2013 Polish winter Broad Peak expedition
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The 2013 Polish winter Broad Peak expedition was a high-risk mountaineering attempt that achieved the first winter ascent of Pakistan’s Broad Peak but ended tragically when two climbers, including renowned Polish alpinist Maciej Berbeka, died during the descent.
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| 2013 Polish winter Broad Peak expedition canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2013 Polish winter Broad Peak expedition Context triple: [Maciej Berbeka, diedDuring, 2013 Polish winter Broad Peak expedition]
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Polish Andes Expedition
The Polish Andes Expedition was a pioneering mid-20th-century Polish mountaineering team known for major first ascents in the Andes, including the world’s highest volcano, Ojos del Salado.
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Italian Karakoram expedition 1958
The Italian Karakoram expedition of 1958 was a mountaineering team led by Riccardo Cassin that achieved the historic first ascent of the formidable Himalayan peak Gasherbrum IV.
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Italian Karakoram expedition of 1954
The Italian Karakoram expedition of 1954 was the historic mountaineering campaign that achieved the first successful ascent of K2, the world’s second-highest peak.
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1970 Nanga Parbat expedition
The 1970 Nanga Parbat expedition was a landmark Himalayan climbing attempt on the Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat that became infamous for its extreme difficulty, tragedy, and its pivotal role in launching Reinhold Messner’s legendary mountaineering career.
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Camp III on the Lhotse Face
Camp III on the Lhotse Face is a high-altitude staging camp on Mount Everest’s steep western flank, used by climbers as a critical acclimatization and launch point on the standard South Col route to the summit.
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- 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: 2013 Polish winter Broad Peak expedition Target entity description: The 2013 Polish winter Broad Peak expedition was a high-risk mountaineering attempt that achieved the first winter ascent of Pakistan’s Broad Peak but ended tragically when two climbers, including renowned Polish alpinist Maciej Berbeka, died during the descent.
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A.
Polish Andes Expedition
The Polish Andes Expedition was a pioneering mid-20th-century Polish mountaineering team known for major first ascents in the Andes, including the world’s highest volcano, Ojos del Salado.
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B.
Italian Karakoram expedition 1958
The Italian Karakoram expedition of 1958 was a mountaineering team led by Riccardo Cassin that achieved the historic first ascent of the formidable Himalayan peak Gasherbrum IV.
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C.
Italian Karakoram expedition of 1954
The Italian Karakoram expedition of 1954 was the historic mountaineering campaign that achieved the first successful ascent of K2, the world’s second-highest peak.
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D.
1970 Nanga Parbat expedition
The 1970 Nanga Parbat expedition was a landmark Himalayan climbing attempt on the Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat that became infamous for its extreme difficulty, tragedy, and its pivotal role in launching Reinhold Messner’s legendary mountaineering career.
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E.
Camp III on the Lhotse Face
Camp III on the Lhotse Face is a high-altitude staging camp on Mount Everest’s steep western flank, used by climbers as a critical acclimatization and launch point on the standard South Col route to the summit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish mountaineering expedition
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mountaineering expedition ⓘ winter Himalayan expedition ⓘ |
| aim | first winter ascent of Broad Peak ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maciej Berbeka
NERFINISHED
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Tomasz Kowalski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfExpedition | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCircumstance | died during descent after summit ⓘ |
| deathOnExpedition |
Maciej Berbeka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tomasz Kowalski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Karakoram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountain | Broad Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | 2013 Polish winter Broad Peak expedition ⓘ |
| nationalityOfTeam | Polish ⓘ |
| notability |
first winter ascent of Broad Peak
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tragedy with fatalities on descent ⓘ |
| notableClimber |
Maciej Berbeka
NERFINISHED
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Tomasz Kowalski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Polish Mountaineering Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakClassification | eight-thousander ⓘ |
| peakHeight | 8047 m ⓘ |
| region | Baltoro Glacier area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
death of two climbers during descent
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first winter ascent of Broad Peak ⓘ |
| riskLevel | high-risk ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| summitDate | 2013-03-05 ⓘ |
| summitSuccess | true ⓘ |
| year | 2013 ⓘ |
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