Aconcagua west face
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Aconcagua west face is the imposing, often snow-covered western slope of Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas, known for its dramatic rock walls and challenging climbing routes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aconcagua west face canonical | 1 |
| French Route (Aconcagua west face) | 1 |
| Messner Route (Aconcagua west face) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9831174 — 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: Aconcagua west face Context triple: [Mule Square, hasViewOf, Aconcagua west face]
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A.
Normal Route on Aconcagua
The Normal Route on Aconcagua is the most commonly used, non-technical ascent path to the mountain’s summit, favored for its relatively easier terrain and logistical accessibility.
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B.
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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C.
Aconcagua summit area
The Aconcagua summit area is the high-altitude zone surrounding the peak of Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the Americas and the highest point in the Western and Southern Hemispheres.
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D.
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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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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aconcagua west face Target entity description: Aconcagua west face is the imposing, often snow-covered western slope of Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas, known for its dramatic rock walls and challenging climbing routes.
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A.
Normal Route on Aconcagua
The Normal Route on Aconcagua is the most commonly used, non-technical ascent path to the mountain’s summit, favored for its relatively easier terrain and logistical accessibility.
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B.
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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C.
Aconcagua summit area
The Aconcagua summit area is the high-altitude zone surrounding the peak of Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the Americas and the highest point in the Western and Southern Hemispheres.
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D.
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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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain face ⓘ |
| accessFrom | Horcones Valley ⓘ |
| climate | cold high-altitude ⓘ |
| climbingDiscipline |
alpine climbing
ⓘ
high-altitude mountaineering ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| elevationGainToSummit | approximately 3000 meters from base of face ⓘ |
| featureOf |
Aconcagua mountain massif
ⓘ
linked to:
Aconcagua Mountain Range
|
| geology | sedimentary and volcanic rock ⓘ |
| hasRoute |
Direct routes on central wall
ⓘ
French Route (Aconcagua west face) ⓘ
linked to:
Aconcagua west face
Messner Route (Aconcagua west face) ⓘ
linked to:
Aconcagua west face
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| hazard |
altitude sickness risk
ⓘ
avalanches ⓘ high winds ⓘ icefall ⓘ rockfall ⓘ severe storms ⓘ |
| highestPointOf |
Americas (via Aconcagua summit)
ⓘ
Andes (via Aconcagua summit) ⓘ
linked to:
Andes
Southern Hemisphere (via Aconcagua summit) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging climbing routes
ⓘ
dramatic rock walls ⓘ high objective hazards ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ technical alpine climbing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aconcagua Provincial Park
ⓘ
Argentina ⓘ Mendoza Province ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Aconcagua
ⓘ
Andes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
big-wall style alpine routes
ⓘ
long and committing climbs ⓘ |
| orientation | west ⓘ |
| partOf | Aconcagua ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | inside a provincial park ⓘ |
| region |
Cuyo region of Argentina
ⓘ
linked to:
Cuyo region
|
| relativeDifficulty | harder than Aconcagua normal route ⓘ |
| relativePopularity | less frequented than Aconcagua normal route ⓘ |
| summitReachedVia |
Aconcagua summit (6960.8 m)
ⓘ
linked to:
Aconcagua summit
|
| surfaceType |
rock
ⓘ
snow ⓘ |
| typicalConditions |
exposed to strong westerly winds
ⓘ
often snow-covered ⓘ |
| usedFor |
expedition-style ascents
ⓘ
technical mountaineering training ⓘ |
| visibility | dominant feature from Horcones approach ⓘ |
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Subject: Aconcagua west face Description of subject: Aconcagua west face is the imposing, often snow-covered western slope of Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas, known for its dramatic rock walls and challenging climbing routes.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Aconcagua west face