Owen-Spalding route
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The Owen-Spalding route is the classic, most commonly climbed mountaineering route to the summit of Grand Teton in Wyoming’s Teton Range.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Owen Spalding route area | 1 |
| Owen-Spalding route canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9149515 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Owen-Spalding route Context triple: [Grand Teton, hasRoute, Owen-Spalding route]
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A.
Colton-MacIntyre route
The Colton-MacIntyre route is a classic and highly committing ice and mixed climbing line on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif, renowned for its technical difficulty and serious alpine conditions.
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Coleman–Deming route
The Coleman–Deming route is a classic glacier climb and one of the most popular standard ascent routes to the summit of Mount Baker in Washington State.
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Emmons–Winthrop route
The Emmons–Winthrop route is a classic glacier climb and one of the standard, less-technical ascent routes to the summit of Mount Rainier in Washington State.
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Carter-Moriah Trail
The Carter-Moriah Trail is a hiking route in New Hampshire’s White Mountains that follows the crest of the Carter-Moriah Range, offering access to several prominent 4,000-foot peaks and scenic ridgeline views.
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E.
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.
- 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: Owen-Spalding route Target entity description: The Owen-Spalding route is the classic, most commonly climbed mountaineering route to the summit of Grand Teton in Wyoming’s Teton Range.
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A.
Colton-MacIntyre route
The Colton-MacIntyre route is a classic and highly committing ice and mixed climbing line on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif, renowned for its technical difficulty and serious alpine conditions.
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B.
Coleman–Deming route
The Coleman–Deming route is a classic glacier climb and one of the most popular standard ascent routes to the summit of Mount Baker in Washington State.
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C.
Emmons–Winthrop route
The Emmons–Winthrop route is a classic glacier climb and one of the standard, less-technical ascent routes to the summit of Mount Rainier in Washington State.
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D.
Carter-Moriah Trail
The Carter-Moriah Trail is a hiking route in New Hampshire’s White Mountains that follows the crest of the Carter-Moriah Range, offering access to several prominent 4,000-foot peaks and scenic ridgeline views.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climbing route
ⓘ
mountaineering route ⓘ |
| approachFrom |
Garnet Canyon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Saddle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climbingStyle |
alpine rock
ⓘ
trad climbing ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| difficultyRating |
Class 5 (sections)
ⓘ
YDS 5.4 (crux sections, commonly cited) ⓘ |
| elevationGainToSummit | approximately 1,400 ft from Upper Saddle (approximate) ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Frank Spalding
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franklin Spalding NERFINISHED ⓘ William O. Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAscentDate | 1898-08-11 ⓘ |
| hazard |
afternoon thunderstorms
ⓘ
exposure ⓘ ice and snow early season ⓘ rapid weather changes ⓘ rockfall ⓘ |
| includesFeature |
Belly Roll
ⓘ
Catwalk ⓘ Double Chimney NERFINISHED ⓘ Sargent’s Chimney NERFINISHED ⓘ The Crawl NERFINISHED ⓘ V-pitch (variation) ⓘ |
| isMostPopularRouteOn | Grand Teton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOn | west face of Grand Teton ⓘ |
| isStandardRouteFor | Grand Teton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isWithin | Grand Teton National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Teton Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Wyoming ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Grand Teton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainSummited | Grand Teton summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Frank Spalding
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William O. Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overallGrade | mostly Class 3–4 with short Class 5 sections ⓘ |
| popularity | most commonly climbed route on Grand Teton ⓘ |
| prominentIn | American mountaineering history ⓘ |
| requires |
helmet
ⓘ
rock protection gear ⓘ rope for most parties ⓘ |
| season |
early fall
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| startsNear | Upper Saddle of Grand Teton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
alpine climbing
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ |
| usedBy |
guided parties
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independent climbers ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Grand Teton
this entity surface form:
Owen Spalding route area