Follow this guide to complete Challenge Tomb 03 in Rise of the Tomb Raider. Find all collectibles and learn how to solve the puzzle to earn the Inner Strength skill.
Walkthrough
- 1Make your way east to the cave entrance below the ‘Sheltered Ridge’ Base Camp. Be cautious of a potential Leopard.
- 2Enter the cave and use a Rope Arrow to remove the roped-up beams blocking the door.
- 3Open the door with your pickaxe and follow the path to the ‘Frozen Gorge’ Base Camp.
- 4From the Base Camp, follow the path left along the cliff, squeeze through a narrow crack, and hop across to a ledge.
- 5Scramble up the wall and follow the set path across ledges and climbing walls to find the Challenge Tomb entrance.
- 6As you approach the tomb, the final walkway will break. Use your pickaxe to grab onto the wall as you slide down.
- 7Climb the remaining walls and ledges to reach the tomb entrance.
- 8Before entering, collect the Explorer’s Satchel on the ground by the wooden pillar and the Survival Cache [11/21] in the snow opposite.
- 9Head down the walkway to the right of the entrance to find a chest with Relic [10/18 – Maniples].
- 10Enter the tomb. Loot the Byzantine Coins and find a Survival Cache [12/21] in the corner left of the back door.
- 11On the left side of the room, find a bin of reagents, an Archivist’s Map, and a Document [17/26 - Greek].
- 12Return to the entrance and use the cogwheel mechanism to lower the gate.
- 13Climb the handholds on the back of the gate and shimmy left to a ledge. Drop down to the platform below.
- 14In the alcove to the right, find a Document [18/26 - Greek].
- 15Go back to the cogwheel and use a Rope Arrow to shoot the hanging counterweight in the distance.
- 16Hop to the nearby platform and smash the weak wall to return to the entrance room.
- 17Grab the cogwheel by the door and use it to raise the gate, which lowers the counterweight in the second room.
- 18Return through the hole in the wall to the second cogwheel.
- 19Use the wheel on the left of the cogwheel to pull the counterweight close.
- 20Move to the right side of the cogwheel and pull the lever to release the counterweight.
- 21Wait for snow to blow into the room, indicating the wind has started. Hit the lever again to release the counterweight, timing it so it smashes the ice encasing the second counterweight.
- 22Once the puzzle is solved, return to the main room and approach the back door.
- 23Use the cogwheel to open the door and descend the stairs.
- 24Interact with the altar at the bottom to complete the Challenge Tomb [01/03] and receive the ‘Inner Strength’ skill.
- 25Exit the tomb. Turn right and find the pillar with the rope. Grab a Feather from the bird’s nest.
- 26Use a Rope Arrow on the distant beam and climb over. Drop to the ledge below.
- 27Climb to the upper platform to find reagents. Continue to the end to find another Survival Cache [13/21].
- 28Use the pillar with rope to create a zip line to the next beam. Slide across to find another bird’s nest with a Feather and a chest with Relic [11/18 – Censer].
- 29Use the handholds to climb up and create another zip line across the cavern.
- 30Drop to the ledge below and hop right across the gap.
- 31Squeeze back through the crack in the rocks to reach the ‘Frozen Gorge’ Base Camp.
- 32Fast travel from the ‘Frozen Gorge’ Base Camp to the ‘Logging Camp’ Base Camp.
Tips
- The timing for the counterweight puzzle can be tricky; keep trying until you succeed.
- If you need Feathers, there are bird’s nests located after exiting the tomb.
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