The Adventure of the Hollow Mountain
By Marksdad

This walkthrough was provided by the author and is posted, along with screenshots, at:

http://www.hedgy.de/marksdad/walkthroughs.html

You start in a valley with your back to a locked gate. The object of the level is to exit through it. Run forward up the valley, immediatley being set upon by three wart hogs. On the valley floor are three pools. One contains a med-pack, the furthest gets you inside the mountain itself.

A short movie sequence, upon entering, will indicate where you're supposed to go. High up, isn't it? First, observe the small pool of water behind the rocky hill. Keep this in your mind. Next, jump up onto the column with the face. You will notice a small door opening. Jump down and run into the opened room. On a block are some uzis and ammo. You can use these to shoot the approaching crocs, if you like.

Back on top of the 'face column', make a run / jump to the column to its left, then another run / jump to the column set against the wall. Climb the ladder. A long climb. Once through the gap in the walkway above, shimmy to the right and drop. Now run to the end and drop down onto the lower shelf and proceed to the low parapet at the end. Pull up, slide forward, jump / grab the next parapet and immediately repeat the maneuvre. Now face the wall and climb / shimmy right to the top of the next platform. Run forward and jump / grab the ledge. Shimmy right, pull up and jump into the gap across the deep drop. Crawl forward, get the med-pack and continue out. Look up to see the opening and climb to it to aquire the first trident. Run back and drop down.

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Now, this is the fun part...although it's rather trial and error. Remember the pool of water? You have to line yourself up and jump

down... ...down......into it:

Have fun!

Once in, swim beneath the door and into the tunnel, avoiding the croc. Pull up and run forward but duck into the alcove to avoid the tumbling boulder. Get used to it, there are plenty more of them! No time to rest, though, as you arrive at a tiny indoor settlement populated by crocodiles. Run past them into the passageway ahead, jump the fire pit, turn right into the low hall. Shoot the hog, run to the end, turn left, collect the med-pack and run back to a small drop where the second trident is located. Now run forward into the open.

At the end of the small gully, enter the maze. This is easy when you know how. Simply take every left turn until you arrive at a very long, dead straight tunnel heading off into the distance. Ignore the left turn here, and continue on 'till the end. A door opens in front of you as you approach, and you find yourself back in the huge room, close to the small water pool. You'll see the open doors ahead.

Run through to the pool. Shoot the crocs, jump in, collect the goodies and climb out the other side. Step forward and jump back. After the two boulders land, run through and up the ramp, veering left or right to avoid another boulder bouncing down. Then proceed up the ramp and climb the ladder. Jump / twist / grap the opposite ladder and pull up.

Next comes the fire puzzle. As you run in, you'll be presented with a movie showing you the faces on the ceiling. Can you work it out? Go on, you don't need me to tell you the answer! Just make sure you ignore the tempting grenade launcher...it's a nasty trap

On arriving at the entrance to the next room (containing columns) three skeletons rise up ready to greet you. There's no easy trick to perform here; you must simply negotiate the columns while avoiding the un-dead. Arriving at the other side, hang / drop down into the huge room and run to the right to find the remaining door now open.

Bound down the stairs and into the dark chamber. This is pretty straightforward to climb, really. A few jumps / grabs and backflips are all that's necessary; avoiding the skeleton on the way up. A final jump / grab / pull-up takes you into a corridor with two more hogs. Shoot them and retrieve the next trident. Crawl through the adjacent gap into a chamber with a pit. A boulder hangs above you. Jump straight into the pit, taking note of the large lump of rock plunging down after you. As soon as you hit the water below,...swim!

You are back in the pool formerly containing crocs. Climb back out and return to the huge room. Run back and climb to the door exiting / leading into the maze. Run back until you get to the turning to the right. Take this and run into a small room. A crawlway will make itself obvious to you as you cross. Climb the platform, collect the trident and jump / grab the crawlspace. At the other end and around the corner, four boulders come down in succession. To avoid these, walk slowly up the slope, triggering each one in turn. At the top, run forward to the exit into the fresh air.

Down you go! There are the open gates. On your way, Lara!

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The secrets are located:

In the second pool of water in the valley at the start.

On one of the roofs of the small settlement.

In one of the dark corners of the maze (turn right upon entering...it's in there somewhere!)

On one of the stairs leading down to the climbing chamber.