Tomb Raider 2 Hints

How do I open the main temple doors?

  • 1 of 11: First of all, you should try to get up the ladder near the waterfall.  The switch that will open the main temple doors is located at the top of the ladder.
  • 2 of 11: Once you get past that trap door, you're pretty much on a one-track path to the switch for the double doors.  If you need help getting past any of the obstacles here, keep reading for additional hints, but be warned that what follows is pretty much in walkthrough format.
  • 3 of 11: Climb down the ladder on the side of the pit of red liquid near the top of the ladder with the trap door.  When you get to the end of the ladder, drop and quickly grab again to get a hold of the ledge below.
  • 4 of 11: Drop and grab again to reach a walkway just above the liquid.  You may need to slide after you've grabbed onto the ledge, to reach a point where you can climb up to walk.
  • 5 of 11: Then, look for a ladder across the liquid from this walkway, and run and grab onto that before you fall in.
  • 6 of 11: Your next obstacle should be a ladder that stops part of the way up and is above a pit of spikes.  Once you reach the top of the first half of the ladder, look behind you.
  • 7 of 11: There is a sloping ledge behind you.
  • 8 of 11: Jump backwards off the ladder to land on the ledge, and while on the ledge, jump forward again to grab a hold of the top half of the ladder.  You can then slide to the right and climb up to reach the part of the ledge above that's free of spikes.
  • 9 of 11: You will then reach a collapsing bridge over another liquid pit.  There's no way you can get from the end of the bridge to the doorway beneath you at the other side.
  • 10 of 11: Just stop at the end of the bridge and let yourself fall.  There's a platform that you will land on -- and from there, you can jump to the exit.
  • 11 of 11: The usual running and jumping will take you to the switch that opens the doors to the temple.  Once you reach it, jump into the water and swim back to the temple.