Salathé Wall
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Salathé Wall is a classic, historically significant big-wall rock climbing route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, renowned for its sustained difficulty and pioneering ascent.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salathé Wall canonical | 8 |
| Salathé Wall route base | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T463531 — 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: Salathé Wall Context triple: [El Capitan, hasClimbingRoute, Salathé Wall]
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A.
Quai d'Orsay
Quai d'Orsay is a prominent riverside area in Paris best known today as the seat of France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and for its historic role in major international events.
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B.
Dom Square
Dom Square is the historic central square of Utrecht, known for its iconic Dom Tower and surrounding medieval architecture.
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C.
Pont de l’Alma
Pont de l’Alma is a notable road bridge in Paris, France, best known for its location near the site of Princess Diana’s fatal 1997 car crash and for its iconic Zouave statue used as an informal flood gauge.
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D.
Carrel Hut
Carrel Hut is a high-altitude mountain refuge on Ecuador’s Chimborazo volcano, used by climbers as a base for summit attempts.
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E.
Walter Pyramid
Walter Pyramid is a distinctive blue, pyramid-shaped indoor arena on the campus of California State University, Long Beach, best known as a venue for college basketball and volleyball.
- 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: Salathé Wall Target entity description: Salathé Wall is a classic, historically significant big-wall rock climbing route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, renowned for its sustained difficulty and pioneering ascent.
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A.
Quai d'Orsay
Quai d'Orsay is a prominent riverside area in Paris best known today as the seat of France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and for its historic role in major international events.
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B.
Dom Square
Dom Square is the historic central square of Utrecht, known for its iconic Dom Tower and surrounding medieval architecture.
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C.
Pont de l’Alma
Pont de l’Alma is a notable road bridge in Paris, France, best known for its location near the site of Princess Diana’s fatal 1997 car crash and for its iconic Zouave statue used as an informal flood gauge.
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D.
Carrel Hut
Carrel Hut is a high-altitude mountain refuge on Ecuador’s Chimborazo volcano, used by climbers as a base for summit attempts.
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E.
Walter Pyramid
Walter Pyramid is a distinctive blue, pyramid-shaped indoor arena on the campus of California State University, Long Beach, best known as a venue for college basketball and volleyball.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big wall rock climbing route
ⓘ
traditional climbing route ⓘ |
| aidRating | A2 ⓘ |
| area | El Capitan southwest face routes ⓘ |
| climbingDiscipline |
aid climbing
ⓘ
free climbing ⓘ traditional climbing ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| difficulty | very hard ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Chuck Pratt
ⓘ
Royal Robbins ⓘ Tom Frost ⓘ |
| firstAscentStyle | aid climbing ⓘ |
| firstAscentYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| firstFreeAscentYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| followsFeature |
The Ear
ⓘ
The Headwall ⓘ The Roof ⓘ |
| freeRating | 5.13b ⓘ |
| hasClimbingStyle |
chimney climbing
ⓘ
crack climbing ⓘ face climbing ⓘ offwidth climbing ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 3000 feet
ⓘ
approximately 900 meters ⓘ |
| inGuidebook | Yosemite big walls guidebooks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Yosemite National Park ⓘ Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| locatedOn | El Capitan ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Salathé ⓘ |
| notableAscent | first free ascent by Todd Skinner and Paul Piana ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historical significance in big wall climbing
ⓘ
pioneering big wall free climbing attempts ⓘ sustained difficulty ⓘ |
| onFormation | El Capitan southwest face ⓘ |
| partOf | Yosemite big wall climbing history ⓘ |
| pitches | 35 ⓘ |
| popularity | high among elite climbers ⓘ |
| protection | traditional gear ⓘ |
| recommendedFor | experienced big wall climbers ⓘ |
| region | Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| rockType | granite ⓘ |
| routeType |
big wall
ⓘ
multi-pitch ⓘ |
| status | classic route ⓘ |
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Subject: Salathé Wall Description of subject: Salathé Wall is a classic, historically significant big-wall rock climbing route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, renowned for its sustained difficulty and pioneering ascent.
Referenced by (9)
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