Dawn Wall
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Dawn Wall is an exceptionally difficult and historically significant big-wall free climbing route on the southeast face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dawn Wall canonical | 5 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dawn Wall Context triple: [Tommy Caldwell, climbedRoute, Dawn Wall]
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A.
Isla Smith
Isla Smith is a small island located off the coast of Bahía de los Ángeles in the Gulf of California, Mexico.
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B.
Vanessa Kensington
Vanessa Kensington is a British intelligence agent and love interest in the Austin Powers film series, portrayed by Elizabeth Hurley.
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C.
Julia Waters
Julia Waters is an American session singer and backing vocalist known for her extensive work on pop, R&B, and film soundtrack recordings.
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D.
Aoife Hinds
Aoife Hinds is an Irish-British actress known for roles in film and television series such as "Normal People," "Derry Girls," and "The Lovers."
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E.
Mel Hinds
Mel Hinds is a child of American R&B and soul singer-songwriter Macy Gray.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dawn Wall Target entity description: Dawn Wall is an exceptionally difficult and historically significant big-wall free climbing route on the southeast face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.
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A.
Isla Smith
Isla Smith is a small island located off the coast of Bahía de los Ángeles in the Gulf of California, Mexico.
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B.
Vanessa Kensington
Vanessa Kensington is a British intelligence agent and love interest in the Austin Powers film series, portrayed by Elizabeth Hurley.
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C.
Julia Waters
Julia Waters is an American session singer and backing vocalist known for her extensive work on pop, R&B, and film soundtrack recordings.
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D.
Aoife Hinds
Aoife Hinds is an Irish-British actress known for roles in film and television series such as "Normal People," "Derry Girls," and "The Lovers."
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E.
Mel Hinds
Mel Hinds is a child of American R&B and soul singer-songwriter Macy Gray.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big-wall free climbing route
ⓘ
rock climbing route ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wall of Early Morning Light area of El Capitan ⓘ |
| ascentStyle | ground-up continuous free ascent ⓘ |
| climbingType | big wall ⓘ |
| consideredOneOf | most difficult big-wall free climbs in the world ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| developmentPeriod | about 7 years of route preparation by Tommy Caldwell ⓘ |
| documentaryReleaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| featuredIn | global news outlets in January 2015 ⓘ |
| firstFreeAscentBy |
Kevin Jorgeson
ⓘ
Tommy Caldwell ⓘ |
| firstFreeAscentEndDate | 2015-01-14 ⓘ |
| firstFreeAscentStartDate | 2014-12-27 ⓘ |
| firstFreeAscentYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| hardestPitchGrade |
5.14d
ⓘ
9a ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 3000 feet
ⓘ
approximately 900 meters ⓘ |
| influenced |
growth of big-wall free climbing
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public perception of climbing difficulty ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| locatedInClimbingArea | Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| locatedOn | El Capitan ⓘ |
| locatedOnFace | southeast face of El Capitan ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive international media attention in 2015 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the dawn light that hits the wall ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exceptional difficulty
ⓘ
historical significance in rock climbing ⓘ |
| notablePitch |
Pitch 14
ⓘ
Pitch 15 ⓘ |
| notablePitchDifficulty | 5.14d for key crux pitches ⓘ |
| numberOfPitches | 32 ⓘ |
| overallGrade | 5.14d ⓘ |
| overnightStyle | multi-day portaledge ascent ⓘ |
| partOf | El Capitan southeast face routes ⓘ |
| protectionType | trad gear and bolts ⓘ |
| requires |
advanced big-wall logistics
ⓘ
elite-level free climbing ability ⓘ |
| rockType | granite ⓘ |
| routeOpener |
Kevin Jorgeson
ⓘ
Tommy Caldwell ⓘ |
| style | free climbing ⓘ |
| subjectOf | documentary film "The Dawn Wall" ⓘ |
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Subject: Dawn Wall Description of subject: Dawn Wall is an exceptionally difficult and historically significant big-wall free climbing route on the southeast face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.
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