Clifftop Climb

Clifftop Climb is the forty-fifth level in the Nintendo Wii game, Donkey Kong Country Returns, and the eighth level in the Cliff world.

This level involves Donkey and Diddy climbing to a high clifftop by using Barrel Cannons, most of which explode when shot out of, springs, and fragile platforms that can crumble and fall. The Kongs also encounter many swinging platforms with spikes on the sides of them, which can be used as platforms. While most Barrel Cannons in this level are stationary, several at the end move from left to right. Overall, the obstacles in this level force the primates to move quickly and to not turn back. Throughout Clifftop Climb, Thugly's lair can also be seen in the background. Enemies in this level include Skellyrexes, Skullyrexes, Tiki Zings, and Tiki Buzzes.

K-O-N-G Letters

 * K: Near the start of the level, the primates can find a heart that gives them some life that they may have lost. Shortly after this right next to the nearest Barrel Cannon is the letter K on a fragile platform that can be reached with a spring board.
 * O: Between two swinging platforms shortly after the first checkpoint is the letter O.
 * N: After the fourth Puzzle Piece is the letter N under a swinging object covered in spikes. The Kongs must avoid falling through the crumbling rock platforms below and perform a small jump to grab it without hitting the spikes.
 * G: As the Kongs shoot through the Barrel Cannons near the end of the level that move from left to right and back, they can find the letter G. They must shoot to it and then quickly move to the fragile platform to the left to avoid falling, as the Barrel Cannon they shoot out of breaks after use.

Puzzle Pieces

 * 1) At the beginning of the level, the Kongs should pound on a strange switch above a tar pit to release three dinosaur skeletons from the tar. The first Puzzle Piece is in the mouth of the skeleton that is between the two others. It can be reached by jumping from these two skeletons.
 * 2) Under the first Barrel Cannon is a hidden Banana Bunch that the Kongs should follow to land in an Auto Fire Barrel that shoots them into a Bonus Level. There, they must shoot between two Barrel Cannons to collect eighty bananas and two Banana Coins, while trying to avoid the Auto Fire Barrel between them that can shoot them out of the bonus. Once all of the items are collected within thirty seconds, a Puzzle Piece appears.
 * 3) When the Kongs reach the second Barrel Cannon after the letter K, they should bounce on a nearby spring just below it to reach a hidden ledge with a cactus growing on it. Inside of it is a Puzzle Piece.
 * 4) When the Kongs reach the second set of swinging platforms in the level, they should roll-jump to the left from the first of these platforms to reach a hidden opening on a ledge leading into a Bonus Level. There, the Kongs must bounce on a moving trampoline to grab four Banana Coins and forty bananas flying around. If they are all collected within thirty seconds, a Puzzle Piece is earned.
 * 5) Before the Kongs land into the level's final Barrel Cannon, they should shift over to the left to land on a ledge with a cactus on it. Inside the object is the fifth and final Puzzle Piece.