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volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
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? Transfer student Buntaro Mori starts his first day at his new school already on the administration's radar. He's withdrawn and sullen, and the teachers are just waiting for him to explode. When his annoying classmate Miyamoto promises to leave him alone forever if he climbs to the top of the school, Mori eagerly takes up the challenge and shocks everyone when he makes it all the way to the roof. Flushed with the victory of his first successful climb, Mori can't resist the lure of the local peak, despite warnings from more experienced climbers about the risks of climbing alone. But Mori doesn't care. A little danger is nothing in the face of his new obsession.
art by Shin'ichi Sakamoto ; based on the novel by Jiro Nitta ; story by Yoshio Nabeta, Hiroshi Takano ; translation, John Werry ; touch-up art & lettering, Joanna Estep.
"First published in Japan in 2007, 2008 by SHUEISHA Inc, Tokyo"--Colophon.
In manga format, read from right to left.
"Based on JirM Nitta's two-volume 1973 novel, The Climber manga was written by Shin-ichi Sakamoto, Yoshio Nabeta (first two volumes), and Hiroshi Takano (volumes 2-4), and illustrated by Sakamoto."--https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Climber_(manga)
In English, translated from the Japanese.