This is where things get tricky, because you need to use the various statues to climb upward to a horizontal piece of molding. This pole is actually a lever, and hanging from it will cause some statue formations to appear out of the wall. Scale up the nearby wall on your right, and jump to the horizontal pole adjacent to you on your right. Let's face it - Uncharted 2's platforming/jumping controls can be a bit finicky at times, and because of this fact, the following section can be a bit annoying. Then, when the pillars next to you descend, press the adjoining switch. Begin by heading to the right and pressing the switch on the ground your guide will automatically hit the switch on the other side. It's here that the puzzle solving will begin in earnest. Shortly thereafter, you'll come into a gigantic chamber that's half-mountain interior and half-temple.

You'll see an ornate lion's head above you as you go, letting you know you're headed in the right direction.

Follow the darkened, linear pathway forward. Jump over the gap and into the mountainside temple in front of you. Since this chapter begins seamlessly with where the previous chapter ends, you'll be doing a lot of what you were doing in the previous chapter - platforming and puzzle solving.

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