The Strahov Fortress - First Warehouse - Low Security Pass and "Snake Eater" Achievement/Trophy

After riding or climbing over the wall from the starting area, as shown in the previous section, you'll need to deal with 3 soldiers, stealthily if you want the "Silent as a Mouse" achievement/trophy. The strategy described here seems to work consistently if you start the stealth sequence just after the crane lowers the container to the floor. If you wait too long, the soldiers will have moved to new locations.

After riding the container and dropping to the floor, move into the corner near the open ends of the two large pipes. (If you climbed over the wall, you'll already be standing in that corner.)

Use Photo Mode to scope out the positions of the 3 guards (1-3) if you like. One stays inside the small office unless something happens to draw him out. The other two patrol the floor. Wait for one of the guards (the middle one in the screenshot above) to move behind the shelves on the far side of the room, leaving his buddy alone at the other end of the pipes.

Step into the pipe on the right and activate Stealth.

Cautiously move through the pipe toward the first guard. (In my experience, even if his flashlight is pointing into the pipe, as long as he's facing left, he won't notice Lara, but if you like, you can wait for him to turn his light off before moving out.)

Sneak around behind him and press Action to take him down.

Pick up the Mag Vega clip (2) he drops. Then move alongside the container that the crane transferred earlier.

From there, you'll have a good view of the second guard as he approaches the guards' office, loiters there briefly...

...then continues around the perimeter of the room. When he moves behind the wooden crates, hide in the nearer of the two large pipes...

...and wait for him to to come to you. This can take a while, so be patient.

Again, use Photo Mode for the long view, or just wait until you see him pass by and turn toward the office.

Then move out, sneak up behind him, and knock him out.

He drops another Mag clip (3). The third guard is absorbed in his own problems and doesn't notice Lara through the window. He can, however, see through the open office door, so you'll need to approach carefully.

Move toward the office and stand quietly alongside it.

Wait for the guard to shine his flashlight out the door, searching for sneaky archaeologists.

Then, when he turns and walks back inside, sneak around behind him...

...and take him down. Pick up the STRAHOV LOW SECURITY PASS (4) he drops.

Some of the shelves on the other side of the room are climbable, and there's an electric lift you can play around with, but there's nothing important here. So head for the stack of smaller wooden crates in the corner.

Climb on onto the small crate below the ladder. Step back from the wall a bit, then jump straight up to grab the end of the ladder. Climb to the top.

If you like, you can now take a detour for a quick achievement/trophy. Quick-save, then head for the middle of the catwalk. Climb the long ladder against the back wall.

At the top, you'll unlock the "Snake Eater" achievement/trophy. Reload your last save or climb back down the ladder. (If you're using tank controls, you can release and quickly re-press Action to descend ladders quickly.)

Then proceed through the green door at the right end of the catwalk.

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