Camp IV
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Camp IV is the high-altitude summit push camp on Mount Everest’s South Col route, used as the final staging point before climbers attempt the peak.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Camp IV canonical | 4 |
| South Col Camp (Camp IV) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6430121 — 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: Camp IV Context triple: [South Col route, hasCamp, Camp IV]
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A.
Camp VI
Camp VI is a maximum-security detention facility within the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base used to hold detainees in highly controlled conditions.
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B.
Echo Camp
Echo Camp is a historic luxury wilderness retreat in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, exemplifying the rustic yet grand architectural style of the Adirondack Great Camps.
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C.
Camp Geiger
Camp Geiger is a United States Marine Corps training installation in North Carolina best known as the home of the School of Infantry–East for entry-level Marine combat training.
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D.
Camp Muir
Camp Muir is a high-altitude climbers’ base camp on the slopes of Mount Rainier, commonly used as the primary staging point for summit attempts.
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E.
Camp
Camp is a surname most notably associated with Garrett Camp, the Canadian entrepreneur and co-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon.
- 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: Camp IV Target entity description: Camp IV is the high-altitude summit push camp on Mount Everest’s South Col route, used as the final staging point before climbers attempt the peak.
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A.
Camp VI
Camp VI is a maximum-security detention facility within the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base used to hold detainees in highly controlled conditions.
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B.
Echo Camp
Echo Camp is a historic luxury wilderness retreat in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, exemplifying the rustic yet grand architectural style of the Adirondack Great Camps.
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C.
Camp Geiger
Camp Geiger is a United States Marine Corps training installation in North Carolina best known as the home of the School of Infantry–East for entry-level Marine combat training.
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D.
Camp Muir
Camp Muir is a high-altitude climbers’ base camp on the slopes of Mount Rainier, commonly used as the primary staging point for summit attempts.
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E.
Camp
Camp is a surname most notably associated with Garrett Camp, the Canadian entrepreneur and co-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Everest high camp
ⓘ
mountaineering camp ⓘ |
| accessedBy | fixed ropes on Lhotse Face and Yellow Band ⓘ |
| accessedFrom |
Camp III (Lhotse Face, Mount Everest)
ⓘ
linked to:
Camp III on the Lhotse Face
|
| country |
China
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 7900–8000 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| environment |
extreme high-altitude
ⓘ
high winds ⓘ low oxygen levels ⓘ very low temperatures ⓘ |
| followedBy | Everest summit ⓘ |
| hasNo | permanent structures ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
limited cooking facilities
ⓘ
supplemental oxygen stored for summit push ⓘ tents anchored on snow and ice ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayas
ⓘ
border region between Nepal and China ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Mount Everest
ⓘ
South Col ⓘ |
| logisticalRole |
final staging point for summit attempt
ⓘ
location for organizing summit gear ⓘ location for resting before summit ⓘ |
| oxygenUse | many climbers use supplemental oxygen while at camp ⓘ |
| partOf | standard South Col ascent infrastructure on Mount Everest ⓘ |
| positionInCampSequence | final high camp before summit ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Camp III (Lhotse Face, Mount Everest)
ⓘ
linked to:
Camp III on the Lhotse Face
|
| risk |
frostbite
ⓘ
high-altitude cerebral edema ⓘ high-altitude pulmonary edema ⓘ hypothermia ⓘ severe altitude sickness ⓘ |
| route | South Col route ⓘ |
| routeType | standard Southeast Ridge route ⓘ |
| safetyPractice | climbers minimize time spent at camp ⓘ |
| seasonalUse |
post-monsoon climbing season
ⓘ
pre-monsoon climbing season ⓘ |
| terrain | snow and ice on broad col ⓘ |
| typicalArrivalTimeForSummitPush | afternoon or evening before summit attempt ⓘ |
| typicalSummitDepartureTime | late night or early morning ⓘ |
| typicalUseDuration | one night or less ⓘ |
| usedBy |
guided commercial expeditions
ⓘ
independent mountaineers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
high-altitude bivouac
ⓘ
summit push ⓘ |
| visibility | often affected by blowing snow and clouds ⓘ |
| weatherExposure | fully exposed saddle between Everest and Lhotse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Camp IV Description of subject: Camp IV is the high-altitude summit push camp on Mount Everest’s South Col route, used as the final staging point before climbers attempt the peak.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Camp IV