Tom Frost
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Tom Frost was an influential American rock climber and mountaineer renowned for pioneering big-wall ascents in Yosemite during the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom Frost canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2590080 — 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: Tom Frost Context triple: [Salathé Wall, firstAscentBy, Tom Frost]
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A.
Tom Franco
Tom Franco is an American actor, artist, and founder of the Firehouse Art Collective, known for his work in independent films and collaborative art projects.
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B.
David Gale
David Gale was an American mathematician and economist known for his influential work in game theory, mathematical economics, and the theory of linear programming.
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C.
Tom Conway
Tom Conway was a British-American actor best known for taking over the role of The Falcon in the popular 1940s film series and for his work in film noir and horror movies.
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D.
Jeffrey Donovan
Jeffrey Donovan is an American actor best known for starring as Michael Westen in the television series "Burn Notice" and appearing in films such as "Sicario" and its sequel.
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E.
John Cassisi
John Cassisi is an American former child actor best known for playing the mob boss Fat Sam in the 1976 musical gangster film "Bugsy Malone."
- 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: Tom Frost Target entity description: Tom Frost was an influential American rock climber and mountaineer renowned for pioneering big-wall ascents in Yosemite during the mid-20th century.
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A.
Tom Franco
Tom Franco is an American actor, artist, and founder of the Firehouse Art Collective, known for his work in independent films and collaborative art projects.
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B.
David Gale
David Gale was an American mathematician and economist known for his influential work in game theory, mathematical economics, and the theory of linear programming.
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C.
Tom Conway
Tom Conway was a British-American actor best known for taking over the role of The Falcon in the popular 1940s film series and for his work in film noir and horror movies.
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D.
Jeffrey Donovan
Jeffrey Donovan is an American actor best known for starring as Michael Westen in the television series "Burn Notice" and appearing in films such as "Sicario" and its sequel.
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E.
John Cassisi
John Cassisi is an American former child actor best known for playing the mob boss Fat Sam in the 1976 musical gangster film "Bugsy Malone."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American person
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mountaineer ⓘ photographer ⓘ rock climber ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
minimal-impact climbing
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preservation of Yosemite climbing ethics ⓘ |
| climbedIn | Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| coDesigned |
improved pitons
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modern climbing nuts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-06-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-08-24 ⓘ |
| designedEquipmentFor | Chouinard Equipment ⓘ |
| eraOfActivity |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
| familyName | Frost ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
big-wall climbing
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climbing equipment design ⓘ outdoor photography ⓘ |
| fullName | Tom Frost ⓘ |
| givenName | Tom ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent generations of Yosemite climbers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clean climbing advocacy
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design of advanced climbing hardware ⓘ high-quality climbing photography ⓘ pioneering big-wall climbing in Yosemite ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
early ascents on Cathedral Rocks in Yosemite
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first ascent of North America Wall on El Capitan ⓘ first ascent of Salathé Wall on El Capitan ⓘ first ascent of West Face of Sentinel Rock ⓘ second ascent of The Nose on El Capitan ⓘ |
| occupation |
aerospace engineer
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climbing equipment designer ⓘ mountaineer ⓘ photographer ⓘ rock climber ⓘ |
| partnerInClimbing |
Chuck Pratt
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Joe Fitschen ⓘ Royal Robbins ⓘ Yvon Chouinard ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hollywood, California, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Oakdale, California, United States
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linked to:
Oakdale
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| sport |
alpine climbing
ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (8)
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