孤高の人 [Kokou no Hito / Kokō no Hito] #17

A determined young climber in a pale blue jacket pushes through a brutal blizzard, ice crystals exploding around him as he presses onward against the mountain's fury — it's a striking image that captures the raw, solitary intensity at the heart of this series. Kokou no Hito ("The Climber") by Sakamoto Shin'ichi continues its gripping manga adaptation of Nitta Jiro's novel, and volume 17 delivers another visually compelling chapter in one man's obsessive pursuit of the heights. Fans of mountaineering drama and beautifully rendered extreme conditions will find this volume hard to put down.