The hand placement I made was the only reason I hadn't fallen fully to my demise once more, because the vines I had been holding had all snapped after the sudden fall from earlier. Looking up to the cliffside I realized I was possibly a mile to its edge. 'This is going to be along the climb.' I thought as I created another handhold releasing the vines it held on to earlier. After ten minutes I had climbed 25 feet, but my slow progress was starting to wear on me a little.