Mont Blanc normal route
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The Mont Blanc normal route is the most commonly used ascent path to the summit of Mont Blanc, following a relatively straightforward high-altitude mountaineering itinerary from the French side.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mont Blanc normal route via Goûter | 2 |
| Goûter Route on Mont Blanc | 1 |
| Mont Blanc normal route canonical | 1 |
| Voie normale du Mont Blanc | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3899567 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mont Blanc normal route Context triple: [Aiguille du Goûter, partOf, Mont Blanc normal route]
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A.
Vallée Blanche ski route
The Vallée Blanche ski route is a famous high-altitude off-piste descent in the Mont Blanc massif, renowned for its long glacial terrain and dramatic alpine scenery.
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B.
Tour du Mont Blanc
Tour du Mont Blanc is a famous long-distance hiking circuit that loops around the Mont Blanc massif through France, Italy, and Switzerland, renowned for its alpine scenery and mountain refuges.
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C.
Grandes Jorasses north face
The Grandes Jorasses north face is a legendary, extremely steep alpine wall in the Mont Blanc massif, renowned as one of the most challenging and iconic north faces in the Alps.
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D.
Mont Blanc summit
The Mont Blanc summit is the highest peak in the Alps and Western Europe, renowned as a classic mountaineering objective.
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E.
Aiguille de Bionnassay north face
The Aiguille de Bionnassay north face is a steep, glaciated alpine wall in the Mont Blanc massif, renowned among mountaineers for its challenging ice and mixed climbing routes.
- 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: Mont Blanc normal route Target entity description: The Mont Blanc normal route is the most commonly used ascent path to the summit of Mont Blanc, following a relatively straightforward high-altitude mountaineering itinerary from the French side.
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A.
Vallée Blanche ski route
The Vallée Blanche ski route is a famous high-altitude off-piste descent in the Mont Blanc massif, renowned for its long glacial terrain and dramatic alpine scenery.
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B.
Tour du Mont Blanc
Tour du Mont Blanc is a famous long-distance hiking circuit that loops around the Mont Blanc massif through France, Italy, and Switzerland, renowned for its alpine scenery and mountain refuges.
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C.
Grandes Jorasses north face
The Grandes Jorasses north face is a legendary, extremely steep alpine wall in the Mont Blanc massif, renowned as one of the most challenging and iconic north faces in the Alps.
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D.
Mont Blanc summit
The Mont Blanc summit is the highest peak in the Alps and Western Europe, renowned as a classic mountaineering objective.
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E.
Aiguille de Bionnassay north face
The Aiguille de Bionnassay north face is a steep, glaciated alpine wall in the Mont Blanc massif, renowned among mountaineers for its challenging ice and mixed climbing routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alpine climbing route
ⓘ
mountaineering route ⓘ |
| accessedBy | Tramway du Mont-Blanc ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gouter route
ⓘ
Mont Blanc normal route ⓘ
surface form:
Voie normale du Mont Blanc
|
| approachTransport | mountain railway ⓘ |
| climbingStyle | non-technical high-altitude mountaineering ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| difficultyGrade | PD ⓘ |
| difficultySystem |
UIAA climbing grade system
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpine (UIAA) adjectival scale
|
| followsFeature |
Bosses Ridge
ⓘ
Dôme du Goûter ⓘ Tête Rousse Glacier ⓘ |
| hazard |
altitude sickness
ⓘ
crevasses ⓘ rapid weather changes ⓘ rockfall in Grand Couloir ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mont Blanc summit ⓘ |
| includesSection |
Aiguille du Goûter ridge
ⓘ
Grand Couloir ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Alps
ⓘ
Haute-Savoie ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mont Blanc ⓘ |
| managedBy | French alpine authorities ⓘ |
| mostUsedBy |
first-time alpinists on Mont Blanc
ⓘ
guided parties ⓘ |
| overnightAt |
Goûter Hut
ⓘ
Tête Rousse Hut ⓘ |
| popularity | most frequented route on Mont Blanc ⓘ |
| popularMonth |
August
ⓘ
July ⓘ |
| recommendedFor | experienced hikers with basic alpine skills ⓘ |
| regulation |
bivouac restrictions near Goûter Hut
ⓘ
subject to seasonal restrictions ⓘ |
| requires |
glacier travel
ⓘ
rope for glacier safety ⓘ use of crampons ⓘ use of ice axe ⓘ |
| requiresPermit | no specific climbing permit traditionally required ⓘ |
| riskLevel | significant objective danger despite modest technical grade ⓘ |
| season | summer ⓘ |
| startingPoint |
Les Houches
ⓘ
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains ⓘ |
| summitElevationMetres | 4808 ⓘ |
| typicalAccessPoint |
Goûter Hut
ⓘ
Nid d'Aigle ⓘ
surface form:
Nid d’Aigle
Tête Rousse Hut ⓘ |
| typicalDurationDays | 2 ⓘ |
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Subject: Mont Blanc normal route Description of subject: The Mont Blanc normal route is the most commonly used ascent path to the summit of Mont Blanc, following a relatively straightforward high-altitude mountaineering itinerary from the French side.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mont Blanc normal route via Goûter
this entity surface form:
Mont Blanc normal route via Goûter
this entity surface form:
Voie normale du Mont Blanc
this entity surface form:
Goûter Route on Mont Blanc