How To Climb Mountains Instantly in Crimson Desert

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Crimson Desert can be hard when it comes to getting around on the map. The terrain can feel overwhelming, with Pywel featuring nearly every kind of terrain in its expansive map, which is even bigger than that of Red Dead Redemption 2. Fortunately, there is a powerful movement technique that lets you scale near-vertical cliffs in seconds using just your grapple and glider.

Here’s how you can learn the core mechanic behind the grapple-glider boost combo in Crimson Desert.

Prerequisites to Using the Grapple-Glider Combo in Crimson Desert

The grapple-glider boost combo is a movement technique in Crimson Desert that combines two of your core traversal tools to help produce the most vertical movement in the shortest time possible. Instead of using the grapple just to swing across gaps or the glider to simply descend, this method appears to exploit the momentum at the end of each grapple arc to launch yourself upwards.

Inevitably, to use this technique, the player will need to unlock both the Grapple and the Glider mechanics in the game.

How to Unlock the Grapple in Crimson Desert

• Step 1: Progress the main story until you complete the “Polar Opposites” quest, which should unlock the Axiom Force ability.
• Step 2: Open the skill tree and upgrade Axiom Force to Level 3 to unlock the grappling hook and the enhanced movement ability.

How to Unlock the Glider in Crimson Desert

• Step 1: Progress through Chapter 1’s main storyline and play through the early quests until you complete the “Woman in White” questline.
• Step 2: Near the end of Chapter 1, you’ll meet the Woman in White. After interacting with her, you’re granted the Flight skill, which functions as your glider.

Fastest Way to Climb Mountains in Crimson Desert

Executing this technique in the game is all about timing. Make sure to follow these steps to get the most out of your jumps against a mountain:

• Fire your grapple towards the mountain face, or any point above you. Aim as high as possible to maximise the upward arc.
• As you approach the end of the grapple arc, just before you would lose the momentum, hold your glider button to start flying in the air.
• Immediately fire another grapple at the next available point above and repeat the process to chain multiple boosts together.

The key is to start looking for your next grapple points and firing before you lose any aerial momentum, which makes the combo so effective. It is also important to look out for your stamina, as every grapple and glider input will consume some of it, making it so that managing your bar is critical to reaching the top without stopping. The best way to come around this is to invest in stamina upgrades whenever possible so your bar will support longer chains.

Mastering the grapple-glider boost combo is one of the most rewarding movement skills in the game. Once you have the timing locked in, most of the mountains in the open world will feel like just climbing stairs. Make sure to stay tuned in for more Crimson Desert guides.