Madubu Gorge - Longer Route Downriver with All Secrets (part 1)

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After getting the goodies inside the building, drop back down near the start and head to the left around the stone column.

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Drop down onto the square ledge where the second lizard came from. Turn left and climb down two ledges to a flat spot overlooking the river.

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Take a few steps back from the edge, then a standing jump onto the square block in the middle of the river. Don't let Lara fall in or she'll be killed in the rushing rapids.

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Take a running jump from the block to grab the sloping ledge on the other side of the river and traverse to the left.

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Position Lara so she's hanging from the left side of the corner block and then drop and grab the ledge below. If she drops on the right side, her legs will dangle into the rapids and she'll be sucked under.

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Pull up and crawl forward until Lara can stand.

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Step down onto the block below. Then take a standing jump-grab (using Action lowers Lara's trajectory) to the ledge with the save/power-up crystal. Press the button to open the nearby trapdoor.

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Turn around, walk to the edge, and jump back to the previous ledge.

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Climb up through the trapdoor.

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Jump straight up to grab the handholds on the stone archway above.

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Monkey swing all the way across the river and drop down on the ledge near the far wall.

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Hang from the edge and traverse to the right along the horizontal crevice until you can pull up on the green ledge.

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Turn around and jump onto the green slope ahead on the left. Slide back and grab the edge. Traverse to the right and pull up onto the flat ledge.

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Then take a standing jump over the slope into the doorway.

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