✅ Checkpoint: Safety, Camping and Leave No Trace

By Better Wise

Quiz

  1. When reading a mountain forecast, which element should you check first?
    • The timing of precipitation
    • The headline rain chance percentage
    • The UV index
    • The daytime high temperature
  2. You count 24 seconds between a lightning flash and its thunder. What does this mean and what should you do?
    • The storm is far away because thunder under 30 seconds means it is leaving
    • The storm is about 8 km away, so you can keep going for now
    • The storm is about 10 km away or closer, so descend off high ground now
    • You should huddle the group together on the ridge to stay warm
  3. A hiker starts stumbling, slurring words, and fumbling with a jacket zip. What is the most likely cause and the right response?
    • Early hypothermia (the umbles), so get them out of wind and wet, add insulation, and feed them
    • Heat illness, so pour cold water on them and continue
    • They are just tired and grumpy, so keep the pace up to reach camp
    • Dehydration, so give them a salty snack and keep walking
  4. Why can a river rise dangerously on a clear, sunny day?
    • Rivers always rise in the afternoon because of tides
    • Sunlight heats the water and makes it expand
    • Fish activity stirs up the current
    • Rain upstream or afternoon snowmelt feeds it from mountains you cannot see
  5. You reach a valley at 4 p.m. with storms forecast. One flat spot is in a grassy dip beside a creek; another is on a small rise 120 feet from the water among living trees. Which do you choose and why?
    • Either one, since flat ground is the only campsite check that matters
    • The dip, because trees on the rise attract lightning
    • The rise, because the dip collects water and cold air and the creek can rise fast
    • The dip beside the creek, because water is convenient and the ground is flat
  6. A sleeping pad's ____ measures how well it resists heat loss to the ground.
  7. When rules allow dispersed camping, camp at least ____ feet from water, trails, and camp.
  8. Plan a simple overnight camp for a forecast low of 6°C with morning rain and 20 km/h wind. Describe your campsite choice, shelter setup, sleep system, and the Leave No Trace choices you would make.

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