Cairn Executive Producer and Narrative Director Talks Slowing Down and Focusing on the Climb Ahead

In this game, you play as Aava, a professional climber attempting to make history by being the first to reach the top of Mount Kami. While Mount Kami is a made-up mountain, the game establishes that it’s similar in size and difficulty to Mount Everest, which is 29,032 feet (8,848.9 meters) tall.




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