Mount Fay | Hollow Knight Silksong Wiki

How to get to Mount Fay

Starting from the Citadel Spa Bench in Choral Chambers, head west and climb up a level to get a straight shot into The Slab westward. You'll merely be passing through The Slab, as this is the only way to go to Mount Fay. Once you're at The Slab, keep heading west till you're at the middle vertical path. Head to the southern bench of The Slab and head east to reach the entrance to Mount Fay.

Heading Into Mount Fay

Once you arrive at the foot of Mount Fay, claim the first 2 benches for easier traversal of at least the bottom part of the mountain as a start, as well as find Shakra at the southeastern bench to get a better hold of your bearings by purchasing the map for Mount Fay. From there, make your way north, starting from the southwestern bench.

From there, make your way north, starting from the southwestern bench. Keep an eye on your warmth, as freezing will cause your Health Masks to ice up and shatter one by one. Do not linger between heat sources. Get to the nearest heat source as fast as you can. If you fail halfway up the mountain from the west side, you'll have to restart at the southwestern bench.

Heading up to Mount Fay's Peak.

Starting at the southwestern corner of the foot of Mount Fay, inside the bench's tower. Climb up north from the bench with the use of your Clawline and Swift Step, and hit the switch to open up the way north, as there is a good location there from which you can start your climb.

As mentioned earlier, make sure to get to the braziers as soon as you can to extend your warmth as much as you can while climbing up Mount Fay.
NOTE: DO NOT LINGER BETWEEN HEAT SOURCES OR YOU WILL FREEZE.

 You will make use of all the frozen and inoperable cable cars as platforms, as well as the Driftlins hovering in between, to ascend the side of the mountain.

You will, however, encounter parts of the trail where there will only be suspended rings to use as a means to traverse up the mountain. Make use of your Clawline skill to make use of these rings. You will find these reactive light sources that also give out some heat, which you can use as resting spots to plan your next move.

Just before you're halfway up the western face of Mount Fay, you will find a path headed east, which leads into the mountain.

Elevated locations are found inside the mountain, which will require an Ancestral Art called Silk Soar, which you can acquire once you get to The Abyss in the 3rd chapter.

This path heading east can be used to get to the other side of Mount Fay, where there is also another Bench that you can claim. This is where you're going to continue climbing up to the peak.

You will be using your Clawline, Cling Grip, and Drifter's Cloak abilities a lot from this side, so make sure to get a feel for how the terrain goes and where you should dash towards next, or else you'll find yourself floating down back to the bottom. Keep heading north till you arrive at a platform with an opening north that heads into the mountain once again.

Once you find that opening headed north, follow the cave till you're outside again. Scale the walls to get outside, and to your left, you should see some spikes you can pogo off of, then continue to glide down west to a wind current that can take you up higher. Ride the wind current to the end, then take a right when you're at the highest point that the wind can carry you. You should spot the ancient tuning mechanism that contains the Faydown Cloak Ancestral Art for you to claim. Use your Needolin skill to interact with the ancient tuning mechanism.

Doing so will gain the attention of a mystical creature, which will come crashing down on the mechanism and give you the Faydown Cloak Ancestral Art. Having unlocked this ability, Hornet now has the ability to perform a double jump, allowing her to reach greater heights combined with her Clawline and Cling Grip abilities.

Having this Ancestral Art unlocked also renders Hornet immune to the cold climate of Mount Fay. Continue west and you'll find some Beast Shards to loot, a little bit further and you'll find yourself at the upper half of the western side of Mount Fay. Glide down with Drifter's Cloak and find a platform on your left.

From here, you can either return to the bench or go to the Mask Maker located in a small corner due northwest. If you do, however, decide to return to the bench. Head over to the left side and acquire the Mask Shard inside the hollow rock pillar with the use of your Faydown Cloak.

Starting from the western Bench in Mount Fay, go to the path on the right, and follow the path going down, where you can break ice shards. Break through the ice shards until you get to a room with spools. You can get the item called the Memory Crystal by breaking the huge crystal at the right-most part of the room.

The Mask Maker in Mount Fay

As you glide down, coming from the east where you got the Faydown Cloak, you'll find a small landing leading west. Going through this path will reveal an opening that leads you northwest. 

This area will test your mastery of this mountain's traverse technique. You will be using your newly acquired skill alongside the rest of your Ancestral Arts to travel northwest to the Mask Maker's home.

Just a few easy Driftlin grabs headed northwest, and you'll finally reach the Mask Maker's home. Once you enter the Mask Maker's home, you'll immediately be face to face with him, face to back rather as you'll see him working on some ice shards.

He'll be surprised to have a visitor and will tell you, "...Grand you are. But you have already a mask. Already a face. It is for those without that I must carve. All deserve a face. A chance to be! Until I wither, for the faceless I shall provide. To exist, a face is needed. It is the essential thing. To work! To work! The masks must be carved."