# The Challenge of Fighting Upstream!

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The Challenge of Fighting Upstream! has you swim up the rapids of Wildwater Gorge and climb Cloudreach Falls. Catch a Saws and a Jeglid on the way, because Twining with a Jeglid helps with the climb. Touch the mysterious mechanisms between climbs, and beat Ekrim for its treasure. Ekrim is Dark, so bring Wind and Light.

Checked 2026-11-02. By dailyaniimo.

## Before you start

| Item |  |
| --- | --- |
| Quest | Whisperwake story, quest 7 of 8, in Challenge of the Roaring Rapids |
| Needs | Finish A Sweet, Sticky Adventure! |
| Starts | Head for Wildwater Gorge |
| Where | Wildwater Gorge and Cloudreach Falls. Wild Aniimo here are around level 61 to 64 |
| Pays | 2,000 Safaris, 1 Echoes of the Sea, 10 Growth Fruit, 50,000 Credits, 10,400 Aniimo EXP and 10 Aniipod Megas |

## Step by step

1. Reach Wildwater Gorge and swim up the rapids.
2. Rest on the little island and catch a Saws.
3. Climb Cloudreach Falls and catch a Jeglid. Twining with a Jeglid helps you climb.
4. Touch the mysterious mechanisms between climbs.
5. Beat Ekrim and take the treasure. Bring Wind and Light.
6. Leave the cave, keep climbing and touch the last mechanism.

> Watch out: Stuck on the Waterfall Climb or a mechanism? Those bugs were fixed on October 30, so restart your game and try again.

## The whole story

[Every story quest](https://dailyaniimo.com/guides/story-chapters): Every quest from An Idyllic Trip to the Whisperwake Isles, in order.

## Questions

### How do you climb the waterfall in Aniimo?

Catch a Jeglid and Twine with it. It helps you climb Cloudreach Falls.

### How do you beat Ekrim in the story?

Ekrim is Dark, so Wind and Light hit it hard. It resists Earth.

### Why am I stuck on the Waterfall Climb?

It was a bug. An October 30 patch fixed the Waterfall Climb and the Touch the mysterious mechanism steps. Restart your game and try again.

### What do you need to catch in The Challenge of Fighting Upstream!?

A Saws in Wildwater Gorge and a Jeglid in Cloudreach Falls.

### What are the rewards for The Challenge of Fighting Upstream!?

2,000 Safaris, 1 Echoes of the Sea, 10 Growth Fruit, 50,000 Credits, 10,400 Aniimo EXP and 10 Aniipod Megas.

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