Southeast Ridge route
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The Southeast Ridge route is the classic and most commonly used climbing route to the summit of Mount Everest from the Nepal (south) side.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Southeast Ridge route canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6430103 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Southeast Ridge route Context triple: [South Col route, alsoKnownAs, Southeast Ridge route]
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Northeast Ridge route
The Northeast Ridge route is a major climbing route to the summit of Mount Everest from the Tibetan (north) side, known for its high-altitude exposure and technical sections near the top.
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South Ridge route
The South Ridge route is the standard, non-technical hiking ascent used by most climbers to reach the summit of South Sister in Oregon’s Cascade Range.
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C.
North Ridge route
The North Ridge route is a popular alpine ascent path on Mount Taranaki in New Zealand, known for its straightforward but exposed climb to the summit.
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North Ridge route
The North Ridge route is a classic alpine climbing ascent that follows the prominent northern ridgeline of Middle Sister in the Oregon Cascades.
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E.
North Ridge route
The North Ridge route is a classic, heavily glaciated alpine climb on Washington’s Mount Baker, known for its steep ice, crevasse navigation, and sustained technical mountaineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Southeast Ridge route Target entity description: The Southeast Ridge route is the classic and most commonly used climbing route to the summit of Mount Everest from the Nepal (south) side.
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A.
Northeast Ridge route
The Northeast Ridge route is a major climbing route to the summit of Mount Everest from the Tibetan (north) side, known for its high-altitude exposure and technical sections near the top.
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B.
South Ridge route
The South Ridge route is the standard, non-technical hiking ascent used by most climbers to reach the summit of South Sister in Oregon’s Cascade Range.
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C.
North Ridge route
The North Ridge route is a popular alpine ascent path on Mount Taranaki in New Zealand, known for its straightforward but exposed climb to the summit.
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D.
North Ridge route
The North Ridge route is a classic alpine climbing ascent that follows the prominent northern ridgeline of Middle Sister in the Oregon Cascades.
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E.
North Ridge route
The North Ridge route is a classic, heavily glaciated alpine climb on Washington’s Mount Baker, known for its steep ice, crevasse navigation, and sustained technical mountaineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Everest climbing route
ⓘ
mountaineering route ⓘ |
| accessedFrom | Lukla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approachesFrom | south side of Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approachTrekPassesThrough |
Khumbu Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Namche Bazaar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseCampElevation | approximately 5364 m ⓘ |
| comparedTo | North Col–Northeast Ridge route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySide | Nepal side ⓘ |
| difficulty | extreme ⓘ |
| firstAscentExpedition | 1953 British Mount Everest expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAscentViaRouteBy |
Edmund Hillary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tenzing Norgay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAscentViaRouteYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Department of Tourism, Government of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazards |
avalanches
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crevasses ⓘ exposure to extreme cold ⓘ high winds ⓘ high-altitude illness ⓘ serac collapse ⓘ |
| highestPoint | summit of Mount Everest ⓘ |
| isClassicRouteTo | summit of Mount Everest ⓘ |
| isMoreFrequentlyUsedThan | North Col–Northeast Ridge route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMostCommonRouteTo | summit of Mount Everest ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesAlong | Cornice Traverse ⓘ |
| passesBy | Hillary Step NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Khumbu Icefall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lhotse Face NERFINISHED ⓘ South Col NERFINISHED ⓘ South Summit of Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Cwm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
Everest climbing permit from Nepal
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fixed ropes ⓘ supplemental oxygen for most climbers ⓘ technical ice climbing skills ⓘ |
| season |
post-monsoon (autumn)
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pre-monsoon (spring) ⓘ |
| startsFrom | Everest Base Camp (South) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| summitElevation | 8848.86 m ⓘ |
| typicalCamp1Elevation | approximately 6050 m ⓘ |
| typicalCamp2Elevation | approximately 6400 m ⓘ |
| typicalCamp3Elevation | approximately 7200 m ⓘ |
| typicalCamp4Elevation | approximately 7900–8000 m ⓘ |
| usedFor |
guided commercial expeditions
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high-altitude mountaineering ⓘ |
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