Americans on Everest
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Americans on Everest is a nonfiction account of the first successful American expedition to climb Mount Everest, written by mountaineering author James Ramsey Ullman.
All labels observed (1)
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| Americans on Everest canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10074319 — 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: Americans on Everest Context triple: [James Ramsey Ullman, wrote, Americans on Everest]
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A.
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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B.
Touching the Void
Touching the Void is a British docudrama film that recounts the harrowing true story of two climbers’ near-fatal ascent of the Peruvian Andes.
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C.
Into Thin Air
"Into Thin Air" is a song titled after Jon Krakauer’s famous Everest disaster book, likely evoking themes of danger, loss, or disappearance.
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D.
Everest (2015 film)
Everest (2015 film) is a biographical disaster drama that chronicles the 1996 Mount Everest climbing tragedy, known for its intense realism and ensemble cast.
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E.
The Ascent of Denali
The Ascent of Denali is a 1914 mountaineering classic by Hudson Stuck recounting the first successful ascent of North America’s highest peak, blending expedition narrative with observations on Alaska’s landscape and peoples.
- 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: Americans on Everest Target entity description: Americans on Everest is a nonfiction account of the first successful American expedition to climb Mount Everest, written by mountaineering author James Ramsey Ullman.
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A.
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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B.
Touching the Void
Touching the Void is a British docudrama film that recounts the harrowing true story of two climbers’ near-fatal ascent of the Peruvian Andes.
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C.
Into Thin Air
"Into Thin Air" is a song titled after Jon Krakauer’s famous Everest disaster book, likely evoking themes of danger, loss, or disappearance.
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D.
Everest (2015 film)
Everest (2015 film) is a biographical disaster drama that chronicles the 1996 Mount Everest climbing tragedy, known for its intense realism and ensemble cast.
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E.
The Ascent of Denali
The Ascent of Denali is a 1914 mountaineering classic by Hudson Stuck recounting the first successful ascent of North America’s highest peak, blending expedition narrative with observations on Alaska’s landscape and peoples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountaineering book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| about |
American mountaineers
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Mount Everest ⓘ |
| author | James Ramsey Ullman ⓘ |
| basedOn | 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describesEvent | first ascent of Mount Everest by an American expedition ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure literature
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nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | James Ramsey Ullman – mountaineering author ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | American perspective on Everest climbing ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
exploration
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high-altitude mountaineering ⓘ national achievement in sport ⓘ teamwork in extreme environments ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | expedition account ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
first successful American expedition to Mount Everest
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mountaineering ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| publisherCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| setting |
Himalayas
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Mount Everest ⓘ |
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Subject: Americans on Everest Description of subject: Americans on Everest is a nonfiction account of the first successful American expedition to climb Mount Everest, written by mountaineering author James Ramsey Ullman.
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