Kevin Jorgeson
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Kevin Jorgeson is an American rock climber best known for his groundbreaking big-wall free climbs, including the historic first free ascent of Yosemite’s Dawn Wall with Tommy Caldwell.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kevin Jorgeson canonical | 5 |
| Jorgeson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2590219 — 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: Kevin Jorgeson Context triple: [The Dawn Wall, firstFreeAscentBy, Kevin Jorgeson]
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A.
Joel Knox
Joel Knox is the introspective young boy at the center of Truman Capote’s Southern Gothic novel "Other Voices, Other Rooms," whose journey to find his estranged father doubles as a haunting exploration of identity and sexuality.
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B.
Bryan Woods
Bryan Woods is an American screenwriter and filmmaker best known for co-writing the hit horror film "A Quiet Place."
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C.
Kyle Rote
Kyle Rote was a former New York Giants star running back and wide receiver who became a prominent American sportscaster and television commentator.
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D.
Adam Bohling
Adam Bohling is a British film producer known for his work on high-profile action and genre films, including the Kingsman series.
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E.
Christopher Tellefsen
Christopher Tellefsen is an American film editor known for his work on acclaimed movies such as "A Quiet Place," "Moneyball," and "Capote."
- 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: Kevin Jorgeson Target entity description: Kevin Jorgeson is an American rock climber best known for his groundbreaking big-wall free climbs, including the historic first free ascent of Yosemite’s Dawn Wall with Tommy Caldwell.
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A.
Joel Knox
Joel Knox is the introspective young boy at the center of Truman Capote’s Southern Gothic novel "Other Voices, Other Rooms," whose journey to find his estranged father doubles as a haunting exploration of identity and sexuality.
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B.
Bryan Woods
Bryan Woods is an American screenwriter and filmmaker best known for co-writing the hit horror film "A Quiet Place."
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C.
Kyle Rote
Kyle Rote was a former New York Giants star running back and wide receiver who became a prominent American sportscaster and television commentator.
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D.
Adam Bohling
Adam Bohling is a British film producer known for his work on high-profile action and genre films, including the Kingsman series.
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E.
Christopher Tellefsen
Christopher Tellefsen is an American film editor known for his work on acclaimed movies such as "A Quiet Place," "Moneyball," and "Capote."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American rock climber
ⓘ
human ⓘ rock climber ⓘ |
| achievementLocation |
El Capitan, Yosemite National Park
ⓘ
linked to:
El Capitan
|
| achievementType | first free ascent ⓘ |
| activeIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
El Capitan
ⓘ
Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| basedIn | California, United States ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1984-10-07 ⓘ |
| climbed | Dawn Wall ⓘ |
| climbingDiscipline |
big-wall climbing
ⓘ
bouldering ⓘ trad climbing ⓘ |
| familyName |
Jorgeson
ⓘ
linked to:
Kevin Jorgeson
|
| fieldOfWork |
adventure sports
ⓘ
professional climbing ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Kevin ⓘ |
| hasGiven | public talks on perseverance and goal-setting ⓘ |
| hasNotablePartner | Tommy Caldwell ⓘ |
| hasRole |
climbing ambassador
ⓘ
professional athlete ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Yosemite climbing culture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
big-wall free climbing
ⓘ
first free ascent of the Dawn Wall ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance | interviews about the Dawn Wall climb ⓘ |
| name | Kevin Jorgeson ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
free climbing the Dawn Wall in Yosemite
ⓘ
pioneering difficult big-wall free routes ⓘ |
| notableEvent | completion of the Dawn Wall free ascent in 2015 ⓘ |
| notableWork | first free ascent of the Dawn Wall ⓘ |
| occupation | rock climber ⓘ |
| partnerInClimb | Tommy Caldwell ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Santa Rosa, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Santa Rosa
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| residence |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| sport | rock climbing ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries about the Dawn Wall
ⓘ
media coverage about the Dawn Wall ascent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kevin Jorgeson Description of subject: Kevin Jorgeson is an American rock climber best known for his groundbreaking big-wall free climbs, including the historic first free ascent of Yosemite’s Dawn Wall with Tommy Caldwell.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
documentary film "The Dawn Wall"
subject linked to:
documentary film "The Dawn Wall"
linked to: Kevin Jorgeson