Do you dare to read about climbing?
Here is the best manga for it: Gaku!
Gaku is a manga by Ishizuka Shinichi about Shimazaki Sampo, a cheery fellow who traveled the world climbing mountains, then came home to Japan to be a volunteer mountaineering rescuer. Sampo is basically a mountain geek with infectious enthusiasm for mountaineering, despite having run into a number of tragedies while climbing. He also has a knack for running into people on the mountain just at the moment when they need his help the most, whether he's on duty or just climbing for pleasure.
Despite being extremely popular in Japan, Gaku is barely known in the English-speaking manga fandom. In May, a live-action adaptation will make its theater debut.
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