Well after my failed attempt on Mt Kraken the other day, I thought i'd kill two birds with one stone and take on Mt Leviathan and explore that region as i havnt previously stepped foot in it yet, My point of insertion was via railroad, along the way it was like having deer and elk on a shooting range, even got my first gold kill on a Moose (.270 to the back of the head).
Anyway after a lot of messing about I eventually began the climb from the end of the railroad, i ascended on the southern side directly up the face, until i crested on the rim of the caldera, I then followed the rim east up through the snowline until i got to the base of the final climb. It looked daunting, steep impenetrable rock face all round it seemed. I made multiple failed attempts from different angles, I thought I had run out of options when i spotted a slightly less steep approach from the north side, but that would require a full on rock climbing session, after about 15 minutes of picking my way across the open rock face i made it to the other side, whilst gaining altitude in the process, from there it was a short wander to the top.
Moving above the snow line.
In proper alpine country now!
Challenge accepted!
This is what i had to work with!
They really got the clouds right in this game.
Top of the world.
Once I had made it to the top of the highest summit at the back of the caldera, and proceeded to walk round the ridge of the caldera to the north side, by this point it was a full on thunderstorm, i was just cresting over another high point when bam dead, didnt fall, so only explanation is either lightening strike or glitch/bug, I wouldnt have thought the mechanics to die by lightening strike even exists in the game, therefore logic suggests death by glitch, I hope my frozen corpse remains up there for eternity!
needs to be a fast travel cabin on top thou i think.