The Climber, Vol. 7
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The Climber, Vol. 7
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See moreThe harder you climb, the higher you live.
The harder you climb, the higher you live.
Buntaro Mori is a loner, but being alone in a crowd is almost as bad as being forced to fit in. When a dangerous bid for solitude introduces Mori to the rush of solo climbing, he becomes addicted to the brilliant sense of freedom he finds as he pits his body and soul against the heights. But how high does he have to climb to leave humanity behind?
After the solitary turbulence of his youth, Buntaro has found peace and contentment in adulthood. With a wife, a baby daughter, and a steady job as a researcher for the WEC, he no longer yearns for the terrible glory of the peaks. But when an old ambition converges with a new challenge at work, Buntaro finds himself being drawn back into the perilous, addictive world of climbing. Will the call of K2 prove to be too much to resist?
Series: The Climber
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781974765379
Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 November 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 146.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 449g
Pages: 416
About the Author
Shinโichi Sakamoto debuted as a manga artist in 1990. His series The Climber and Innocent have both won the Excellence Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival. His series #DRCL midnight children is also available in English from VIZ Media.
Jiro Nitta was a Japanese novelist and meteorologist. Born in 1912, he pioneered the field of mountain novels, writing while working at the Central Meteorological Observatory. Nitta won the 1955 Naoki Prize for Goriki Den. His other works include The Climber and Death March on Mount Hakkoda.
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