Le Sommet des dieux #1

This first volume of *Le Sommet des dieux* collects the opening chapters of the acclaimed mountain-climbing manga adaptation by Jiro Taniguchi, based on the novel by Baku Yumemakura. Originally serialized in Japan, this French edition from Dargaud follows a photographer's obsessive quest to uncover the truth behind George Mallory's legendary 1924 Everest expedition. The story weaves together historical mystery and the psychological drive of mountaineering, rendered in Taniguchi's meticulous, cinematic art style.