In the 1960s and 70s, advocates of “clean” approaches to this sport like Royal Robbins began using gear like hexes and cams instead of environmentally harmful pitons (“pee-TAWNS”). For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this sport whose popularity has resulted in chalk bans at some national parks. This sport grades routes using the Yosemite Decimal System.
ANSWER: rock climbing [accept sport climbing, trad climbing, or mountaineering; reject “bouldering”]
[10m] More and more climbers have ignored the voluntary June climbing ban that respects local Lakota ceremonies around this site. Several tribes have pushed to call this site by its indigenous name of “Bear Lodge.”
ANSWER: Devils Tower National Monument
[10h] This climber sold the first hexes after realizing his company’s pitons were damaging the rock at Yosemite. This person lost billionaire status after donating the clothing company Patagonia to a trust to fight global warming.
ANSWER: Yvon Chouinard (“ee-VOHN sh’wee-NAR”)
<Henry Atkins, Modern World>