The Red Cliffs
Type
Geological Formation
Climate
Tropical at the base, temperate at the summit
Secrets
The inner cliffs contain caves with fires, indicating human or humanoid habitation.
Mood Tags
- •imposing
- •impenetrable
- •ruddy
Size Scale
Enormous height reaching up to a thousand feet in parts
Description
A long and enormously high line of dark red cliffs that wall off the plateau.
Inhabitants
Rock pythons and pterodactyls observed near the edge; troglodytic race in caves on the inner face.
Accessibility
Nearly impossible to scale due to hardness and verticality; the summit is level with the Pinnacle; eventually descended via a rope from a cave window.
Plot Relevance
The primary physical obstacle preventing access to the Lost World.
First Appearance
Professor Challenger's study (via sketch-book)
Geography Layout
A sheer vertical barrier separating the jungle from the plateau, extending as far as the eye can see; reproduced on the inside of the plateau as a smaller escarpment.
Notable Features
- •Dark red color
- •Curiously ribbed basaltic formations
- •Unbroken wall structure
- •Curving outwards at the top
- •Internal escarpment about two hundred feet high
Timeline
Challenger's Arrival
Professor Challenger reaches the base of the cliffs but finds them impossible to scale.
The Circumnavigation
The expedition travels the entire circumference of the cliffs, finding no way up.
The Descent
The party descends the cliffs from a small rift using a hundred-foot rope.
