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Nanga Parbat
Contributed by: Regan
  • 1. Where is Nanga Parbat located?
A) Pakistan
B) Nepal
C) China
D) India
  • 2. What is the English translation of Nanga Parbat?
A) Naked Mountain
B) Snowy Summit
C) Great Peak
D) High Rock
  • 3. What is the height of Nanga Parbat?
A) 8,126 meters
B) 7,980 meters
C) 7,370 meters
D) 8,611 meters
  • 4. What is another name for Nanga Parbat?
A) Dangerous Rock
B) Mighty Summit
C) Killer Mountain
D) Giant Peak
  • 5. Which mountain range does Nanga Parbat belong to?
A) Andes
B) Himalayas
C) Rockies
D) Alps
  • 6. Who was the first person to reach the summit of Nanga Parbat?
A) Hermann Buhl
B) Reinhold Messner
C) Edmund Hillary
D) Alex Honnold
  • 7. In which year did Hermann Buhl reach the summit of Nanga Parbat?
A) 1978
B) 1953
C) 1984
D) 1965
  • 8. Which of the following facts about Nanga Parbat is FALSE?
A) It is notoriously difficult to climb
B) It is the highest mountain in the world
C) It is known for its treacherous weather
D) It is one of the 14 eight-thousanders
  • 9. Which river flows near the base of Nanga Parbat?
A) Indus River
B) Amazon River
C) Ganges River
D) Yangtze River
  • 10. Where does Nanga Parbat rank among the world's highest mountains?
A) 12th
B) 9th
C) 5th
D) 3rd
  • 11. What is the local language spoken near Nanga Parbat?
A) Pashto
B) Urdu
C) Shina
D) Punjabi
  • 12. What is the prominent feature on the southwest face of Nanga Parbat that looms over the Diamir Valley called?
A) Rupal Face
B) Delhi Wall
C) Munich Peak
D) Southwest Spire
  • 13. Which country borders Nanga Parbat to the north?
A) Afghanistan
B) Kyrgyzstan
C) China
D) Uzbekistan
  • 14. Which climber holds the record for the fastest solo ascent of Nanga Parbat's Rupal Face route in 2018?
A) Ueli Steck
B) Chris Bonington
C) Alex Txikon
D) Cory Richards
  • 15. When was the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat achieved?
A) 1983
B) 1995
C) 2016
D) 2004
  • 16. Who led the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat in 2016?
A) Reinhold Messner
B) Krzysztof Wielicki
C) Jerzy Kukuczka
D) Simone Moro
  • 17. Who attempted the first ascent of Nanga Parbat in 1895 and disappeared during the expedition?
A) Oscar Eckenstein
B) Karl Gufler
C) Albert Mummery
D) Geoff Ryman
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