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'''Golden Ridge''' is the fourth chapter of [[Celeste]]. Preceded by the [[Celestial Resort]] and succeeded by [[Mirror Temple]], it takes place on a [[Wind|windy]] cliff which scales Celeste Mountain. Within Celeste's main narrative plot, this chapter marks a significant turning point, being the "middle" chapter amongstamong the seven main chapters of the story. This chapter introduces several new elements to the game, including bouncy [[clouds]] and [[green bubbles]]; it also marks [[Granny]]'s first appearance since the [[prologue]].

After escaping the Celestial Resort, Madeline arrives at a ridge climbing up the side of Celeste Mountain. EnOn route,her she endsway up, findingshe encounters the [[Bird]], who chirps a single timeonce, and then [[Granny]]. Both end up surprised whenupon seeing each other; Granny wasn't expecting Madeline to make it this far, and Madeline thought she was just crazy. Granny then asks Madeline whether she made it out of the hotel and whetherif she saw [[Mr. Oshiro]] or no;. Maddy explains that she washe chased her out of there., and Granny then tells Madeline that Mr. Oshiro is a lost soul. Madeline, however, thinks that the hotel has driven both her and Oshiro crazyinsane. The old woman then commentsmentions on howthat someone else had told them this; this person ''might'' be(possibly [[Theo]]) told her this. She then continues to talkspeak about how the mountain cannot bring out anything that isn'tnot already within you;: in Madeline's case, her insecurities are fully manifesting themselves. After receiving another comment about how crazy she wasis, Granny tells the mountain climber about a shortcutthat she knows a shortcut back to [[Intro car|her car]] if she decides to give up. Madeline then directly walks past her, stating that she's headedheading for the summit;. theThe old woman then comments that it is tough to tell apart stubbornness and determination ({{c|these two terms are reused as chapter names in [[Farewell]]}}). Before ending the conversation, she tellswarns her to "watch out for the wind."

If Madeline continues talkingthe to Grannyconversation, she'll ask aboutasks whether sheGranny gets many visitors; theGranny answerdenies is nothat. The mountain climber then comments aboutdescribes how she wouldsometimes wantthinks toabout liveliving in solitude, the same way as Oshiro, and how she genuinely wanted to help Mr. Oshirohim. Granny thenreplies commentsthat againthere about how there'sis "no hope" in saving him. Madeline then asks if she is fine living alone in her old cabin; Granny saysreplies that she has friends and isn't a hermit. She then commentsexplains aboutthat howwhen she found theCeleste mountainMountain, andshe knew instantly it shouldwould be her home because it shows you who you really are (reiterating what she previously said).

Madeline then continues up the Golden Ridge. The [[wind]] becomes increasingly strongerintensifies as she makes it upwards. until itIt eventually reaches a point where sheMadeline can barely move against the [[wind]]it, and snowballs start bombarding her.

At the end of the chapter, Madeline finds a gondola, but then, [[Theo]] appears, falling from above. He then gets excited from seeing the gondola and suggests taking it to cross a relatively deep valley to [[Mirror Temple|another side]]. While riding the gondola, Theo then asks how it went with Oshiro; Madeline then tells her the truth, to which Theo replies, "I hate to say this, but...". Madeline interrupts him, knowing that she should've listened. Theo then comments that they have to get a selfie up here. As they take a photo, the gondola stalls out, and [[Badeline]] appears at the top of it. Theo breaks a lever trying to get the gondola working; Madeline then starts panicking, commenting that "this really isn't good". The music, {{soundtrack|num=10|track=Anxiety}}, intensifies. Theo says that she's having a panic attack, to which Madeline angrily asks him why he thought it's a good idea to ride "this stupid thing". Theo calms her down and brings up a technique taught to him by Carlos (his grandfather), [[Feather minigame|imagining a feather floating up and down]]. This helps reduce the panic, and as soon as she's back to a state of relative normalcy, the gondola continues going to its destination. When they arrive, Madeline thanks Theo, who states that he thought that the gondola wouldn't continue, and shows her [[Instapix|the selfie he took]].