North America Wall on El Capitan
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North America Wall on El Capitan is a historic and highly challenging big-wall climbing route in Yosemite National Park, renowned as one of the early testpieces of modern aid climbing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| North America Wall on El Capitan canonical | 1 |
| North America Wall, El Capitan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North America Wall on El Capitan Context triple: [Royal Robbins, madeFirstAscentOf, North America Wall on El Capitan]
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A.
Salathé Wall on El Capitan
Salathé Wall on El Capitan is a historic and demanding big-wall rock climbing route in Yosemite National Park, renowned for its sustained difficulty and classic status in traditional climbing.
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B.
the Nose (El Capitan climbing route)
The Nose is a legendary big-wall climbing route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, renowned as one of the most iconic and historically significant rock climbs in the world.
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C.
Barranco Wall
Barranco Wall is a steep, rocky cliff face on Mount Kilimanjaro that trekkers must scramble up on the popular Machame Route.
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D.
El Capitan
El Capitan was a streamlined, all-coach luxury passenger train operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway between Chicago and Los Angeles in the mid-20th century.
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E.
El Capitan
El Capitan is a massive vertical granite monolith in California’s Sierra Nevada, famed worldwide as one of the most iconic and challenging big-wall rock climbing destinations.
- 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: North America Wall on El Capitan Target entity description: North America Wall on El Capitan is a historic and highly challenging big-wall climbing route in Yosemite National Park, renowned as one of the early testpieces of modern aid climbing.
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A.
Salathé Wall on El Capitan
Salathé Wall on El Capitan is a historic and demanding big-wall rock climbing route in Yosemite National Park, renowned for its sustained difficulty and classic status in traditional climbing.
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B.
the Nose (El Capitan climbing route)
The Nose is a legendary big-wall climbing route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, renowned as one of the most iconic and historically significant rock climbs in the world.
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C.
Barranco Wall
Barranco Wall is a steep, rocky cliff face on Mount Kilimanjaro that trekkers must scramble up on the popular Machame Route.
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D.
El Capitan
El Capitan was a streamlined, all-coach luxury passenger train operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway between Chicago and Los Angeles in the mid-20th century.
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E.
El Capitan
El Capitan is a massive vertical granite monolith in California’s Sierra Nevada, famed worldwide as one of the most iconic and challenging big-wall rock climbing destinations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aid climbing route
ⓘ
big wall climbing route ⓘ |
| approach | from Yosemite Valley floor ⓘ |
| bestSeason |
autumn
ⓘ
spring ⓘ |
| cliff | El Capitan ⓘ |
| commitmentGrade | Grade VI ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| difficulty |
5.8 A3
ⓘ
A3 ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Chuck Pratt
ⓘ
Royal Robbins ⓘ Tom Frost ⓘ |
| firstAscentStyle | multi-day big wall ascent ⓘ |
| firstAscentYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| hazard |
exposure
ⓘ
objective danger from weather ⓘ rockfall ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early testpiece of modern aid climbing
ⓘ
one of the classic big wall routes on El Capitan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historical importance in Yosemite big wall climbing
ⓘ
sustained aid climbing difficulty ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Yosemite National Park ⓘ Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| locatedOn | El Capitan ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| namedAfter | North America ⓘ |
| notableFeature | follows a large rock scar resembling the map of North America ⓘ |
| numberOfPitches | 27 ⓘ |
| onFeature | southeast face of El Capitan ⓘ |
| park | Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| popularity | considered a classic but less frequently climbed than some other El Capitan routes ⓘ |
| protection |
cams
ⓘ
nuts ⓘ pitons ⓘ |
| region | Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| requires | portaledge or natural bivouacs ⓘ |
| requiresSkill |
advanced aid climbing techniques
ⓘ
multi-day big wall logistics ⓘ |
| rockType | granite ⓘ |
| style |
aid climbing
ⓘ
big wall climbing ⓘ |
| typicalAscentTime | several days ⓘ |
| verticalGain |
approximately 3000 feet
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approximately 900 metres ⓘ |
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Subject: North America Wall on El Capitan Description of subject: North America Wall on El Capitan is a historic and highly challenging big-wall climbing route in Yosemite National Park, renowned as one of the early testpieces of modern aid climbing.
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