Nordwand
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Nordwand is the famously steep and treacherous north face of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps, renowned as one of the most challenging climbs in mountaineering.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nordwand canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5250433 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nordwand Context triple: [Eiger, northFaceName, Nordwand]
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A.
Finsteraargletscher
Finsteraargletscher is a large valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, known for its impressive ice flows and role as a major source of the Aare River.
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B.
Ortler Glacier
Ortler Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier in the Ortler Alps of northern Italy, known for its high elevation, extensive ice fields, and location within Stelvio National Park.
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C.
Watzmann East Face
Watzmann East Face is a towering, notoriously steep rock wall in the Bavarian Alps, famed as one of the highest and most challenging alpine faces in Germany.
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D.
Grenzgletscher
Grenzgletscher is a major valley glacier in the Pennine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border, flowing below several high peaks of the Monte Rosa massif.
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E.
Feegletscher
Feegletscher is a prominent alpine glacier in the Swiss canton of Valais, lying above the resort village of Saas-Fee in the Pennine Alps.
- 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: Nordwand Target entity description: Nordwand is the famously steep and treacherous north face of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps, renowned as one of the most challenging climbs in mountaineering.
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A.
Finsteraargletscher
Finsteraargletscher is a large valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, known for its impressive ice flows and role as a major source of the Aare River.
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B.
Ortler Glacier
Ortler Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier in the Ortler Alps of northern Italy, known for its high elevation, extensive ice fields, and location within Stelvio National Park.
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C.
Watzmann East Face
Watzmann East Face is a towering, notoriously steep rock wall in the Bavarian Alps, famed as one of the highest and most challenging alpine faces in Germany.
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D.
Grenzgletscher
Grenzgletscher is a major valley glacier in the Pennine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border, flowing below several high peaks of the Monte Rosa massif.
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E.
Feegletscher
Feegletscher is a prominent alpine glacier in the Swiss canton of Valais, lying above the resort village of Saas-Fee in the Pennine Alps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climbing route
ⓘ
mountain face ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eiger north face
ⓘ
linked to:
Eiger North Face
Eigerwand ⓘ Mordwand ⓘ |
| climbingType |
alpine climbing
ⓘ
mixed rock and ice climbing ⓘ |
| difficultyGrade | very difficult ⓘ |
| faces | Grindelwald ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
mountaineering films
ⓘ
mountaineering literature ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Anderl Heckmair
ⓘ
Fritz Kasparek ⓘ Heinrich Harrer ⓘ Ludwig Vörg ⓘ |
| firstAscentDate | 1938-07-24 ⓘ |
| hasRoute | Heckmair Route ⓘ |
| height |
about 1,800 metres
ⓘ
about 5,900 feet ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Alps great north faces
ⓘ
trilogy of great north faces of the Alps ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme difficulty
ⓘ
frequent rockfall ⓘ high objective danger ⓘ historically high fatality rate ⓘ unpredictable weather ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bernese Oberland
ⓘ
canton of Bern ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Eiger ⓘ |
| name | Nordwand ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | north wall ⓘ |
| near |
Kleine Scheidegg
ⓘ
Lauterbrunnen ⓘ
linked to:
Lauterbrunnen Valley
|
| notableFor |
cold and shaded conditions
ⓘ
long and committing routes ⓘ |
| orientation | north ⓘ |
| partOf | Bernese Alps ⓘ |
| reputation | one of the most challenging climbs in mountaineering ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
avalanches
ⓘ
icefall ⓘ stonefall ⓘ sudden storms ⓘ |
| rockType | limestone ⓘ |
| season |
also climbed in winter by elite alpinists
ⓘ
typically climbed in summer ⓘ |
| significance | iconic testpiece of alpine climbing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nordwand Description of subject: Nordwand is the famously steep and treacherous north face of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps, renowned as one of the most challenging climbs in mountaineering.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.