The Ascent of the Matterhorn (article and earlier accounts)
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"The Ascent of the Matterhorn (article and earlier accounts)" is a collection of Edward Whymper’s earlier written narratives detailing his pioneering climbs and eventual first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Ascent of the Matterhorn (article and earlier accounts) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11331073 — 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: The Ascent of the Matterhorn (article and earlier accounts) Context triple: [Scrambles Amongst the Alps, relatedWorkByAuthor, The Ascent of the Matterhorn (article and earlier accounts)]
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A.
Climbing the Matterhorn
Climbing the Matterhorn is a short live-action film recognized for its depiction of mountaineering on the iconic Alpine peak, the Matterhorn.
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B.
Mountaineer: Thirty Years of Climbing on the World’s Great Peaks
"Mountaineer: Thirty Years of Climbing on the World’s Great Peaks" is a memoir by renowned British alpinist Chris Bonington recounting three decades of his most significant expeditions and ascents around the globe.
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C.
Camp III on the Lhotse Face
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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D.
Summit: 150 Years of the Alpine Club
Summit: 150 Years of the Alpine Club is a historical and commemorative book chronicling the development, achievements, and legacy of the Alpine Club over a century and a half of mountaineering.
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E.
Swiss Mount Everest Expedition 1952
Swiss Mount Everest Expedition 1952 was an early Swiss-led Himalayan climbing attempt that made significant progress toward the first ascent of Mount Everest and helped pave the way for later successful expeditions.
- 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: The Ascent of the Matterhorn (article and earlier accounts) Target entity description: "The Ascent of the Matterhorn (article and earlier accounts)" is a collection of Edward Whymper’s earlier written narratives detailing his pioneering climbs and eventual first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865.
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A.
Climbing the Matterhorn
Climbing the Matterhorn is a short live-action film recognized for its depiction of mountaineering on the iconic Alpine peak, the Matterhorn.
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B.
Mountaineer: Thirty Years of Climbing on the World’s Great Peaks
"Mountaineer: Thirty Years of Climbing on the World’s Great Peaks" is a memoir by renowned British alpinist Chris Bonington recounting three decades of his most significant expeditions and ascents around the globe.
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C.
Camp III on the Lhotse Face
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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D.
Summit: 150 Years of the Alpine Club
Summit: 150 Years of the Alpine Club is a historical and commemorative book chronicling the development, achievements, and legacy of the Alpine Club over a century and a half of mountaineering.
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E.
Swiss Mount Everest Expedition 1952
Swiss Mount Everest Expedition 1952 was an early Swiss-led Himalayan climbing attempt that made significant progress toward the first ascent of Mount Everest and helped pave the way for later successful expeditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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mountaineering narrative ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Golden Age of Alpinism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Edward Whymper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicles |
pioneering attempts to climb the Matterhorn
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successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865 ⓘ |
| describesEvent | first ascent of the Matterhorn ⓘ |
| describesPerson | Edward Whymper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesPlace |
Alps
NERFINISHED
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Zermatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documents |
development of techniques used in early Matterhorn ascents
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risks and dangers of early alpine climbing ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure literature
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non-fiction ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| hasPart | earlier written narratives by Edward Whymper ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | primary source on the first ascent of the Matterhorn ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
article
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collected accounts ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Matterhorn
NERFINISHED
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alpinism ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
climbing history of the Matterhorn
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personal experiences of Edward Whymper ⓘ |
| perspective | first-person account ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Scrambles Amongst the Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Italian Alps
NERFINISHED
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Swiss Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | studies in mountaineering history ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
1860s
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1865 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Scrambles Amongst the Alps
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relatedWorkByAuthor
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The Ascent of the Matterhorn (article and earlier accounts)
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