human
Create a brief description of a chilling scene outside a cliff with gnarled roots, a pond, and a cliff.
assistant
The path comes to an abrupt end at the base of a tall cliff. Gnarled roots and crevices mark the surface, providing purchase for the agile to scramble up the slope. Narrow rivulets of frigid water trickle down the cliff face from the snow fields above, collecting in a nearby pond.