Temple of the Cat - Climbing the Pyramid - "Let's Stretch Together" Achievement/Trophy
After retrieving the second key inside the temple, as shown in the previous section, climb up to the first tier of the pyramid and kill that panther (7) if you didn't do so earlier.
Continue climbing. Another panther (9) emerges when Lara stands on or near the movable block set into the corner of the pyramid. (The trigger tiles are outlined in the screenshot above.)
The panther can only move between the third and fourth tiers. So you can trigger it by jumping onto the brown corner block. Then shoot it from above. If it approaches along the fourth tier, which doesn't happen often, hop down and continue firing from below.
On the seventh tier, just below the iron fence, are a small medi pack and shotgun shells (19-20).
Now do a handstand on the corner pillar with the cat statue: grab the edge...
...hold Walk, and press Forward + Up...
...and you get a stunning wide-angle view, along with an achievement/trophy: "Let's Stretch Together."
Return to the 2 movable blocks below the pillar with the cat statue. Pull the left block out to the side.
Then push it out of the way so...
...you can pull the other block out. Behind the second block is an opening.
Safety drop into the sandy room below.
Pick up a large medi pack (21) and use the switch to open the nearby door.
Go through to the room where you found the 2nd ORNATE KEY (18) and shotgun shells (17) earlier. Climb the stairs, pull up into the window, and drop back down outside.
IMPORTANT: If you didn't take the extra steps to unlock the "Cat's Cunning" achievement/trophy earlier, be sure to pick up the key on the carved cat's face and the shotgun shells in one of the window openings above.
Climb back up to the 2 movable blocks.
Above and behind the blocks is a sandy rise, and beyond that, on the west side of the pyramid, is a huge door overlooking the pool where you killed the crocodile earlier. Use the 2 ORNATE KEYS to open the door. Use the 2 ORNATE KEYS to open the door.
NOTE: If you want to reach the top of the pyramid and the temple with the crocodile murals, you can use the corner bug on the west side of the pyramid, where the fifth tier meets the stone doorway. The spot is indicated in this screenshot. My Useful Bugs page has more information on using this technique.
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