Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest
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Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest is a memoir by climber Beck Weathers recounting his near-fatal experience and remarkable survival during the 1996 Mount Everest disaster.
All labels observed (1)
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| Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest Context triple: [Everest (2015 film), basedOn, Left for Dead: My Journey Home from 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.
Americans on Everest
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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D.
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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E.
I Chose to Climb
"I Chose to Climb" is an autobiographical mountaineering book by British climber Chris Bonington, recounting his early climbing experiences and notable ascents.
- 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: Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest Target entity description: Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest is a memoir by climber Beck Weathers recounting his near-fatal experience and remarkable survival during the 1996 Mount Everest disaster.
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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.
Americans on Everest
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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D.
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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E.
I Chose to Climb
"I Chose to Climb" is an autobiographical mountaineering book by British climber Chris Bonington, recounting his early climbing experiences and notable ascents.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
Beck Weathers’ life after Everest
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Beck Weathers’ life before Everest ⓘ |
| author | Beck Weathers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Stephen G. Michaud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
being left for dead on the mountain
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extreme altitude conditions ⓘ medical treatment after Everest accident ⓘ psychological impact of near-death experience ⓘ severe frostbite injuries ⓘ storm on Mount Everest in May 1996 ⓘ unexpected return to camp after presumed death ⓘ |
| eventDescribed | 1996 Mount Everest disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
being presumed dead on Everest
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family relationships ⓘ near-fatal experience at high altitude ⓘ personal transformation ⓘ remarkable survival ⓘ |
| genre |
mountaineering literature
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
human resilience
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marital strain and reconciliation ⓘ obsession with climbing ⓘ physical and emotional recovery ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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mountaineering enthusiasts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Beck Weathers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed personal account of survival in 1996 Everest disaster
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exploration of psychological aspects of extreme adventure ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Anatoli Boukreev
NERFINISHED
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Doug Hansen NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Krakauer NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Into Thin Air NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Himalayas
NERFINISHED
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Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
1996 Mount Everest disaster
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mountaineering accident ⓘ post-traumatic recovery ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
1990s
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May 1996 Everest climbing season ⓘ |
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