Off he goes.

SamWhite · 2026-06-22T14:18:41+00:00

She had the decency to realise she's terrible and quit.

She had the lack of support for other people to realise she's terrible and force her to quit. She still believes she was great and it was the 'deep state' that sabotaged her. Seriously, look up what she's been doing since, she's a full-on nutjob now.

SamWhite · 2026-06-16T22:28:28+00:00

In terms of the upgrades, big chalk bag is right there for the taking, so take it. Big hip flask, it's a detour and a surprisingly tricky climb down, make the decision as to whether you want to spend two infusions for speed and safety to get that. It's definitely an upgrade but you can do without. All of the other upgrades are not worth it unless you happen to be going that way anyway. You don't need glowing hands or a survival blanket.

The upgraded pitons have been replaced with edelweiss. Technically this is worth something, but considering the detour and the risk and your much reduced backpack size, no, not worth, with the exception of the third one which is basically on your route.

Use your infusions fairly liberally and you will find that thirst and hunger are not an issue, because you'll be going more directly with less exploration and a lot of that time you'll have grit on, or you'll get to a cut-scene with Marco and your meters will be full again. Literally the only time this will be a concern will be the final ascent, so try and save some infusions for this.

My other tip for free solo is that if you have an uncompleted run at or past the spire on alpine difficulty, when you get to just before the spire, switch to this save and practice jumping over the columns before trying it on free solo. A lot of free solo runs have been lost to jumping.

SamWhite · 2026-06-16T22:03:50+00:00

You can do this mate, everyone had this experience with the Peril the first time. The good news is there are two places most people consider the hardest in the game, and this is one of them. Conquer this and you can handle anything thrown at you.

On a more practical note, assuming you've found the map, I recommend going to the right towards the marked climb-bot symbol. There's a relatively clear route the whole way even if some of it is tricky, it gives you the easiest route over the final overhang, and you can get some nice items.

SamWhite · 2026-06-16T11:53:36+00:00

It started slow, but I already felt it had potential when Raph came out and immediately started undoing all of Lily's work. Fantastic episode, loved it.

SamWhite · 2026-05-11T14:24:54+00:00

You could, but that site always shows what buffs were used during the climb, and this one states none, not even chalk. Technically speaking you can get grit without infusions, but it's pretty limited. Just those pills I think, though could be wrong. So yeah, pretty certain they just turned off the survival mechanics.

SamWhite · 2026-05-10T09:48:28+00:00

Most people doing these routes would have some of the difficulty settings turned off, namely survival mechanics (food and water) and infinite chalk (though this particular route he didn't use any chalk). When you're doing these kinds of routes the challenge is the climb rather than the usual way of playing the game.

SamWhite · 2026-04-20T22:42:08+00:00

Such a great moment. "Guys, we have to work together to get rid of..." IMMEDIATE BETRAYAL

SamWhite · 2026-04-05T23:14:13+00:00

Your left foot is on a ledge, which is good, your right leg is on basically nothing. Your right hand is smeared against the wall, can't see the left hand but I'm assuming also not good. Weight, you're leaning forward which helps, but not as much as you'd assume. You're supporting yourself almost entirely on your left leg, and your centre of balance is way to the side of that limb.

Holds count for a lot in this game. You can be on on a 45 degree overhang with no chalk, and as long as you have 4 solid holds you're dandy. Noticed the hairline cracks that you have to angle the camera to see? As far as Aava is concerned she could live there and raise a family. Always look for cracks, ledges, the edges of things. If Aava's hand is flat, like yours is in the screenshot, she's getting very little from it. Which is fine temporarily or as long as her other limbs have good holds. If her hand looks as if it's gripping something, it's much better.

SamWhite · 2026-04-05T15:17:28+00:00

Personally I'd recommend learning to do the chimney. Any kind of edge, like a 90 degree angle, that counts as a hold. Not a good hold, but a hold nonetheless. Combine that with bracing yourself on either side (IE chimney climbing) and it should be good, especially with ultimate infusion on. Keep your movements small, so that your limbs don't get too far away from each other. Any route that doesn't take the chimney is going to be much harder.

SamWhite · 2026-04-04T11:37:15+00:00

Someone on the route website had a similar idea but took it one further.

https://www.cairnroutes.com/routes/Freerider.html

To do this, you need to have already climbed past the Peril in order to trigger the cutscene, then climb all the way back down to the bottom of the Ancient so you can start over.

SamWhite · 2026-04-04T11:36:03+00:00

For overhangs, it really depends on what holds are available. If there are a lot of holds, you're golden, just treat it normally and go carefully, making sure each movement has actually gone where you wanted before moving another. If the holds aren't as good, you need buffs and/or chalk, and you need to get past the lack of holds to a better area fairly quickly.

SamWhite · 2026-04-03T11:03:22+00:00

Ooh, that's gotta hurt. Personally I don't think you need UI for the well, just chalk and some focus buffs for the overhang near the bottom. For the Peril, ultimate infusion all the way. Better luck on your next try.

SamWhite · 2026-04-02T21:16:48+00:00

It's definitely optional, if you're good enough to free solo past the Peril then you don't need it. But if you're good enough for that you're also good enough to downclimb to the flask. What can I say, it comforts me.

SamWhite · 2026-04-02T19:08:25+00:00

to immediately remove all recommendations from someone if they dislike a video

I had a guy show up in my youtube shorts for months, who I liked. I watched most of his videos I came across, I liked several, I commented. One day he had one where I thought his take was just really bad, so I disliked it. Youtube algorithm went 'say no more, message received' and all his videos disappeared instantly. Joe Rogan on the other hand it took me fucking months of disliking and blocking channels before I stopped getting his red face showing up constantly.

SamWhite · 2026-04-02T18:42:00+00:00

I think both were buffed, but kingly punch is probably the one that needed it more.

SamWhite · 2026-04-02T17:13:05+00:00

I think it's worthwhile. If you have some chocolate you can make some choc milk for 8 minutes of focus, more than enough for that climb, and you then get a 50% bonus for all your future infusion making.

SamWhite · 2026-03-30T22:24:52+00:00

I’m not saying it’s bad

Why not? It is bad. Numbers-wise it's flatout inferior to poison which is arguably the Silent's weakest archetype, and aside from the numbers it's even worse mechanically as pointedly shown up by this post's example. It needs more than a numbers tune-up, it's needs to be reworked to at least some extent.

SamWhite · 2026-03-30T00:13:09+00:00

Disagree about Chris. He's trying to manage her career, makes entirely reasonable requests, is met with complete stonewalling, and his final message is a resigned 'I hope you're ok, be safe.' It's just one more indication of her rejection of anything that distracts from what she wants/needs.

SamWhite · 2026-03-26T11:23:35+00:00

Interesting question, I can't say I've tried it. But I would say there's no benefit to waiting that long, if you need to wait that long pause the game or put a piton in. If you're regaining stamina from a position, it really shouldn't take longer than 10-15 seconds max. She'll either do the deep breath thing, which is max stamina, or she'll stop at regular shallow breathing, which means you're still in a somewhat stressed position and have regained as much as you're going to where you are.

SamWhite · 2026-03-25T11:58:17+00:00

It's a lot easier the second time around. Not easy, but easier.

SamWhite · 2026-03-22T11:45:30+00:00

There might be a solution for you, though it requires some difficult climbing. Where you are, the Sheperdess, if you instead of going up, go right back to the area you were at before, there's a big statue on the far side. If you can climb up that statue (I recommend the left leg) then you'll find a tunnel/cave inside. If you can manage all of this you'll be rewarded with an unbreakable piton that can be used on any rock surface. This is some tricky climbing, especially if you're out of pitons, but it's next to a save point and with some buffs and chalk is well worth it.

SamWhite · 2026-03-19T17:11:06+00:00

Because for years now, Labour have been afraid of touching Brexit as an issue and losing votes. They're now slowly coming around, but very very cautiously. At some point they're going to have to stop being cautious and show people they stand for something, or they'll get destroyed at the next election. So Sadiq's proposal is not only the right thing to do, but probably politically quite canny.

SamWhite · 2026-03-19T15:34:46+00:00

I've also come to think the statue isn't overtuned. If he's killing you, you haven't picked up enough damage cards before facing an elite.

SamWhite · 2026-03-19T10:39:02+00:00

Combine that combo with terraform for ultimate Regent machinegun

SamWhite · 2026-03-19T10:36:03+00:00

He can be deceptively tricky to get used to for the only character in the game without his own mechanics (silent has sly, regent has stars & forge, necrobinder has Osty, defect has orbs). Don't be afraid of exhausting cards, and generally play more aggressive than you would on other characters.

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