Night 1

The coal was about 5 layers above ground level. As you may have seen in the last shot, I had a crafting bench and a wooden pickaxe.

First step was to mine some of the stone at the base of the cliff. This allowed me to make a stone Pickaxe.

Second step was to make my way up to the coal seam. I started by Jumping start upwards, on square out from the cliff, and placing the first block below me, the same for the second. Third block was placed against the cliff and used as a stair.

As I mined the coal, I immediately fashioned Torches. It used the last of my wood, but was well worth it.

As I was 5 blocks up, with no real staircase, I camped the night out here.

I cleared the blocks around me, so I could see outwards. Had there been any skele-archers around, my story could have ended right there.

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But as it stood, here I stand, looking out of my cave, to the north, where I could see a light all night, thrown onto the cliffs. I think it may be another lava lake...

Now to get down.