1933 British Mount Everest expedition
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The 1933 British Mount Everest expedition was a major pre-war attempt to climb Everest from the north side, notable for its extensive use of oxygen equipment and for setting new altitude records despite failing to reach the summit.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20632086 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1933 British Mount Everest expedition Context triple: [1924 British Mount Everest expedition, followedBy, 1933 British Mount Everest expedition]
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1953 British Mount Everest expedition
The 1953 British Mount Everest expedition was the historic climbing campaign that achieved the first confirmed ascent of Mount Everest, led by John Hunt and culminating in Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reaching the summit.
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1924 British Mount Everest expedition
The 1924 British Mount Everest expedition was an early and historically significant attempt to reach the summit of Everest, remembered especially for the disappearance of climbers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine high on the mountain.
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1922 British Mount Everest expedition
The 1922 British Mount Everest expedition was an early high-altitude climbing attempt that made the first serious efforts to reach the summit of Everest and set altitude records, helping to pioneer Himalayan mountaineering.
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1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition
The 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition was the first official British mission to explore and map routes on Mount Everest, laying the groundwork for later summit attempts.
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1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition
The 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition was the mountaineering team that achieved the first successful ascent of Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain.
- 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: 1933 British Mount Everest expedition Target entity description: The 1933 British Mount Everest expedition was a major pre-war attempt to climb Everest from the north side, notable for its extensive use of oxygen equipment and for setting new altitude records despite failing to reach the summit.
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A.
1953 British Mount Everest expedition
The 1953 British Mount Everest expedition was the historic climbing campaign that achieved the first confirmed ascent of Mount Everest, led by John Hunt and culminating in Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reaching the summit.
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B.
1924 British Mount Everest expedition
The 1924 British Mount Everest expedition was an early and historically significant attempt to reach the summit of Everest, remembered especially for the disappearance of climbers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine high on the mountain.
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C.
1922 British Mount Everest expedition
The 1922 British Mount Everest expedition was an early high-altitude climbing attempt that made the first serious efforts to reach the summit of Everest and set altitude records, helping to pioneer Himalayan mountaineering.
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D.
1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition
The 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition was the first official British mission to explore and map routes on Mount Everest, laying the groundwork for later summit attempts.
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E.
1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition
The 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition was the mountaineering team that achieved the first successful ascent of Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain.
- F. None of above. chosen
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