Southwest Face route on Kangchenjunga
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The Southwest Face route on Kangchenjunga is a major climbing line on the world’s third-highest mountain, notable as the line followed by the pioneering 1955 British expedition that achieved the peak’s first ascent.
All labels observed (1)
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| Southwest Face route on Kangchenjunga canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Southwest Face route on Kangchenjunga Context triple: [1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition, usedRoute, Southwest Face route on Kangchenjunga]
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A.
Southeast Ridge route on Mount Everest
The Southeast Ridge route on Mount Everest is the classic, most frequently used climbing route from the Nepal side, ascending via the South Col to the mountain’s summit.
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B.
Blue Glacier route
The Blue Glacier route is a classic mountaineering ascent on Washington’s Mount Olympus that follows the Blue Glacier and Snow Dome to reach the summit.
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C.
South Face of Annapurna
The South Face of Annapurna is a notoriously steep and dangerous Himalayan wall, famed as one of high-altitude mountaineering’s most formidable and historic big-wall challenges.
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D.
Linda Glacier route
The Linda Glacier route is a classic and historically significant mountaineering ascent line on Aoraki / Mount Cook, known for its glaciated terrain and technical alpine climbing challenges.
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E.
West Buttress route on Denali
The West Buttress route on Denali is the mountain’s most popular and classic climbing route, known for its relatively moderate technical difficulty yet extreme altitude, cold, and weather challenges.
- 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: Southwest Face route on Kangchenjunga Target entity description: The Southwest Face route on Kangchenjunga is a major climbing line on the world’s third-highest mountain, notable as the line followed by the pioneering 1955 British expedition that achieved the peak’s first ascent.
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A.
Southeast Ridge route on Mount Everest
The Southeast Ridge route on Mount Everest is the classic, most frequently used climbing route from the Nepal side, ascending via the South Col to the mountain’s summit.
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B.
Blue Glacier route
The Blue Glacier route is a classic mountaineering ascent on Washington’s Mount Olympus that follows the Blue Glacier and Snow Dome to reach the summit.
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C.
South Face of Annapurna
The South Face of Annapurna is a notoriously steep and dangerous Himalayan wall, famed as one of high-altitude mountaineering’s most formidable and historic big-wall challenges.
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D.
Linda Glacier route
The Linda Glacier route is a classic and historically significant mountaineering ascent line on Aoraki / Mount Cook, known for its glaciated terrain and technical alpine climbing challenges.
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E.
West Buttress route on Denali
The West Buttress route on Denali is the mountain’s most popular and classic climbing route, known for its relatively moderate technical difficulty yet extreme altitude, cold, and weather challenges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climbing route
ⓘ
mountaineering route ⓘ |
| approachFrom | southwest side of Kangchenjunga massif ⓘ |
| associatedWith | 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climbingDiscipline | alpine climbing ⓘ |
| climbingStyle | expedition style ⓘ |
| countryBorder | border of Nepal and India ⓘ |
| difficulty | high-altitude technical route ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
George Band
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joe Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAscentExpedition | 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAscentYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| hazards |
avalanches
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extreme altitude ⓘ seracs ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | route of first ascent of Kangchenjunga ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayas
ⓘ
India ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kangchenjunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainHeight | 8586 m ⓘ |
| mountainRank | third-highest mountain in the world ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
long and committing face
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objective dangers from ice and snow ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the line followed on the first ascent of Kangchenjunga ⓘ |
| onFace | southwest face of Kangchenjunga ⓘ |
| onMountain | Kangchenjunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | eastern Himalaya ⓘ |
| requires |
high-altitude mountaineering experience
ⓘ
technical ice and snow climbing skills ⓘ |
| usedFor |
high-altitude climbing
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mountaineering ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Southwest Face route on Kangchenjunga Description of subject: The Southwest Face route on Kangchenjunga is a major climbing line on the world’s third-highest mountain, notable as the line followed by the pioneering 1955 British expedition that achieved the peak’s first ascent.
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