Kaede Saitou

Age: 16
Birthdate: January 16, 1997
Blood type: AB
Height: 164 cm
Weight: 50 kg

A high school sophomore, Kaede meets Aoi in the local hiking and camping equipment store, where she asks her for advice regarding the purchase of a sleeping bag. The two exchange phone numbers and email addresses, and Kaede eventually joins the circle of mountaineering friends. According to Aoi she is tall, well-dressed and cool. She is Aoi's first friend aside from Hinata and is a good mentor to her. Her hobby is mountain climbing, which she often does alone. However, she's not good at cooking. She manages her mountaineering and equipment expenses by working at a part-time job. Not much interests her outside of the mountains. She's lazy and especially careless when it comes to fashion, evidenced by her usually being seen in a sports bra and a pair of shorts when she's in her room and when she goes out, she doesn't put much effort into her appearance. She is told by Aoi and her friend Yuuka that she's a 'waste of a good figure', and is encouraged to pay more attention to her appearance. Even though she doesn't study hard, she can get the same score as Yuka if she works hard and if she's intent on it, she can go as far as to be within the single digits in her class' ranking. However, in the anime she is portrayed as the type who won't put in any effort unless she's desperate. Originally she went mountain climbing alone but after starting to go with Aoi, she shared her knowledge and experience with her as her mentor and looked out for the other girls. Thus, her stance on mountain climbing is changing.

(Source: AniDB, Wikipedia)