The Dawn Wall
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The Dawn Wall is an exceptionally difficult and historically significant big-wall free climbing route on Yosemite’s El Capitan, famed for its near-vertical, featureless granite and the groundbreaking 2015 ascent by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Dawn Wall canonical | 10 |
| The Dawn Wall (documentary, cameo/appearance) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Dawn Wall Context triple: [El Capitan, hasClimbingRoute, The Dawn Wall]
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A.
The Mountain Between Us
The Mountain Between Us is a 2017 survival romance film in which Idris Elba and Kate Winslet play strangers stranded in the wilderness after a plane crash.
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B.
Mountains Beyond Mountains
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C.
Les Épreuves
Les Épreuves is a collection of poems by French writer and first Nobel laureate in Literature Sully Prudhomme, reflecting his characteristic blend of philosophical reflection and emotional sensitivity.
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The Light We Carry
The Light We Carry is a 2022 nonfiction book by Michelle Obama that offers personal reflections and practical wisdom on resilience, hope, and navigating uncertainty.
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E.
Holy Mountain
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- 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: The Dawn Wall Target entity description: The Dawn Wall is an exceptionally difficult and historically significant big-wall free climbing route on Yosemite’s El Capitan, famed for its near-vertical, featureless granite and the groundbreaking 2015 ascent by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson.
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A.
The Mountain Between Us
The Mountain Between Us is a 2017 survival romance film in which Idris Elba and Kate Winslet play strangers stranded in the wilderness after a plane crash.
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B.
Mountains Beyond Mountains
Mountains Beyond Mountains is a nonfiction book by Tracy Kidder that chronicles the life and global health work of physician-anthropologist Paul Farmer.
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C.
Les Épreuves
Les Épreuves is a collection of poems by French writer and first Nobel laureate in Literature Sully Prudhomme, reflecting his characteristic blend of philosophical reflection and emotional sensitivity.
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D.
The Light We Carry
The Light We Carry is a 2022 nonfiction book by Michelle Obama that offers personal reflections and practical wisdom on resilience, hope, and navigating uncertainty.
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E.
Holy Mountain
Holy Mountain is the traditional name for Mount Athos, a monastic peninsula in northeastern Greece renowned as a major center of Eastern Orthodox monasticism and spirituality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big-wall free climbing route
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rock climbing route ⓘ |
| angle | near-vertical ⓘ |
| approachStyle | multi-day ascent with portaledges ⓘ |
| ascentStyle | ground-up continuous push during first free ascent ⓘ |
| climbingStyle | free climbing ⓘ |
| comparedTo | often compared in significance to other landmark El Capitan free routes like "Freerider" ⓘ |
| cruxGrade | 5.14d ⓘ |
| developmentLedBy | Tommy Caldwell ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | approximately 7 years of work before the first free ascent ⓘ |
| difficultyRating | 5.14d ⓘ |
| difficultySystem | Yosemite Decimal System ⓘ |
| documentaryFocus | Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson’s first free ascent ⓘ |
| documentaryReleaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| ethic | free climbing with gear used only for protection, not for upward progress ⓘ |
| firstFreeAscentBy |
Kevin Jorgeson
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Tommy Caldwell ⓘ |
| firstFreeAscentDuration | 19 days ⓘ |
| firstFreeAscentEndDate | 2015-01-14 ⓘ |
| firstFreeAscentStartDate | 2014-12-27 ⓘ |
| firstFreeAscentYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| gearType | traditional protection and fixed bolts ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 3000 feet
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approximately 900 meters ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered a landmark achievement in rock climbing
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first free climb of one of the hardest big-wall routes in the world ⓘ |
| inspired | increased public interest in big-wall climbing ⓘ |
| inYosemiteValleyClimbingHistory | represents a major progression in free climbing standards on El Capitan ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
El Capitan ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southeast face of El Capitan ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | covered by major news outlets such as The New York Times and National Geographic ⓘ |
| namedAfter | early morning sunlight that hits the wall ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extremely smooth and featureless sections
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long, sustained difficulty ⓘ very small holds and edges ⓘ |
| notablePitches | Pitches 14 and 15 are among the crux pitches ⓘ |
| pitchCount | 32 ⓘ |
| publicAttention | received extensive international media coverage in 2015 ⓘ |
| reputation |
benchmark for difficulty in big-wall free climbing
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one of the hardest big-wall free climbs in the world ⓘ |
| rockType | granite ⓘ |
| routeType | multi-pitch ⓘ |
| subjectOf | documentary film "The Dawn Wall" ⓘ |
| wallType | big wall ⓘ |
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Subject: The Dawn Wall Description of subject: The Dawn Wall is an exceptionally difficult and historically significant big-wall free climbing route on Yosemite’s El Capitan, famed for its near-vertical, featureless granite and the groundbreaking 2015 ascent by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson.
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