The Climber (2001 manga series by Shin’ichi Sakamoto, Yoshio Nabeta, and Hiroshi Takano, volumes, English) Add a review

The Climber (Japanese: 孤高の人, Hepburn: Kokō no Hito; lit. 'Solitary Person') is a Japanese manga series written by Shin-ichi Sakamoto, Yoshio Nabeta (first two volumes), and Hiroshi Takano (volumes 2–4), and illustrated by Sakamoto, based on a two-volume 1973 novel by Jirō Nitta. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from November 2007 to October 2011, with its chapters collected in 17 tankōbon volumes. It has been licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media.

The series tells the story of introvert solo mountain climber Mori Buntarō—partially based on real-life mountain climber Buntarō Katō—who is introduced to sport climbing after being transferred to a new high school and later dedicates his entire life to professional mountain climbing, keeping the ascent of K2's East Face as his goal.

In 2010, The Climber won an Excellence Prize at the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival.