Great Clacier
Items:
Mind Source, Poison, Safety Bit, Elixit, "All" Materia, "Alexander" Materia
Great Glacier can be a comfusing place at thimes, because there are lots of little side paths that lead to largeer areas. The larger areas are all visible on the map, but it's sometimes difficult to tell just where you are.
Tip:
Just because you're moving east and west on a side path doesn't mean you're not also going north and south. Keep this in mind to avoid getting lost
The first thing you need to do is determine where you landed and locate that spot on the map. Your main goal is getting to Gaea Cliffs, the red check mark on the Glacier Map. However, there are other things to do and see here.
Warning:
You can only spend so much time in the cost before passing out. If you pass out, you'll get rescued and taken to Mr. Holzoff's house at the base of the Gaea Cliffs.
Take some time to explore some of the following areas as indicated on the maps: (I will try to scan the map...)
1. Enterance to Great Glacier and one of the snowboard landing zones. can return to Icicle Inn from here. You land here if you go left and then right.
2. Nothing to do here.
3. Snowboard landing area if you choose to go left twice.
4. Cross the ice flow to rach a small cave and a Safety BIt. You ca only step on the large ice blocks, so be careful. When you step on a bock, all adjacent small blocks switch to large blocks and all large blocks swith to small blocks. If you get trapped on a block, you're forced to try again.
5. There's a cave here that serves as an exit from Great Glacier. Take the slide to go to the base of the hill below Icicle Inn. Snowboard landing area if you go right twice.
6. There's an Elixit in a cave here.
7. Nothing to do here.
8. The Hot Springs are here. Touch the water and then visit the Snow woman. (see #13 below).
9. Snowboard landing area if you choose to go right and then left.
10. Nothing to do here.
11. Nothing to do here.
12. Area is diffcult to navigate because of winds. Place flags using the O Button to crate landmarks. Place them close together so you can see two at the same time. (Use them as reference points). "All" Materia is in a hut in the center of the area. Go north from here to reach the Gaea Cliffs.
13. The Snow woman's cave is here. The area is accessbile only from Area 12. Talk to her after touching the Hot Spring and she attacks. Defeat her to get the "Alexander" Materia.