孤高の人 16 by Shin'ichi Sakamoto

The story continues to follow a solitary alpinist as he pushes into ever more dangerous routes, facing brutal weather, technical challenges and the limits of his own body and will. Through tense climbing sequences, terse interactions with companions and long inward reflections, he grapples with obsession, isolation and the personal cost of pursuing mastery on the mountain, culminating in a decisive episode that forces him to reassess his relationship to risk and solitude.