Nonoka Sugiura

Nonoka Sugiura (杉浦 野々華, Sugiura Nonoka), nicknamed Nono, is a major character of Hang On! Climbing Girls.

Appearance
Nonoka is a young girl with shoulder long red hair and red eyes.

Plot
Nonoka and Sayo Yotsuba head towards the Climbing Club and Nonoka comments that today the new students enroll and wants to look majestic as first contact matters. They see that a crowd had gathered and Nonoka thinks Jun Uehara is showing her skills again. But to their surprise, a new girl is climbing. Jun is surprised that a beginner with such thin arms could take an intermediate route, but Sayo explains that not only strength matters, but also grip, eyesight and inner sensitivity. As Konomi Kasahara attempts a lunge and fails, she wants to try again, but Sayo tells her to take a rest and after introducing herself, she welcomes her to the Climbing Club.

Abilities
Nonoka is known for her flexibility allowing her to climb well. Nonoka has a critical weakness, however, height. Due to her short stature she struggles with routes that require longer reach to clear.

Etymology

 * The name Nonoka means "field, wilderness" (野) (no) and "flower" (華) (ka).
 * Nonoka's surname Sugiura means "cedar" (杉) (sugi) and "inlet, bay, gulf" (浦) (ura).