3:44am pacific, just got back from the midnight release... hours ago time seems different in teh skyrimz.
I ended up accepting the golden claw quest lol. Right now im standing atop the mountain near bleak falls barrow, it took a while but it can be done, you can climb mountains in skyrim, [CONFIRMED]!!!

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almost to the top of bleak falls iff i fall and lose my footing ill end up on the other side of the mountain range and be forced to forfit the mission for supplies on whiterun.