Rise of the Tomb Raider - Geothermal Valley Documents

Updated: 6/11/16()

This guide, along with the annotated level maps linked below, should help find any documents you missed. If you are playing this level for the first time, you may want to follow the main walkthrough instead.

Weapons, Equipment, and Outfits are covered elsewhere. Other collectibles are detailed on separate pages:

Relics · Murals · Coin Caches · Survival Caches · Strongboxes · Archivist Maps · Explorer Satchels · Codices · Crypt Treasures · Challenges · Missions

DOCUMENT 1

The first document is inside the cabin where the blacksmith is working. If you missed it the first time, just fast travel back to the Valley Farmstead Base Camp and head northeast into the village. See the walkthrough and level map for details. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

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Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot

DOCUMENT 2

This document is inside the crumbling stone tower, just north of the blacksmith's cabin and east of the well in the middle of the village. Scramble up the wall into the tower to get it. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

DOCUMENT 3

The next doc is inside the cabin just north of the stone well in the middle of the village. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

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Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot

DOCUMENT 4

This scroll is sitting on the wooden ledge overlooking the valley, which is located behind the stone tower in the previous screenshots. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

DOCUMENT 5

Documents #5 and #6 are in the House of the Afflicted Challenge Tomb area. You can follow the walkthrough to find them or, if you've already raided the tomb, return to the Infirmary Base Camp and you'll find this document on the floor in the same room as the campfire, along with a container of cloth. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

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Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot

DOCUMENT 6

This document is also in the House of the Afflicted Challenge Tomb. After climbing up to the codex room, as shown in the walkthrough, you'll find the scroll sitting on the balustrade just to the left of the entrance. Click screenshot to enlarge.)

DOCUMENT 7

On the map it looks like this document is in the middle of the village, but it's actually inside a cave underground. The cave entrance is about halfway along the western wall of the lower valley, just to the left of the climbable wall leading up to survival cache #7. It is marked C1 on the annotated level map. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

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Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot

DOCUMENT 8

This document is sitting in a treehouse just south of the cave with document #7. You can reach it by climbing the adjacent tree or jumping from the large boulder nearby. See the walkthrough and map for details. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

DOCUMENT 9

This document is in the small shed northeast of the Remnant hunter's cabin on the lakeshore. Both the Hunter and the document are marked on the annotated map. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

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Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot

DOCUMENT 10

This document is sitting beside the path leading out of the village to the northwest. You'll pass it on your way to the waterfall and the Architect's Crypt. It's on a crate under a cloth canopy near one of the rabbits for the Hung Out To Dry Challenge. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

DOCUMENT 11

This document is also between the village and the Architect's Crypt to the northwest. You'll find the scroll sitting on top of the pillar with the first mural. Climb the tree next to the pillar and then jump over there. See the walkthrough and level map for details. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot
Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot

DOCUMENT 12

This document is inside the Architect's Crypt on the northwest side of the valley. Follow the main walkthrough if you need help finding the crypt entrance. Once inside, proceed until you have to swim through a flooded section of the tunnel. Just before the next steep drop-off, look to the left to spot the document lying on the ground. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

DOCUMENT 13

The next document is inside the Physician's Crypt, which is southeast of the Ruins Encampment Base Camp. Follow the main walkthrough if you need help finding the crypt entrance. Once inside, follow the tunnel, slide down the zip line, pass the mural, and you'll find the document sitting on the ground on the left. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

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Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot

DOCUMENT 14

This document is in the upper village where the Remnant set up a makeshift hospital after the battle with Trinity. (See the walkthrough and map.) To get back there later, fast travel to the Cathedral Courtyard Base Camp, climb the stairs and drop down into the village. (screenshot) Head down the hill toward the second bonfire, and then go through the building to the east of the fire. (screenshot) The document is in the cabin ahead on the right. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

DOCUMENT 15

Documents #15 and #16 are in the Catacomb of Sacred Waters Challenge Tomb. Follow the walkthrough if you have not yet raided this tomb. If you did but missed this document, return to the Aquifer Cavern Base Camp. Head down the steps toward the pool, and you'll find the document siting on the ground behind a rowboat. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot
Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot

DOCUMENT 16

This document is also in the Catacomb of Sacred Waters Challenge Tomb. On your first visit, follow the walkthrough. To retrieve the document later on, return to the Aquifer Cavern Base Camp, drop into the big room with all the skulls, and go up the stairs. Swim or use the zip line to cross the pool, and on the right, you'll find the doorway to the codex room. The document is inside. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

DOCUMENT 17

This can be found in the Pit of Judgment Challenge Tomb, which is only accessible after completing THE ACROPOLIS. Follow the walkthrough the first time. If you completed the tomb but missed this document, return to the Hidden Ravine Base Camp. Follow the tunnel down to the main cavern, swim across the pool, and turn around to face the mine cart tracks. Climb the tracks on the right, using your grapple to cross the wider gaps, and you'll find the document siting on the floor at the back of the alcove where the first mine cart was. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot
Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot

DOCUMENT 18

This document is also in the Pit of Judgment Challenge Tomb. Follow the walkthrough if you have not yet raided this tomb. If you did but missed this document, return to the Hidden Ravine Base Camp. Follow the tunnel down to the main cavern, swim across the pool, and re-enter the codex room to find the document lying on the ground. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

DOCUMENT 19

This document is in the little shelter below and to the east of the Cliffside Lookout Base Camp. This camp is not accessible until you've completed THE ACROPOLIS level. Check the walkthrough and map if necessary. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

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Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot

DOCUMENT 20

This document is just down the hill to the north of the Cliffside Lookout Base Camp. After sliding down the zip line, move past the row of shacks built against the cliff wall and turn around. You'll see the document sitting on a crate beside the last shack. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

DOCUMENT 21

This document is in one of the shacks in the occupied village. Check the main walkthrough and map for details. If you missed it the first time, return to the Cathedral Courtyard Base Camp, climb the stairs, and drop down into the village. (screenshot) Head south to the second bonfire. The document is inside the cabin on the far left, beyond the bonfire. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot
Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot

DOCUMENT 22

This document is on the west side of the occupied village, under the wooden shelter near strongbox #8. It's near the Pumpkin Patch, which is marked on the map. To backtrack later, go to the Cathedral Courtyard Base Camp, climb the stairs, and drop down into the village. (screenshot) Head south, then west, through the village to find the document. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

DOCUMENT 23

This document is above and to the northwest of the previous one. Use the nearby tree to climb onto the roof of the wooden shelter, and then jump across to the grassy ledge beyond. The document is sitting on one of the crates near a blue cloth doll. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

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Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot

DOCUMENT 24

Just beyond document #23 is a cave containing document #24. If you didn't do so earlier, use a fire arrow or Molotov to burn away the flammable barrier so you can get inside. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

DOCUMENT 25

This document is also in the occupied village and is covered in the main walkthrough. If you missed it, fast travel to the Cathedral Courtyard Base Camp, climb the stairs, and drop down into the village. (screenshot) Head south toward the second bonfire. The document is in the partially demolished cabin on the left, as you approach the fire. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot
Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot

DOCUMENT 26

Documents #26 and #27 are inside the large cabin that serves as the Trinity control center in the upper part of the occupied village. If you missed either of them first time through, return to the Cathedral Courtyard Base Camp and jump down onto the ledge in front of the large cabin. (screenshot) This document is sitting on a crate on the porch that wraps around the side of the cabin. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

DOCUMENT 27

This document is inside the same large cabin where you find document #26, above. It's sitting on a crate at the top of the stairs leading to the upper level. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot
Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot

DOCUMENT 28

This one is sitting on a crate on the stairs near the Cathedral Courtyard Base Camp. See the walkthrough and map for details. If you return here later in the game, watch out for the lynx that lives nearby. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

DOCUMENT 29

This document is sitting on an exterior ledge partway up the cathedral tower. If you missed it when you first made the climb, return to the Cathedral Courtyard Base Camp. Climb the tree, then the rough wall. (screenshot) At the top, turn left, jump and grapple the next ledge, and then climb the stairs to find the document sitting near a large wooden door. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot
Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot

DOCUMENT 30

This document is on the path between the tunnel where you exit the FLOODED ARCHIVES and the Ridgeline Base Camp in the northwest corner of the valley. (See the walkthrough and map.) If you missed it the first time, return to the Ridgeline camp, cross the stream, and follow the path to the east. When you come to the wide gap, use the tree branch to swing across. Then use your grapple to climb onto the wooden platform to get the document. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

DOCUMENT 31

The next two documents are in the Baths of Kitezh Challenge Tomb. If it's your first time in that area, follow the main walkthrough. Otherwise, return to the Whirlpool Sanctuary Base Camp, go through the trapped hallway to the northwest, and you'll find the document in the alcove at the top of the stairs on the right. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot
Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshot

DOCUMENT 32

This document is also in the Baths of Kitezh Challenge Tomb. If you missed it the first time through, return to the Whirlpool Sanctuary Base Camp, go through the trapped hallway to the northwest, and head down the stairs. The document is sitting on a shelf on the right, at the feet of a stone statue. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

DOCUMENT 33

The last document is on a high ledge on the southeast side of the clearing in front of the bear's cave and Baths of Kitezh Challenge Tomb entrance. You'll need the GRAPPLE AXE or CLIMBING ARROWS to reach it, so it will probably be the last document you retrieve. See the walkthrough and level map for details. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)

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UPDATE HISTORY: 6/11/16 - Page first posted online.
7/15/17 - Added alternate method for obtaining document #33 using the grapple axe, thanks to a tip from Jeff Reid and TRANCID.


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