Abandoned Mines - Cave with Broken Elevator

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To get out of here, you'll need to bring down the broken elevator. Start by using the green-lit console next to the elevator shaft.

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This drops the elevator a few feet but not far enough to reach.

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Push the movable cart toward the ledge on the north wall.

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Now you can climb up there...

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...and get a new piece of kit: the COMBAT KNIFE.

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Stand near the rope-wrapped post and press Melee (Y on the Xbox controller or F on the keyboard) to cut the rope...

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...clearing the way so you can jump across to the next ledge.

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Cut the 2 vertical ropes...

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...to drop the elevator to the bottom of the shaft.

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Jump down, climb on top of the elevator, and jump over to the ice wall.

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Climb to the top.

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Then jump to the left to grab one of the wooden slats on the outside of the elevator shaft.

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Climb around the corner to the left, upward, then around the next corner.

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Climb then jump to the left to grab the ledge. Pull up into a wide passageway.

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