The Climb (Game of Thrones)

"The Climb" is the sixth episode of the third season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones.

At Riverrun, Robb and his advisors discuss an alliance with Lame Lothar Frey and Black Walder Rivers.

Lord Walder Frey's demands include a formal apology from Robb, the Harrenhal, and for Edmure to marry one of his daughters.

En route to the Wall, Sam shows Gilly the dragonglass dagger he found and tells her about Castle Black.

As Tormund's party climbs the wall, Ygritte inadvertently causes an avalanche that kills some wildlings and leaves her and Jon hanging by their rope.

[2] "The Climb" set a new record for Game of Thrones in ratings, the fourth consecutive episode to establish a new series high.

[3] In the United Kingdom, the episode was seen by 0.926 million viewers on Sky Atlantic, being the channel's highest-rated broadcast that week.

The website's critical consensus reads "Tywin Lannister and Olenna Tyrell steal the show with their exquisite negotiation as 'The Climb' builds towards the Wildlings' death-defying scaling of The Wall.