Italian Karakoram expedition 1958
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Italian Karakoram expedition 1958 canonical | 1 |
| Karakoram expeditions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2875144 — 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: Italian Karakoram expedition 1958 Context triple: [Gasherbrum IV, firstAscentExpedition, Italian Karakoram expedition 1958]
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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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1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition
The 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition was the mountaineering team that achieved the first successful ascent of Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain.
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Swiss Mount Everest/Lhotse Expedition 1956
The Swiss Mount Everest/Lhotse Expedition 1956 was a pioneering Swiss Himalayan mountaineering expedition that achieved the first successful ascent of Lhotse.
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1953 British Mount Everest expedition
The 1953 British Mount Everest expedition was the historic climbing campaign that achieved the first confirmed ascent of Mount Everest, led by John Hunt and culminating in Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reaching the summit.
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E.
American Antarctic Mountaineering Expedition 1966–1967
The American Antarctic Mountaineering Expedition 1966–1967 was a pioneering U.S. climbing team that achieved the first ascent of Antarctica’s highest peak, Vinson Massif, helping to open the continent to modern mountaineering.
- 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: Italian Karakoram expedition 1958 Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition
The 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition was the mountaineering team that achieved the first successful ascent of Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain.
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C.
Swiss Mount Everest/Lhotse Expedition 1956
The Swiss Mount Everest/Lhotse Expedition 1956 was a pioneering Swiss Himalayan mountaineering expedition that achieved the first successful ascent of Lhotse.
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D.
1953 British Mount Everest expedition
The 1953 British Mount Everest expedition was the historic climbing campaign that achieved the first confirmed ascent of Mount Everest, led by John Hunt and culminating in Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reaching the summit.
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E.
American Antarctic Mountaineering Expedition 1966–1967
The American Antarctic Mountaineering Expedition 1966–1967 was a pioneering U.S. climbing team that achieved the first ascent of Antarctica’s highest peak, Vinson Massif, helping to open the continent to modern mountaineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Karakoram expedition
ⓘ
mountaineering expedition ⓘ |
| baseCampLocation |
Baltoro Glacier area
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltoro Glacier
|
| climbingStyle | siege style ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| expeditionLeaderNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| firstAscentOf | Gasherbrum IV ⓘ |
| leader | Riccardo Cassin ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainSystem | Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ |
| member |
Carlo Mauri
ⓘ
Riccardo Cassin ⓘ Walter Bonatti ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Karakoram ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first ascent of Gasherbrum IV ⓘ |
| notableAscent | Gasherbrum IV ⓘ |
| notedFor | technical difficulty of the route on Gasherbrum IV ⓘ |
| objective | climb Gasherbrum IV ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Italian Alpine Club ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Himalayan mountaineering ⓘ |
| peakClimbed | Gasherbrum IV ⓘ |
| peakElevationClimbed |
26001 ft
ⓘ
7925 m ⓘ |
| region |
Baltoro region
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltoro Glacier
|
| season | summer 1958 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Italian Alpine Club ⓘ |
| successOnMainObjective | true ⓘ |
| usedRoute | northeast ridge of Gasherbrum IV ⓘ |
| year | 1958 ⓘ |
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