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THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME
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You're in the Alps, ready to start off on an expedition to the highest
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peaks of Europe. And you're going to do it the hard way, avoiding the easy,
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well-marked tourist trails with their ladders and handholds. The more risky and
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difficult the route, the greater the challenge. That's why you're here.
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Before you go, you think back over the history of the Alps where
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mountaineering began. This great mountain chain runs through the heart of
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Europe, beginning on the French Riviera and passing through France, Italy,
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Switzerland, and Germany before coming to an end in northeastern Austria. The
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best climbing is between Chamonix, in France, and Innsbruck, near the German
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border in Austria.
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Eiger Monch Jungfrau Matterhorn
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3971 m 4099 m 4159 m 4479 m
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(13,025 ft.) (13m445 ft.) (13,642 ft.) (14,690 ft.)
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Right outside of Chamonix is Mont Blanc, at 4807 meters the highest
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mountain in western Europe. To the east is the great pyramid of the Matterhorn,
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one of the most famous mountains in the world. To the northeast stand the Monch
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and the Jungfrau--the Monk and the Virgin. Near them is the Eiger easily the
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most dangerous mountain in Europe. This Ogre has claimed dozens of victims both
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before and after its "conquest" in 1938.
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The Alps have towered over Europe since long before mankind arrived, but
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no one tried to clib them util near the end of the eighteenth century.
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Villages, farms, and monasteries sprung up at their feet, and sheep and cattle
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grazed in the lowland meadows. Armies struggled through the great passes to
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invade countries beyond. The Carthaginian general Hannibal even managed to
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drive elephants across the Alps during his daring midwinter invasion of Italy
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in 218 BC. (It took 17 years, but the Romans won.)
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On a more peaceful note, Leonardo da Vinci travelled widely through the
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GETTING STARTED
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It's almost time to get started on your trek to the summit. You'll soon
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see the routes you can choose from. Some are harder than others, but none of
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them are easy. To begin, make your selections from the dialog box in the first
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game screen:
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| NUMBER OF COURSES |
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| 1 2 3 RESUME |
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| TRAINING |
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|_____________________________|
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Disregard the RESUME selection for now. You'll use it later when you play
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a saved game.
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If you want to practice first, press "T" (or move the pointer to Training
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and press the fire button or <RETURN>). The training trail is a real climb,ح<>@<40>@<40><>@<40>A<EFBFBD>ti<05><>@<40><06> <00>@<40><<3C>ȱ@<40>:ȱ@iA<69>;<3B> <18>@i<04>@<40><02>A<EFBFBD>
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the "1", "2", or "3" key (or position the pointer on the number you want and
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press the fire button or <RETURN>).
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Now you can see the routes winding into the mountains. Routes marked with
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a circle are relatively easy to transverse; those marked with a square are
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intermediate; and those marked with a diamond are the hardest. Depending on the
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number you choose in the dialog box, you can pick from one to three routes in
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any combination.
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To select a route, more the pointer to its symbol and press the fire
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button or <SPACE>. Now you can read its description. You'll see the route's
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name, its total elevation gain in meters, the level of difficulty, and the
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estimated time it should take you to complete the climb.
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NOTE: You can also press keys 1 through 6 to select routes.
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If you want to accept the route, press "Y" (or move the pointer to yes,
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then press the fire button or <RETURN>). If you don't want to accept the route,
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press "N" (or move the pointer to no and press the fire button or <RETURN>).
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If you're selecting multiple routes, repeat this process for the second
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(and third) route. After selecting the last route, you'll automatically proceed
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to the supply screen where you'll pack your gear.
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PACKING FOR THE TRAIL
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Your rucksack is automatically supplied with a basic selection of
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provisions and climbing gear, but it's smart to check it out before you accept
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it. It may not contain everything you need, or it may have things you can do
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without.
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You're the best judge of what you need. If your trip is going to be long,
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for example, you should pack more food. On a short trip you might decide to
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bring more luxuries. Just like in real life you may find that your packing
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ability gets better with experience. To make sure that you don't leave out
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anything essential go though the packing list in this section while you make
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your selections.
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The total weight of your rucksack and rack (the climbing gear you carry
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outside your rucksack) can be seen in the upper left corner of the screen. You
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can find out what you're carrying by moving the pointer over each article you
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have. The first layer you see includes the items that are packed on top. To see
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the next layer, select next and press the fire button or <SPACE>.
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NOTE: The rucksack icons include both rack and rucksack items.
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If you decide to accept the basic selection, press "A" (or select Accept
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and press the fire button or <SPACE>). If you want to modify the basic
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selection, press "R" (or select refuse and press the fire button or <SPACE>).
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You'll now see all your potential choices laid out for you. Move the
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pointer over each article in turn. Once again, you'll see it name, weight, and
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how many you already have. Press the fire button more than once to add more
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than one.
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To see additional items, press "N" (or select next under the items and
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press the fire button or <SPACE>).
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To take items out of your rucksack, move the pointer over the item in the
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rucksack. On screen you'll see the item's name, weight, and number. Press the
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fire button to remove the item. Press the button more than once to remove more
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than one of the same item. When all the items of one type are gone, you'll see
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whatever's on the next level.
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As you add and discard, you'll see the weight of the rucksack to keep
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track of your total. Try to keep the weight to 25 kilograms or less. (A
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kilogram is 2.2 pounds.) If you exceed this limit, you'll tire out more quickly
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on the trek and you're more likely to slip on the ice or fall through the ice.
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Once you've packed the rucksack to your satisfaction, pres "D" (or select
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done and press the fire button or <SPACE>).
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PACKING LIST
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ITEM PURPOSE
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Ropes Break your falls when you're climbing. Be sure to pack at
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least one rope.
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Carabiners Metal loops used to hook the rope to your climb gear. You can't
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use the rope without them.
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Ice pins Attach the Carabiners to an ice cliff. You must have ice pins
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in order to use the carabiners and rope on ice.
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Pitons Attach the carabiners to a rock face. You must have pitons or
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chocks in order to use carabiners on rock.
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Hammer Pounds in the ice pins and pitons. You can't use the ice pins
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or pitons without it.
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Chock A carabiner anchor you force in a crack in the rock. You don't
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need a hammer to use chocks.
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Strap Fastens you onto a rock face. You'll need this in order to get
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into your pack while climbing.
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Jummar A support that protects you while you haul up the rope. Without
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it you may have to abandon the rope with you come to its end.
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Stirrups Slings you attach to the carabiners. Useful on very steep rock
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faces where you have no footholds.
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Crampons Boot spikes, essential for traction on ice cliffs.
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Soft shoes Smooth-soled climbing shoes, very helpful on rock.
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Helmet Protection from falling rocks.
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Chalk Improves your grip on rock.
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Anorak A warm jacket. Essential.
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Gloves, Wool Warmth.
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hat, mittens,
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wool socks
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Gaiters Protect legs and keep snow out of boots.
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Goggles, Block sun and snow glare.
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Mask
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Shoelaces Spare pair.
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Hammock, To sleep in. Use hammock for cliffs, the foil cover for
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tent, sleep- emergencies.
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ing bag, foil
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cover
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Snow shovel To build an igloo when you don't have a tent.
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Knife For opening cans (you can't eat the canned goods if you
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don't have a knife).
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First Aid Box Emergency medical aid.
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Sun Cream Protects your skin from sun glare.
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Lamp, Candle Light in darkness.
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Stove, gas Cooking.
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Canteen Plates and eating utensils, needed for eating soup and drinking
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coffee and tea.
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Flask To carry water. Essential.
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Matches, Light the stove.
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lighter
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Rum, wine Warm you up.
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Champagne For celebrating at the top.
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Food & Drink Take what you like and need, but watch the weight.
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Save game Lets you save your game.
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disk
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SETTING UP YOUR DEPARTURE TIME
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Set your departure time in the dialog box that appears. Trips are
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automatically set for a 9am start. If that's OK, move the pointer over the time
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and press the fire button or <SPACE> until you see the 24-hour time you want.
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If you want to change the time, move the pointer to + or - and press the fire
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button or <SPACE> again.
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You'll now see a dialog box asking if you want to leave in summer or
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winter. Choose your season by pressing "S" or "W" or by moving the pointer to
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your selection and pressing either the fire button or <SPACE>. The screen
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changes to bring you to the trailhead, ready to begin your climb.
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ON THE TRAIL
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HIKING AND JUMPING
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Now you're ready for the summit. Begin walking at a steady pace (see table
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below). If the ground ahead looks unstable, test it by poking it with your ice
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ax. (By the way, you always have your ice axes. That's why they're not on the
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list.)
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Jump over crevasses. If you make a mistake and fall, try to catch yourself
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with the same joystick or keyboard motion. If you catch yourself, or if you
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fall all the way but survive, you'll have to climb out. Climbing out of a
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crevasse is the same as climbing an ice cliff, so turn to that section
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(Climbing on Ice) for advice on technique. Once you get back on the glacier,
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continue walking, but more careful this time.
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ACTION JOYSTICK MOVES KEYBOARD CONTROL
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Walk Move handle steadily Press --> and <-- one after the
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left and right other in a walking rhythm.
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Test ground Press fire button. Press down arrow.
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Jump Push handle up. Press up arrow.
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USING YOUR SUPPLIES
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To open your pack, press <RETURN> to bring the pointer onto the screen.
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Move the pointer onto the pack and press the fire button or <RETURN> again.
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You'll see a list of the pack's contents. Push the joystick handle up and down
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or press the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the list. When the
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article you want is highlighted press the fire button or <RETURN>. You hear a
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chime, and the article disappears from the list (or you have one less of that
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type) because it's not outside the pack.
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To put something back in the pack or to use any rack item (such as the
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rope, strap, or stirrups), press <RETURN>. Move the pointer onto the climber's
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head and press the fire button or <SPACE>. You'll see a list of what you're
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carrying. Again, use the joystick handle or arrow keys to scroll through the
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list. When the article you want is highlighted, press the fire button or
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<SPACE>. You hear a chime, and the article disappears from the list because
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you're now using it or it's back in the pack.
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When you select some of the items, either in your pack or on your body,
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you won't hear the chime (but a tone will sound) and the items won't disappear
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from the list. These items are used automatically. For example, you have to
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have pitons, carabiners, and a hammer to secure yourself with the rope while
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your climbing on rock. But all you have to take out is the rope itself.
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BEGINNER'S LUCK
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The first time you take what should have been a fatal fall, you'll see
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this message: "You were lucky this time. Keep trying." On an easy course,
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you'll get three such chances before it's for keeps. On an intermediate course,
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you'll get two, and on a hard course, just one. You don't have to climb out
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when you're saved by luck. Just press <ESC>.
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CLIMBING ON ICE
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Sooner or later, you'll come to your first ice cliff. The best thing to do
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is stop just before you get there, open your pack and put on your crampons.
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Then select a rope and proceed.
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If you find yourself on a cliff and haven't had a chance to put on your
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crampons, play it safe and attach yourself to the wall with the strap. This
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allows you to get into the pack even while climbing. Put your crampons on,
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choose a rope, and proceed. The strap automatically unfastens when you start
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moving.
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To climb, first dig your axes into the ice (see tables below). Then set
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your first foot. With your foot secure, pull yourself up. Then repeat the
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process, starting with digging in your axes.
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ACTION JOYSTICK MOVES KEYBOARD CONTROL
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Dig in axes Push handle up. Press up arrow.
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Set first foot Push handle down. Press down arrow.
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Pull self up Press fire button. <SPACE>
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Set second foot Pull handle down. Press down arrow.
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Keep an eye on the little man to the right of the cliff. He'll tell you
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how far you've come and how far you have to go. You'll make steady progress as
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long as your wearing crampons. Without them you'll find it takes several tries
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to set each foot.
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Climb this way until you're back on level ground. For best results move
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quickly enough to climb steadily, but not so quickly that you interrupt ax or
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foot work.
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NOTE: See the section USING THE ROPE for more information on ice climbing.
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CLIMBING ON ROCK
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As soon as you've conquered the ice, a new challenge confronts you: a step
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rock face. If possible, stop just before you there. If you go straight from
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ice to rock, with no flat ground to step in, secure yourself with the strap
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when you first get on the rock.
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Take off your crampons if you're still wearing them. (You can't climb rock
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with crampons on.) Open your pack, put on your soft shoes and helmet, and take
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out your chalk. Finally, select a rope and start climbing. The strap
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automatically removes itself when you start off.
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Climbing on rock is the ultimate test of skill and coordination. You have
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to find secure handholds for your hands and feet, pull yourself up smoothly and
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quickly, and sometimes even dodge falling boulders.
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It's best to have three strong holds at all times, so that you can move
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the fourth limb safely. The hand and foot icons to the right of the rock face
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are your guides. If an icon is steady, you have a secure hold with that hand or
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foot. A flashing icon shows a weak or tenuous hold that you should move as soon
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as possible. If you don't see an icon, you don't have a hold.
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You can move one hand or foot at a time (see table below). The limb that
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is selected will flash on your climber. To choose a differant limb, press the
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fire button or <SPACE> enough times to move the selector clockwise to the limb
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you want.
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ACTION JOYSTICK MOVES KEYBOARD CONTROLS
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Select hand Press fire button. Press <SPACE>.
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or foot
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Move hand or Move handle up or down. Press up or down arrow.
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foot up or down
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Move up, down, Press fire button while Hold down an arrow key and
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or sideways moving. Handle in direction. press <SPACE>.
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Dodge boulders Move handle away from Press right or left arrow
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boulder's path. whichever is opposite
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direction.
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Your first concern should be placing a hand or foot that doesn't have a
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hold. Then secure any hold that's weak (flashing icon). If all your holds are
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secure, move the limb that will best help you advance.
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When your best positioned so that your arms can pull and your legs can
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push, hoist yourself up. Move sideways to dodge boulders and get to some holds.
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Sometimes you'll have to move downward to reach a secure hold.
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You may be able to change position and even hoist yourself up with one or
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more weak holds, but you have to move quickly. Look carefully at the rock as
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you climb. Try to place your hands and feet in the cracks. They're the most
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secure places.
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It takes practice to climb well. If you can maintain a smooth, steady
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pace, moving quickly from one good hold to anotherm you'll make it to the top.
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USING THE ROPE
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The rop can save your life on either ice or rock. But you can only use it
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if you've packed a supply of carabiners, ice pins, and either pitons or chocks,
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plus a hammer to fasten the pitons and ice pins.
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Selecting the rope automatically selects the needed accessories. It also
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displays a message box which reads "Security: Recover/Abandon." After you've
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climbed either 20 or 40 meters, depending on the rope your using, security
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begins to flash. You've come to a pitch and you must recover your rope and
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equipment.
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If you packed your jummar, you can use it to recover the rope and all the
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||
climbing aids used. Press <RETURN> to bring the pointer onto the screen. move
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it to recover, and press the fire button or <SPACE>.
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If you've forgotten the jummar, recover won't work. You must select
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abandon. You can the rope back, but you leave you climbing aids behind. If
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||
you've exhausted your supply of climbing aids, you won't be able to use the
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||
rope again.
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||
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||
To continue climbing with the rope, select it again from the rack and keep
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||
going. If you come to a difficult pitch and you can't make progress, try using
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||
your stirrups. These are slings that fit into the carabiners to make artificial
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||
steps. To use the stirrups, first select a foot and place it in the desired
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||
position then press <RETURN> to move the pointer on to the screen. Point to the
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climber's head and press the fire button or <SPACE> to access the rack. Select
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||
the stirrups and press the fire button or <SPACE> again. Your foot will now be
|
||
in the stirrup. When you move that foot, the stirrups are returned to your
|
||
rack.
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||
WHEN YOU'RE COLD, HUNGRY, OR TIRED
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||
|
||
Climbing is strenuous and the weather in the moutains changes fast, so
|
||
you're going to get cold, hot, hungry, thirsty, and tired. When you do, a
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||
little climber appears in the lower right of the screen to tell you in words or
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||
gestures what he needs.
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||
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||
You can ignore your alter ego's demands and keep going, but you'll get
|
||
steadily weaker and less able to concentrate. Pretty soon you'll find yourself
|
||
hurtling down a rock face or falling into a crevasse. Before that happens, it's
|
||
best to stop and take care of your needs as soon as you can.
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||
|
||
You'll follow basically the same procedures to eat, drink, and warm up.
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||
Press <RETURN> to bring the pointer onto the screen. Move the pointer to the
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||
rucksack and press the fire button or <SPACE>. Find something that fills the
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||
bill, and press the fire button or <SPACE> again.
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||
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||
If you're satisfied his/your needs, the little climber and/or his message
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||
will disappear. Sometimes, though, whatever you've choosen isn't enough. For
|
||
example, the little climber is shivering. You get him a wool hat, but he's
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||
still cold. Go back to the pack and get the anorak. That should do the trick.
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||
|
||
When the climber gets tired, he needs a nap. If your on level ground, take
|
||
out the tent. This automatically puts him to sleep. If you've forgotten a tent,
|
||
take out the shovel to dig an igloo. If you've forgotten both the shovel and
|
||
the tent, your in trouble. You can keep on going, but you'll get more and more
|
||
tired. If you get the cold message while in the tent, take out the sleeping
|
||
bag. If that doesn't work, try the foil cover or some warmer clothes.
|
||
|
||
The clock speeds up while the climber sleeps. The tired graphic or message
|
||
will disappear when the climber's ready tp get up.
|
||
|
||
When it's time to get up, reverse the procedure to put the tent or shovel
|
||
and the sleeping bag back in the pack. You'll probably want something to eat,
|
||
and then it's time to get back on the trail.
|
||
|
||
If you get hungry, thirsty, or tired while climbing, check your progress
|
||
by looking at the little man on the right. If you're close to the top, keeping
|
||
going and then open your pack on level ground.
|
||
|
||
If you don't want to wait, secure yourself with the strap, open your pack,
|
||
and take out what you need. If you're on a rock face, you can even sleep during
|
||
your climb, using the hammock instead of the tent. Of course, if you've
|
||
forgotten the hammock you'll have to keep climbing.
|
||
|
||
IF DISASTER STRIKES
|
||
|
||
Mountaineering is dangerous, and no matter how skilled you become, you may
|
||
still make a fatal miscalculation while climbing or overlook a crevasse while
|
||
trudging across the glacier. If you've used up your beginner's luck, that's the
|
||
end of the game. Fortunely, it's easy to bring yourself back to life and start
|
||
over. Just press <ESC> and you'll find yourself at the trailhead, ready to
|
||
start for the summit again. Better luck this time!
|
||
|
||
ENDING A GAME
|
||
|
||
STOPPING AND SAVING
|
||
|
||
To stop the clock while you take a break, press the "P" key.
|
||
|
||
To save a game in order to resume it later, be sure to pack the save game
|
||
disk when your packing items for your rucksack. When your reading to stop and
|
||
save, open your pack and take out the disk. Your game will be saved at that
|
||
point.
|
||
|
||
When your ready to resume play, load the program. When you're asked to
|
||
choose a route, select resume. You'll start climbing again from where you saved
|
||
the game.
|
||
|
||
TRIUMPH -- AND A NEW GAME
|
||
|
||
After a day or even longer of hard work and danger, you reach the summit
|
||
of your trek. You may be tired, but this is your moment of triumph. Enter your
|
||
name in the scoring screen that appears and then press <RETURN>.
|
||
|
||
When you're ready to start again, press the fire button or <SPACE>. You'll
|
||
find yourself back at the trailhead, ready to choose a new route and strive for
|
||
new heights.
|
||
|
||
To quit the program at any time, press "Q".
|
||
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