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How to Activate Gerudo Canyon Skyview Tower
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

How to Activate Gerudo Canyon Skyview Tower

Learn how to reach and activate the Gerudo Canyon Skyview Tower in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Includes puzzle solutions and tips for navigating the desert.

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Learn how to reach and activate the Gerudo Canyon Skyview Tower in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Includes puzzle solutions and tips for navigating the desert.

Walkthrough
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    Reach Gerudo Canyon: Head southwest to the Gerudo region. You can use the Hyrule Field Skyview Tower to spot Gerudo Canyon Skyview Tower in the distance. Follow the quest marker for 'Regional Phenomena' or travel via roads, passing Tsutsu-um Shrine and Digdogg Suspension Bridge. Be prepared for extreme heat during the day and cold at night; use appropriate clothing, food, or seek shelter.
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    Navigate the Canyon: After crossing Digdogg Suspension Bridge, continue south. When the road forks, consider your options:
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    Option A (Direct): Take the southern fork and follow a winding route into Yarna Valley, then head north up ledges east of the tower.
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    Option B (Elevators): Approach from the northeast to find elevators built into the canyon walls. Use Ultrahand to shed weight from platforms if needed to ascend.
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    Option C (Ascend): Utilize platforms on the canyon walls and the Ascend ability to gain elevation.
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    Find Sawson: On one of the elevators just below the tower (approaching from the northeast), you'll find Sawson. He explains that the tower and the elevator are broken.
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    Solve the Puzzle: Sawson needs to be lifted up to repair the elevator and tower.
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    Use climbing and Ascend to reach the tower's top.
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    Locate the building supplies, specifically the metal crates.
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    Use Ultrahand to attach three metal crates together.
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    Attach the combined crates to the metal counterweight on the elevator. This will weigh it down, lifting the platform with Sawson.
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    Activate the Tower: Once Sawson is lifted, he will repair the tower. Enter the tower and use the terminal to activate it and reveal the map of the Gerudo Desert.
Tips
  • If you have the Archaic Warm Greaves from Great Sky Island, they can help with nighttime travel.
  • Seek shelter in the shade during the day if you lack heat resistance.
  • Ascend can be finicky; climbing atop a short ledge east of Sawson might help you find a usable spot.
  • The reward for completing the puzzle is Chilly Steamed Mushrooms, which provide heat resistance.
  • Gerudo Canyon Skyview Tower activated (map revealed).
  • Chilly Steamed Mushrooms (provides heat resistance).

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