto-locking belay device “gri-gri” when climbing.

22. Students must always utilize a back-up belay unless a parent is present.

23. Helmets may be removed if the student is no longer on belay.

24. If a student’s body weight is lower than the climber that they are lowering, which is the safest option to keep the student on the ground?

25. Students must utilize standard verbal climbing commands whenever climbing, _______ and _______?

26. Before a student is allowed to climb, staff should check the following…

27. When using a “BFT” staff should inspect to make sure the tree is…

28. “Static” refers to a material that has zero or low stretch.

29. When possible, staff should avoid tying knots in Dyneema.

30. A student may remove their helmet while on a climbing activity if…

31. Staff should use rope bags to keep ropes out of the dirt and from being stepped on.

32. It is ok for a student to grab a bolt on a climb to assist them through a difficult move.

33. When joining to pieces of webbing, which knot is appropriate?

34. When rappelling, staff must have a back up belay or a _______?

35. All students must tie into the climbing rope with what knot?