Alex Honnold
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Alex Honnold is an American rock climber renowned for his groundbreaking ropeless free solo ascents of big walls, most famously in Yosemite National Park.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alex Honnold canonical | 18 |
| Honnold | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Alex Honnold Context triple: [El Capitan, firstFreeSoloOfFreeriderBy, Alex Honnold]
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A.
Edward Whymper
Edward Whymper was a 19th-century English mountaineer and illustrator best known for making the first ascent of the Matterhorn and pioneering climbs in the Alps and Andes.
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B.
John Roger Stephens
John Roger Stephens, better known as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and actor renowned for his soulful R&B music and multiple Grammy Awards.
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C.
Kyle Davidson
Kyle Davidson is a Canadian ice hockey executive best known as the general manager responsible for leading the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks roster rebuild.
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D.
Warren E. Miller
Warren E. Miller was a pioneering American political scientist best known for his foundational work in the study of voting behavior and public opinion, particularly through the American National Election Studies.
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E.
Cullen Landis
Cullen Landis was an American silent film actor prominent in the 1910s and 1920s, known for his boy-next-door roles in numerous dramas and comedies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alex Honnold Target entity description: Alex Honnold is an American rock climber renowned for his groundbreaking ropeless free solo ascents of big walls, most famously in Yosemite National Park.
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A.
Edward Whymper
Edward Whymper was a 19th-century English mountaineer and illustrator best known for making the first ascent of the Matterhorn and pioneering climbs in the Alps and Andes.
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B.
John Roger Stephens
John Roger Stephens, better known as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and actor renowned for his soulful R&B music and multiple Grammy Awards.
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C.
Kyle Davidson
Kyle Davidson is a Canadian ice hockey executive best known as the general manager responsible for leading the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks roster rebuild.
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D.
Warren E. Miller
Warren E. Miller was a pioneering American political scientist best known for his foundational work in the study of voting behavior and public opinion, particularly through the American National Election Studies.
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E.
Cullen Landis
Cullen Landis was an American silent film actor prominent in the 1910s and 1920s, known for his boy-next-door roles in numerous dramas and comedies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
free solo climber
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human ⓘ rock climber ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
The Dawn Wall
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surface form:
The Dawn Wall (documentary, cameo/appearance)
various National Geographic productions ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
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surface form:
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature (for film about his climb, as subject)
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| climbedRoute |
Free Solo
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surface form:
Freerider on El Capitan
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| climbedStyle | free solo ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | David Roberts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1985-08-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfFreeSoloOfElCapitan | 2017-06-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| familyName |
Alex Honnold
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Honnold
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| fieldOfWork | rock climbing ⓘ |
| focusOfOrganizationFounded | solar energy access ⓘ |
| founded | Honnold Foundation ⓘ |
| genreOfWriting | climbing literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Alex ⓘ |
| hasChild | 1 daughter ⓘ |
| hasNotableQuoteTheme | rational approach to fear ⓘ |
| knownFor |
minimalist lifestyle
ⓘ
risk management in climbing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | environmentalism ⓘ |
| name | Alex Honnold self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first free solo ascent of El Capitan
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free solo of Freerider (5.13a, 900 m) ⓘ linkups of multiple Yosemite big walls in a day ⓘ speed ascents of big wall routes in Yosemite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
big wall climbing
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free solo climbing ⓘ free solo of El Capitan ⓘ |
| notableWork | Alone on the Wall ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
podcaster ⓘ rock climber ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Sacramento
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surface form:
Sacramento, California, United States
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| representedBy | National Geographic Explorer ⓘ |
| residence |
Las Vegas, Nevada
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surface form:
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
van (as a traveling climber, various locations) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialMediaPlatform |
Instagram
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YouTube ⓘ |
| specialization |
big wall climbing
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free solo climbing ⓘ trad climbing ⓘ |
| sport | climbing ⓘ |
| spouse | Sanni McCandless ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Free Solo
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surface form:
Free Solo (2018 documentary film)
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Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Honnold
subject surface form:
Alone on the Wall (film project)