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The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Guide > Walkthrough > Before the Tower of Hera

Back outside, there will be a Zora standing nearby. Talk to him if you want, then save with the weather vane. You only have one more location to visit on your map, and that is Death Mountain. If you did not pick it up yet, swim to the east of Lake Hylia and find the Bottle with a letter inside. Take the letter to the Milk Bar in Kakariko Village to receive the Premium Milk. With it, you will now want to head north of the village to the Miner's House. It is one screen east and a few screens north of the Fortune Teller's tent for reference.

If you have not yet visited the Miner's House, go inside and talk to Rosso twice. He will give you the Power Glove, and promises a bonus if you remove all the rocks around his house. Do so and he will give you a chest containing 50 Rupees. Once you have the glove and are done exploring the overworld again, go south of the Miner's House and hug the right wall to find a cave blocked by rocks. Lift them up and enter the cave (make sure you have rented the Bombs, Hammer, and Hookshot if you have not already). Follow the path all the way through while defeating Mini-Moldorms, and you will emerge on Death Mountain.

Death Mountain


On the mountain itself, you will need to be cautious as it will rain giant boulders from the sky. Some yield rupees, which you can pick up of course. The enemies here temporarily freeze like statues if you attack them, so keep that in mind. Go southward while bombing the cracked rocks, then cross the bridge and turn to the north. Defeat the Tektites and head up the hill to find two cave entrances. The lower cave has a chest containing 5 Rupees, but if you merge and continue west, you can bomb a cracked wall and enter a second cave where 50 Rupees are waiting. After that, activate the weather vane on the upper ledge, then enter that cave to proceed.

Inside, make your way up the snaking path by making use of your wall-merging ability and standing on the ladders in between the main paths. As you reach the top, you will need to merge to cross gaps and even avoid the boulders as they roll along (or use the Hammer to break them easily). Use the Hammer to pound the stakes at the top if you need safe spots to stand. There are two exits from this cave. You will come to the regular exit first, but the second one requires continuing to the very end of the path in between rolling boulders (the Hammer helps). The second exit will lead to a ledge with a chest holding 20 Rupees, as well as a baby Maiamai on the wall.

Either way, when you exit the cave, go west and enter the second mountain cave. In here, there will be more rolling boulders coming from the top of the room. Make your way up each level via the steps, using the Hammer to break boulders as needed. At the top, head all the way to the right and cross the bridge leading back outside. When you emerge, simply continue into the adjacent opening to reach the next part of the cave. Here, you face more of the same as you make your way to the top of the room. Once you make it to the top while avoiding the boulders, you can open a chest to the right to find Monster Guts, or you can exit to the left.

Upon exiting, you will be at the summit. Merge into the wall and start moving to the right. As you cross the gap, there is another cave opening below; drop into it and head north into a secret area. Collect the Heart Piece and go through the next cave to find some faeries you can capture. Exit the cave and you will be back at the top of the mountain again. Go east a short distance and activate the second weather vane in front of the Tower of Hera. If you have the Hammer, you can pound the stakes and enter the tower right away.

I chose to continue exploring since you still need to deliver that milk to the man who wrote the letter earlier. So, head east to find a broken bridge. Use the Hookshot to cross it, and be very careful to avoid the Lynel's fiery breath ahead. There will be a cave with a sign outside saying that it leads to Rosso's Ore Mine. This is where you should be going. As a note, if you continue eastward from here, you will find a treasure room and a baby Maiamai on the wall.

Inside the ore mine cave, you will need to ride on a series of moving platforms, but you must fall to the next one in the sequence from above. This can be tricky, so you must pay attention and line up properly to succeed. After several platforms, you will reach a solid ledge with two Lynels wandering around on it. There will be walls on three sides with platforms that approach the opposite sides of each. If you go to the west, you will need to use the Hammer and time your bounces on a series of giant spring platforms to reach the top and collect a Heart Piece.

If you want to proceed downward to the ore mine, go east; the thirsty man is to the south, so we will go that way. Avoid the Blade Traps as you continue onward to a three-way split of platforms. Take the left one to the upper cave exit. Outside, merge across to the man and deliver his Premium Milk. He will let you keep the empty Bottle as a reward. If you drop onto the ledge below, you can lift the stone to find a hidden Maiamai.

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