Walker Spur
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Walker Spur is a classic and historically significant alpine climbing route on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walker Spur canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4753348 — 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: Walker Spur Context triple: [Grandes Jorasses north face, hasRoute, Walker Spur]
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A.
Hunt Spur
Hunt Spur is a prominent ridge on Maine’s Mount Katahdin, known for forming part of the rugged route to the mountain’s summit.
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Hunt Trail
Hunt Trail is a rugged hiking route that ascends Mount Katahdin in Maine and serves as the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.
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Bullimah Spur
Bullimah Spur is a coastal walking track and lookout area within Bouddi National Park on the New South Wales Central Coast, known for its scenic ocean views and bushland setting.
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D.
Shaggy Ridge
Shaggy Ridge is a steep, strategically vital mountain ridge in Papua New Guinea that was the scene of intense fighting between Allied and Japanese forces during World War II.
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E.
Mohns Ridge
Mohns Ridge is a slow-spreading mid-ocean ridge in the Arctic Ocean that forms part of the boundary between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates.
- 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: Walker Spur Target entity description: Walker Spur is a classic and historically significant alpine climbing route on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif.
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A.
Hunt Spur
Hunt Spur is a prominent ridge on Maine’s Mount Katahdin, known for forming part of the rugged route to the mountain’s summit.
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B.
Hunt Trail
Hunt Trail is a rugged hiking route that ascends Mount Katahdin in Maine and serves as the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.
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C.
Bullimah Spur
Bullimah Spur is a coastal walking track and lookout area within Bouddi National Park on the New South Wales Central Coast, known for its scenic ocean views and bushland setting.
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D.
Shaggy Ridge
Shaggy Ridge is a steep, strategically vital mountain ridge in Papua New Guinea that was the scene of intense fighting between Allied and Japanese forces during World War II.
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E.
Mohns Ridge
Mohns Ridge is a slow-spreading mid-ocean ridge in the Arctic Ocean that forms part of the boundary between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alpine climbing route
ⓘ
rock and mixed climbing route ⓘ |
| approachFrom |
Leschaux Glacier
ⓘ
Refuge de Leschaux ⓘ |
| climbingStyle |
alpine
ⓘ
trad ⓘ |
| climbingType |
mixed climbing
ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| descentVia |
Italian side huts
ⓘ
south side of Grandes Jorasses ⓘ |
| difficultyGrade | ED1 ⓘ |
| difficultySystem | French alpine grade ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Luigi Esposito
ⓘ
Riccardo Cassin ⓘ Ugo Tizzoni ⓘ |
| firstAscentDate |
1938-08-06
ⓘ
1938-08-08 ⓘ |
| hazards |
rapid weather changes
ⓘ
seracs and icefall ⓘ stonefall ⓘ |
| includedIn | classic alpine north faces ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1200 m ⓘ |
| listedIn | classic alpine climbing guidebooks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Alps
ⓘ
Graian Alps ⓘ Mont Blanc massif ⓘ border region between France and Italy ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north face of the Grandes Jorasses ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Alps ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Horace Walker ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classic north face route of the Alps
ⓘ
historical significance in alpine climbing ⓘ technical and serious character ⓘ |
| objectiveDanger | high ⓘ |
| onPeak | Pointe Walker ⓘ |
| partOf | Grandes Jorasses north face routes ⓘ |
| protection | trad gear and fixed pitons ⓘ |
| reputation | one of the great north face routes of the Alps ⓘ |
| requires |
advanced alpine climbing skills
ⓘ
experience in long mixed routes ⓘ |
| rockType | granite ⓘ |
| season | summer ⓘ |
| typicalAscentTime | 2 to 3 days ⓘ |
| verticalGain | approximately 1200 m ⓘ |
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Subject: Walker Spur Description of subject: Walker Spur is a classic and historically significant alpine climbing route on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif.
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