Camp III on the Lhotse Face
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Camp III on the Lhotse Face is a high-altitude staging camp on Mount Everest’s steep western flank, used by climbers as a critical acclimatization and launch point on the standard South Col route to the summit.
All labels observed (1)
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| Camp III on the Lhotse Face canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Camp III on the Lhotse Face Context triple: [South Col, accessedFrom, Camp III on the Lhotse Face]
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A.
South Face of Annapurna
The South Face of Annapurna is a notoriously steep and dangerous Himalayan wall, famed as one of high-altitude mountaineering’s most formidable and historic big-wall challenges.
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Everest the Hard Way
Everest the Hard Way is a mountaineering book by British climber Chris Bonington that chronicles the 1975 British expedition’s pioneering ascent of Everest’s formidable Southwest Face.
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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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Eiger North Face
The Eiger North Face is a legendary and notoriously challenging alpine wall in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, famed among mountaineers for its extreme difficulty and dramatic vertical rise.
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E.
Matterhorn north face
The Matterhorn north face is the steep, imposing side of the iconic Alpine peak that towers above the Swiss village of Zermatt and is renowned among climbers for its difficulty and dramatic appearance.
- 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: Camp III on the Lhotse Face Target entity description: Camp III on the Lhotse Face is a high-altitude staging camp on Mount Everest’s steep western flank, used by climbers as a critical acclimatization and launch point on the standard South Col route to the summit.
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A.
South Face of Annapurna
The South Face of Annapurna is a notoriously steep and dangerous Himalayan wall, famed as one of high-altitude mountaineering’s most formidable and historic big-wall challenges.
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B.
Everest the Hard Way
Everest the Hard Way is a mountaineering book by British climber Chris Bonington that chronicles the 1975 British expedition’s pioneering ascent of Everest’s formidable Southwest Face.
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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.
Eiger North Face
The Eiger North Face is a legendary and notoriously challenging alpine wall in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, famed among mountaineers for its extreme difficulty and dramatic vertical rise.
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E.
Matterhorn north face
The Matterhorn north face is the steep, imposing side of the iconic Alpine peak that towers above the Swiss village of Zermatt and is renowned among climbers for its difficulty and dramatic appearance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | high-altitude mountaineering camp ⓘ |
| accessedBy | fixed ropes on the Lhotse Face ⓘ |
| accessedFrom | Camp II in the Western Cwm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altitudeZone | extreme altitude zone above 7000 metres ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
standard Lhotse summit route
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standard South Col route to Everest summit ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
high exposure to wind
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risk of rock and ice fall ⓘ steep angle of surrounding slopes ⓘ thin air and low oxygen levels ⓘ |
| climate |
extreme cold
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rapidly changing weather ⓘ strong winds ⓘ |
| functionInClimb |
intermediate camp between lower camps and high camp
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place to sleep on supplemental oxygen for some expeditions ⓘ |
| hazards |
avalanches from Lhotse Face
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crevasses in surrounding glacier ⓘ severe frostbite risk ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
fixed rope lines passing through camp
ⓘ
tents anchored in ice and snow ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayas
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Mahalangur Himal NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Province No. 1, Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Solukhumbu District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Lhotse Face
NERFINISHED
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Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | South Col route on Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionRelativeToOtherCamps |
above Camp II in the Western Cwm
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below Camp IV on the South Col ⓘ |
| requiresEquipment |
ascenders for fixed ropes
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crampons ⓘ ice axe ⓘ |
| riskLevel |
high-altitude objective hazards
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increased risk of altitude sickness ⓘ |
| seasonalUse |
occasionally used during post-monsoon autumn season
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primarily used during pre-monsoon spring climbing season ⓘ |
| supportProvidedBy | high-altitude Sherpa climbers ⓘ |
| terrainType |
exposed snow and ice ledges
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steep glaciated ice slope ⓘ |
| typicalElevation |
approximately 24,000 feet above sea level
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approximately 7300 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Everest climbers
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Lhotse climbers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
acclimatization
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overnight high-altitude bivouac ⓘ staging point for summit attempt ⓘ |
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Subject: Camp III on the Lhotse Face Description of subject: Camp III on the Lhotse Face is a high-altitude staging camp on Mount Everest’s steep western flank, used by climbers as a critical acclimatization and launch point on the standard South Col route to the summit.
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