Which Famous Mountain Matches Your Personality?
By: Elisabeth Henderson
Estimated Completion Time
5 min
" "
Image: Kriangkrai Thitimakorn / Moment / Getty Images
About This Quiz
People go to the mountains for many different purposes. Some seek the high peaks as a way to test the endurance of their physical and mental stamina. Serious rock climbers and mountaineers cultivate intricate skills to traverse vertical slopes and achieve goals that most of us would not even consider within the world of reality. Others climb into the heights to come face to face with mortal danger as a path to encounter the sublime. Many tourists arrive with a camera, in search of beauty alone and are in no way interested in a battle of endurance.
The reasons why you approach a mountain speak volumes about your personality. But each personality is a mountain unto itself. Mountains vary broadly in their geology — what are the raw materials of the rock, and what cataclysm brought these giants into being? So, too, personalities are developed from a mixture of genetic heritage and life experience. Others then encounter the personality that forms out of each unique set of circumstances as an adventure, a challenge, a beauty unlike anyone else in the world.
What are your trails like? Do you need ropes to make an ascent? What will people find if they get to the summit of really getting to know you? Follow these questions to the peak, and we’ll read you your topographical map!
START QUIZ
" "
Buena Vista Images / DigitalVision / Getty Images
If you are planning a journey, which of these is a crucial consideration?
The journey will be full of adventure and will put me to the test.
The journey will give me space for reflection.
The journey will bring me to meet interesting people.
The journey will be effortless and lead to a luxury resort.
" "
SolStock / Moment / Getty Images
If you meet someone for coffee for the first time, what topics might you cover?
Work, sports and accomplishments
Philosophy, religion and life experiences
Current trends, memes and politics
Favorite shows, food and music
" "
Klaus Vedfelt / DigitalVision / Getty Images
If someone hired a guide to get to know you, in what would the guide need expertise?
Traversing icy slopes, scaling walls and managing high altitude
Blocking out the chatter of the world to really tune in to the present
Knowing the signs to escape before an explosion
Packing a cooler with the appropriate number of beverages
" "
Yvonne Van der Horst / Moment / Getty Images
What kind of animals lurk beneath your surface?
" "
Karl Tapales / Moment / Getty Images
If you are communicating with a friend you’ve known for a long time, what method of communication are you most likely to use?
" "
Hello Lovely / DigitalVision / Getty Images
What is something that could get you out of bed earlier than you have to get up?
" "
Flashpop / DigitalVision / Getty Images
If you meet a new friend and really want to get to know that person better, what might you suggest that you do together?
" "
Yadira G. Morel / Moment / Getty Images
If you look in the mirror of your soul, what do you see?
Symmetrical, conical beauty
" "
Kate Ballis / Cultura / Getty Images
When people get past the superficial level of knowing you, what do they find at the next level?
Whatever I want them to see
" "
Seth K. Hughes / Image Source / Getty Images
When you think of “beauty,” what comes to mind most readily?
An awe-inspiring landscape
" "
negatina / Moment / Getty Images
If you experience something beautiful, how do you respond to the moment?
I want to chase after it again.
I try to hold it in my heart.
I put an image of it on social media.
I start looking for the next experience.
" "
Matilda Delves / Moment / Getty Images
It’s Wednesday morning, and your boss just laid you off. What do you do next?
Go on a long walk and let my mind untangle
Go on a rant telling my boss what I think of them
Treat myself to a nice meal
" "
Thomas Barwick / DigitalVision / Getty Images
Which of the following do you value most in a friend?
Someone who seems to understand without me having to tell them everything
Someone to whom I could tell anything, and they would accept it
Someone who sees me as I want to be seen
Someone who likes to enjoy life as much as I do
" "
Xuanyu Han / Moment / Getty Images
What would a weather report of your personality predict?
Mostly cloudy with a chance of blizzards
Mostly cloudy with a strong chance of rain in the afternoon
Sunny and clear with a chance of explosions
Mostly sunny with scattered thunderstorms
" "
Image Source RF/DreamPictures / Image Source / Getty Images
Which of these values draws you to the music you listen to most often?
It takes my mind off of whatever I’m stressing about.
It gives me space to breathe.
It matches the rhythms of what I’m feeling.
It gives me a sense of aesthetic pleasure.
" "
Floresco Productions / OJO Images / Getty Images
If you’re planning a gathering to celebrate your birthday, how many friends will you invite?
" "
Matt Ottosen ~ Ottosen Photography / Moment / Getty Images
Which destination would you avoid like the plague?
A place where I would have to interact too closely with strangers
A place where I would be totally alone
A place where no one speaks English
" "
Ariel Skelley / DigitalVision / Getty Images
When you were a kid, where could you be found during recess?
Leading a pack of kids in an involved game
Trading lunches with other kids
" "
Mayur Kakade / Moment / Getty Images
If you were to write something just because you wanted to, what kind of material would you write?
" "
Elli Thor Magnusson / Cultura / Getty Images
Which of these activities most resembles what it’s like to get to know you?
Walking through a hall of mirrors
Laying on a beach with an umbrella in your drink
" "
NicolasMcComber / E+ / Getty Images
If your best friend lied to you about something really intimate, how might you react?
I would completely shut down.
I would reluctantly tell them how much they hurt me.
I would thrash them on social media.
I would treat myself to a fancy weekend trip and never return their calls.
" "
kajakiki / E+ / Getty Images
What motivates you to travel?
Testing how I respond in challenging situations
Checking items off my bucket list
Having new culinary experiences
" "
Morsa Images / DigitalVision / Getty Images
How can people get to know you on a deeper level?
Spend time with me over a long time and show that I can trust them
Ask me authentic questions
Hang out often and not say something that I deeply disagree with
Have experiences together enjoying the good things in life
" "
Alex Eggermont / Image Source / Getty Images
Which of the following geological characteristics describes what you are really like on the inside?
Crevasses, deep cracks in the ice
" "
PeopleImages / E+ / Getty Images
If a friend calls you with some personal drama right before you’re going to bed, what will you do?
Listen to them for a bit and try to offer advice
Listen as long as they want to talk
Pretend that the call is breaking up
Ask if we can talk tomorrow
" "
Kjell Linder / Moment / Getty Images
What type of gear is necessary to scale your heights?
" "
StefaNikolic / E+ / Getty Images
If your friends were to describe your most dominant mood, how might they describe it?
" "
Manuel Sulzer / Cultura / Getty Images
If someone were hiking up your slopes, what music might be on their playlist?
" "
Luis Alvarez / DigitalVision / Getty Images
How much time is required to really explore the layers of your personality?
You need to train for years and then spend weeks of all-out effort.
If you ask the right questions, I’ll tell you who I really am.
If we spend some solid time together, I’ll relax enough to be who I really am.
" "
Thomas Barwick / DigitalVision / Getty Images
What’s a sign that marks people who have climbed the mountain of your personality?
Adrenaline rush and a souvenir
Share on Facebook
Share on Facebook