On the Ridge Between Life and Death
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On the Ridge Between Life and Death is a mountaineering memoir by climber and writer David Roberts that explores the risks, ethics, and psychological extremes of high-altitude climbing.
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| On the Ridge Between Life and Death canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11807927 — 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: On the Ridge Between Life and Death Context triple: [David Roberts, notableWork, On the Ridge Between Life and Death]
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Life-in-Death
Life-in-Death is a supernatural female figure in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," symbolizing a fate worse than death by condemning the Mariner to endless suffering and wandering.
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B.
On Death
"On Death" is a lost philosophical work by the ancient Cyrenaic philosopher Hegesias of Cyrene, reputed for its starkly pessimistic arguments about life and the appeal of death.
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C.
A Prayer for the Dying
A Prayer for the Dying is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins that follows an IRA hitman seeking redemption while being hunted in London.
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Rethinking Life and Death
Rethinking Life and Death is a philosophical book by ethicist Peter Singer that challenges traditional moral views on issues such as euthanasia, abortion, and the value of human life in light of modern medical technology.
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E.
The Dead and the Living
The Dead and the Living is a critically acclaimed poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, violence, and mortality in vivid, confessional verse.
- 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: On the Ridge Between Life and Death Target entity description: On the Ridge Between Life and Death is a mountaineering memoir by climber and writer David Roberts that explores the risks, ethics, and psychological extremes of high-altitude climbing.
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A.
Life-in-Death
Life-in-Death is a supernatural female figure in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," symbolizing a fate worse than death by condemning the Mariner to endless suffering and wandering.
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B.
On Death
"On Death" is a lost philosophical work by the ancient Cyrenaic philosopher Hegesias of Cyrene, reputed for its starkly pessimistic arguments about life and the appeal of death.
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C.
A Prayer for the Dying
A Prayer for the Dying is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins that follows an IRA hitman seeking redemption while being hunted in London.
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D.
Rethinking Life and Death
Rethinking Life and Death is a philosophical book by ethicist Peter Singer that challenges traditional moral views on issues such as euthanasia, abortion, and the value of human life in light of modern medical technology.
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E.
The Dead and the Living
The Dead and the Living is a critically acclaimed poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, violence, and mortality in vivid, confessional verse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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mountaineering memoir ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| addresses |
consequences of extreme ambition in climbing
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ethics of risk to self and others ⓘ limits of human endurance ⓘ |
| author | David Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
fear and courage in extreme environments
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motivation for pursuing dangerous climbs ⓘ responsibility toward climbing partners ⓘ survivor’s guilt ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ethics of risk-taking
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life-and-death situations in the mountains ⓘ psychological impact of climbing accidents ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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mountaineering literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
climber
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writer ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
high mountains
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remote climbing regions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | outdoor adventure writing ⓘ |
| literaryForm | autobiographical narrative ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
consequences of decision-making in the mountains
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moral dilemmas in mountaineering ⓘ psychological extremes in the mountains ⓘ risks of high-altitude climbing ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| partOf | American mountaineering literature ⓘ |
| subject |
ethics of climbing
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high-altitude climbing ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ psychology of extreme sports ⓘ risk in mountaineering ⓘ |
| workOf | David Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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