As much as he is able, Benjiro climbs only with the use of the cavern wall, and touches the giant only once he is forced to brace between the wall and fur to continue upwards. The ledges along the way are used to rest, glance around with the flashlight, and to check in on the Network on his phone. Reading the messages from Sadie and Walter in particular put a weight in his gut. It was a spontaneous decision to climb, but no less calculated. He will have to answer for it later.

The actual effort to climb is not so intense thanks to his strength and the ledges that provide adequate rest along the way. So once he has made it to a place where the fur slopes upward at less than a 45 degree angle from the horizon, he looks to transition carefully onto hands and knees perched on the giant mouse. Before he moves further, he looks around with his flashlight once more.