The Ascent of Denali

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book mountaineering book travel literature

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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The Ascent of Denali canonical	3
The Ascent of Denali (book by Hudson Stuck)	1
The Ascent of Mount McKinley	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6036215 — 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: The Ascent of Denali
Context triple: [Hudson Stuck, notableWork, The Ascent of Denali]

A. 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.
B. Denali Ultimate
Denali Ultimate is the top-of-the-line luxury trim of the GMC Sierra pickup, featuring premium materials, advanced technology, and distinctive styling.
C. America's Mountain
America's Mountain is the popular nickname for Pikes Peak, a famous Colorado summit known for its scenic beauty, historic significance, and inspiration for the song "America the Beautiful."
D. The Mountain
The Mountain is a 1956 American drama film starring Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner, centered on two brothers who attempt a perilous climb to a crashed airplane high in the French Alps.
E. The Mountain
The Mountain was a radical left-wing political faction during the French Revolution, known for its dominance in the National Convention and its role in the Reign of Terror.
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: The Ascent of Denali
Target entity description: 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.

A. 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.
B. Denali Ultimate
Denali Ultimate is the top-of-the-line luxury trim of the GMC Sierra pickup, featuring premium materials, advanced technology, and distinctive styling.
C. America's Mountain
America's Mountain is the popular nickname for Pikes Peak, a famous Colorado summit known for its scenic beauty, historic significance, and inspiration for the song "America the Beautiful."
D. The Mountain
The Mountain is a 1956 American drama film starring Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner, centered on two brothers who attempt a perilous climb to a crashed airplane high in the French Alps.
E. The Mountain
The Mountain was a radical left-wing political faction during the French Revolution, known for its dominance in the National Convention and its role in the Reign of Terror.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ mountaineering book ⓘ travel literature ⓘ
aboutPerson	Harry Karstens ⓘ Hudson Stuck ⓘ Robert Tatum ⓘ Walter Harper ⓘ
aboutPlace	Alaska ⓘ Denali ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	The Ascent of Mount McKinley ⓘ linked to: The Ascent of Denali
author	Hudson Stuck ⓘ
authorOccupation	Episcopal archdeacon ⓘ mountaineer ⓘ
contains	descriptions of Athabaskan and other Alaska Native communities ⓘ observations on weather and glacier conditions ⓘ route description of Denali ascent ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
describes	Alaska’s indigenous peoples ⓘ Alaska’s landscape ⓘ first successful ascent of North America’s highest peak ⓘ
documentsEvent	first ascent of Denali in 1913 ⓘ
featuresExpedition	1913 Denali expedition ⓘ
genre	exploration narrative ⓘ mountaineering literature ⓘ travel writing ⓘ
hasPerspective	first-person narrative ⓘ
hasTitle	The Ascent of Denali ⓘ
influenced	20th-century mountaineering literature ⓘ later Denali expedition narratives ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryStatus	mountaineering classic ⓘ
mainSubject	Denali ⓘ first ascent of Denali ⓘ mountaineering in Alaska ⓘ
notableFor	blend of expedition narrative and ethnographic observation ⓘ classic status in mountaineering literature ⓘ detailed account of first ascent of Denali ⓘ
publicationYear	1914 ⓘ
relatedWork	Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled ⓘ
setInPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ
subjectHeading	Denali (Alaska) -- Description and travel ⓘ Explorers -- Alaska -- Biography ⓘ Mountaineering -- Alaska -- History ⓘ
timeOfNarratedEvents	1913 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hudson Stuck → notableWork → The Ascent of Denali ⓘ

The Ascent of Denali → hasTitle → The Ascent of Denali ⓘ

The Ascent of Denali → alsoKnownAs → The Ascent of Mount McKinley ⓘ

linked to: The Ascent of Denali

Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled → relatedWork → The Ascent of Denali ⓘ

1913 Denali expedition → documentedIn → The Ascent of Denali (book by Hudson Stuck) ⓘ