Explain why it is easier to climba mountain on a zigzag path rather than one straight up the side. is your increase in gravitational potential energy the same in both cases? is your energy consumption the same in both?

Asolid cylinder and a cylindrical shell have the same mass, same radius, and turn on frictionless, horizontal axles. the cylindrical shell has light-weight spokes connecting the shell to the axle. a rope is wrapped around each cylinder and tied to blocks of equal masses that are held the same height above the ground. both blocks are released simultaneously. the ropes do not slip. which block hits the ground first? or is it a tie?