Thir nods, and looks north at the towering mountains before asking,

"Who good climber? Thir not bad but better with trees."

Jaq chips in,

"I can fly quite quickly, but that's only once today and then only me. It is for ten minutes though, and I could almost certainly get up to the top of the..."

He looks up at the mountains again,

"Well up to where the gryphons are roosting anyways. Maybe back down again, but that's going to depend on where they are, which we don't really know."

"I am...  Not much of a climber.  But we should get moving regardless."

The party packs up and starts moving to the northeast, towards the general the area indicated that gryphons might be found.

It only takes about an hour to reach some of the first areas that require climbing, and given the icy conditions, what looks have been a reasonable climb might better be classified as challenging or difficult. Looking up there seems to be areas for the party to rest as they go, at least part of the way, and even a few areas where the mountain levels into something like plateaus. There are, however, areas that look to be nearly impossible to climb and will need to be circumvented somehow.

No gryphons have made themselves known, but the group does have an excellent view down the washout to the south and over the forest. As with before, there are a few wisps of smoke in the forest, likely a few days away. The hot hole seems to be hot again based on the very visible steam rising up from where you spent the night.

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((That's...  Real weird.  Anyway.))

Ernos gives the mountain a once-over, sighs, and sets to looking for somewhere they can start the climb. "No progress without a first step."

Survival? 18

Cladmir tries not to think about the last encounter with the flying beasts.

Survival? 25

Kroshav pauses every now and then to scan the skies.

Perception: 13

Ernos spots a climbing path that leads to a small ledge about 50 feet up, it looks treacherous though.

Beside him, Cladmir looks at the same rock face a expertly identifies a longer but much easier climb that will get them a third or so of the way up to what must be a wider ledge, he can't see any further from down here. It's not going to be a walk in a meadow, but it looks doable.

Kroshav looks beyond the rocks and ice ahead to the sky above. He sees a few larger birds but no griffins, maybe they don't like to fly in the morning?

Jaq helps Kroshav with the looking: 18 (15)

But doesn't spot anything more.

Thir digs around in her pack and pulls out a few large metal spikes and a 50' length of rope.

"Maybe help? Not first, but after? Who first?"

 ((Everyone gets athletics checks with advantage thanks to Clad's pathfinding. The first up putting in the pins needs a 15 and everyone else a 12 to get to the ledge. When you're there you can choose to pathfind again or look for griffins, or whatever really.))

"I can give it a go."

Kroshav Athletics: 28

Once he gets up to the next ledge, and has set the pins for the others, Kroshav lets his eyes wander upward, looking for the next best route.

Survival: 6

"A very good idea."

Athletics: 4

Kroshav makes it up to the ledge, making it look easy. Ernos, on the other hand, makes it look very, very hard.

((Give me a dex save, need a 12 or take 4 damage on the way up.))

Jaq and Thir follow, leaving Cladmir to follow last.

7

15

 ((Thir dex save 13 or 3 damage))

At least if I fall I won't be falling on anyone, thought Cladmir.

Athletics: 25

Dex save: 19

(Sorry, been very under the weather the last week)

Ernie slips and falls after a short distance but manages to catch the rope and a bit of ledge before he goes to far. Thir does the same, though only just catching herself, yesterday's exertions clearly not washed away by a single night's sleep.

Cladmir, on the other hand, practically climbs over the dangling pair on his way up.

Together with Kroshav and Jaq's help the pair are lifted up.

((Perception or survival rolls from above, as you choose. Or something else if you'd like!))

((I have no idea what my original roll was for the Survival above. Pretty sure it was higher than 6, but I don't have the receipts.))

Puffing ever so slightly, Ernos decides now is the time to be sensible; He casts Guidance on himself, then proceeds with looking for the next stretch.

Survival: 18+4

((@Spider, give me a fresh roll. I know it wasn't a 6, it was middling I think?))