Hall of Seasons - Climbing to the Top of the Domed Ceiling

In the previous section, we made our way past various undead knights to the UPPER-LEVEL WALKWAY of the MAIN ROOM. Continue all the way to the far end of the broken walkway.

Grab onto the climbable wall on the left. Climb up and right to a small ledge with a lever. (Be sure to climb all the way over to the right before dropping down on the narrow ledge.)

NOTE: The ceiling here is climbable but Lara isn't strong enough to make it across...yet.

Use the lever to open the door at the top of stairs leading up from the MIDDLE LEVEL.

If you sidestep out to the narrow end of the ledge, you can take a carefully angled standing jump down to the doorway, but this is tricky. It's easy to crash into the broken arch ahead. So save first if you attempt it.

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Alternatively, climb back down the climbable wall the way you came and follow it around to the door at the top of the stairs.

Go through, pick up V-Packer shells (9).

Then push the uneven wall on the right to get an upper-body strength upgrade.

Pick up the large health pack (10) on the floor to the left.

Then return to the walkway and run all the way around to the climbable wall. Climb back up and to the right, and drop onto the ledge with the lever.

This next section is tricky, so save beforehand. The screenshot above shows the path from the lever to the next ledge. The screenshots below break it down.

First, grab onto the climbable wall near the lever and climb straight up toward the ceiling.

Just keep holding Forward and Lara will do the rest. When she turns to face out over the room, traverse forward...

...and left to the small ledge. (After the upgrade, Lara has just enough strength to make it all the way.) Drop onto this ledge to regain your strength and quick-save again.

Here's the overview of the next part of the climb, followed by details.

Walk to the edge of the small ledge, so the middle of the room is on Lara's left. Jump straight up to grab the climbable ceiling.

Traverse forward, but stay toward the left edge of the climbable ceiling. (If you swing too far right, Lara will have farther to traverse and won't have enough strength to make the climb.) Once you've passed the V-shaped notch in the ceiling, turn left...

...and continue forward along the middle of the climbable area.

At the edge of the ceiling, just keep pressing Forward, and Lara will swing around...

...and start climbing the angled ceiling of the dome.

Continue straight upward toward the top. When Lara's grip power is almost gone, climb to the left...

...and drop onto the next ledge.

This is the very top of the dome. The gate opens as you approach. Follow the hall to another gate and continue up the stairs. Save the game before entering the next room or immediately after the cutscene.

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