Everest the Hard Way
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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.
All labels observed (1)
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| Everest the Hard Way canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2891320 — 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: Everest the Hard Way Context triple: [Chris Bonington, hasWritten, Everest the Hard Way]
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The Dawn Wall
The Dawn Wall is an exceptionally difficult and historically significant big-wall free climbing route on Yosemite’s El Capitan, famed for its near-vertical, featureless granite and the groundbreaking 2015 ascent by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson.
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B.
Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain is a high-speed, story-driven roller coaster at Walt Disney World themed around a perilous Himalayan trek and encounter with the mythical Yeti.
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C.
The Greatest Mountain
The Greatest Mountain is the English translation of the Penobscot name for Mount Katahdin, a prominent peak in Maine known as the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.
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D.
The Mountain of Adventure
The Mountain of Adventure is a children's adventure novel by Enid Blyton in which a group of children and their animal companions uncover mysteries and dangers in a remote mountainous region.
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E.
Reach for the Summit
Reach for the Summit is a motivational and autobiographical book by legendary basketball coach Pat Summitt that shares her leadership philosophy and life lessons drawn from her coaching career.
- 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: Everest the Hard Way Target entity description: 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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A.
The Dawn Wall
The Dawn Wall is an exceptionally difficult and historically significant big-wall free climbing route on Yosemite’s El Capitan, famed for its near-vertical, featureless granite and the groundbreaking 2015 ascent by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson.
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B.
Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain is a high-speed, story-driven roller coaster at Walt Disney World themed around a perilous Himalayan trek and encounter with the mythical Yeti.
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C.
The Greatest Mountain
The Greatest Mountain is the English translation of the Penobscot name for Mount Katahdin, a prominent peak in Maine known as the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.
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D.
The Mountain of Adventure
The Mountain of Adventure is a children's adventure novel by Enid Blyton in which a group of children and their animal companions uncover mysteries and dangers in a remote mountainous region.
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E.
Reach for the Summit
Reach for the Summit is a motivational and autobiographical book by legendary basketball coach Pat Summitt that shares her leadership philosophy and life lessons drawn from her coaching career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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mountaineering book ⓘ |
| about |
climbing strategy on big walls
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expedition logistics ⓘ high-altitude mountaineering ⓘ team dynamics on Himalayan expeditions ⓘ |
| author |
Sir Chris Bonington
ⓘ
surface form:
Chris Bonington
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| chronicles | 1975 British expedition to Mount Everest ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | British mountaineers ⓘ |
| describes | ascent of the Southwest Face of Mount Everest ⓘ |
| documents | route preparation and siege tactics on Everest ⓘ |
| focusesOn | pioneering ascent of Everest’s Southwest Face ⓘ |
| genre |
mountaineering literature
ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Sir Chris Bonington
ⓘ
surface form:
Chris Bonington
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
1975 British Everest Southwest Face expedition
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Mount Everest ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed account of a major Himalayan expedition
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documentation of a new route on Everest ⓘ |
| portrays | challenges of climbing Everest’s Southwest Face ⓘ |
| setting |
Everest South-West Face
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surface form:
Mount Everest Southwest Face
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| timePeriodDescribed | 1975 ⓘ |
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Subject: Everest the Hard Way Description of subject: 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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subject surface form:
Chris Bonington