diff --git a/games/peasant/climb/Makefile b/games/peasant/climb/Makefile
index b7276e3d..d514e8fd 100644
--- a/games/peasant/climb/Makefile
+++ b/games/peasant/climb/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ climb.o:	climb.s \
 		../zp.inc ../hardware.inc ../qload.inc \
 		draw_peasant_climb.s move_peasant_climb.s \
 		../hgr_sprite_save.s \
+		../text/DIALOG_CLIMB.ZX02 \
 		keyboard_climb.s \
 		sprites/enemy_sprites.inc \
 		../cliff_base/graphics_cliff/cliff_base.hgr.zx02 \
diff --git a/games/peasant/climb/climb.s b/games/peasant/climb/climb.s
index 95a56d7a..76f5fea8 100644
--- a/games/peasant/climb/climb.s
+++ b/games/peasant/climb/climb.s
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 .include "../zp.inc"
 .include "../hardware.inc"
 
-;.include "../peasant_sprite.inc"
 .include "../qload.inc"
+.include "../text/dialog_climb.inc"
+.include "../parse_input.inc"
 
 collision_location	= $bc00
 
@@ -51,9 +52,21 @@ cliff_climb:
 	sta	HGR_PAGE
 	jsr	hgr_make_tables
 
-
 	jsr	load_graphics
 
+	;================================
+	; decompress dialog to $D000
+
+	lda	#<climb_text_zx02
+	sta	zx_src_l+1
+	lda	#>climb_text_zx02
+	sta	zx_src_h+1
+
+	lda	#$D0
+
+	jsr	zx02_full_decomp
+
+
 	;========================
 	; Load Peasant Sprites
 	;========================
@@ -443,11 +456,18 @@ cliff_game_over:
 	lda	#NEW_FROM_DISK
 	sta	LEVEL_OVER
 
-	; FIXME: there actually is a message I think
+	;===========================================
+	; print the message
 
-;	ldx	#<die_message
-;	ldy	#>die_message
-;	jmp	finish_parse_message
+	bit	KEYRESET
+
+	ldx	#<climb_fallen_message
+	ldy	#>climb_fallen_message
+	stx	OUTL
+	sty	OUTH
+	jsr	print_text_message
+
+	jsr	wait_until_keypress
 
 	rts			; will this work?
 
@@ -474,8 +494,6 @@ cliff_reload_bg:
 
 	rts
 
-
-
 keep_on_climbing:
 	jsr	reset_enemy_state
 
@@ -493,8 +511,6 @@ keep_on_climbing:
 
 load_graphics:
 
-
-
 	;========================
 	; Load Priority graphics
 	;========================
@@ -563,9 +579,6 @@ col_copy_loop:
 
 	jsr	print_score
 
-
-
-
 	rts
 
 
@@ -592,6 +605,8 @@ col_copy_loop:
 
 	.include 	"../hgr_sprite_bg_mask.s"
 
+climb_text_zx02:
+.incbin "../text/DIALOG_CLIMB.ZX02"
 
 
 priority_data_l:
diff --git a/games/peasant/text/Makefile b/games/peasant/text/Makefile
index dd9b4fed..87661435 100644
--- a/games/peasant/text/Makefile
+++ b/games/peasant/text/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ all:	dump_text shrink_text \
 	DIALOG_CLIFF_BASE.ZX02 dialog_cliff_base.inc \
 	DIALOG_CLIFF_HEIGHTS.ZX02 dialog_cliff_heights.inc \
 	DIALOG_TROGDOR.ZX02 dialog_trogdor.inc \
+	DIALOG_CLIMB.ZX02 dialog_climb.inc \
 	common.inc.lookup \
 	inventory.inc.lookup
 
@@ -35,6 +36,25 @@ dialog_cliff_base.o:	dialog_cliff_base.s \
 dialog_cliff_base.inc:	../generate_all_symbols dialog_cliff_base
 	../generate_all_symbols -a 0xd000 dialog_cliff_base.lst > dialog_cliff_base.inc
 
+
+###
+
+
+DIALOG_CLIMB.ZX02:	dialog_climb
+	$(ZX02) -f  dialog_climb DIALOG_CLIMB.ZX02
+
+dialog_climb:	dialog_climb.o
+	ld65 -o dialog_climb dialog_climb.o -C $(LINKER_SCRIPTS)/apple2_d000.inc
+
+dialog_climb.o:	dialog_climb.s \
+		climb.inc.lookup
+	ca65 -o dialog_climb.o dialog_climb.s -l dialog_climb.lst
+
+dialog_climb.inc:	../generate_all_symbols dialog_climb
+	../generate_all_symbols -a 0xd000 dialog_climb.lst > dialog_climb.inc
+
+
+
 ###
 
 DIALOG_CLIFF_HEIGHTS.ZX02:	dialog_cliff_heights
@@ -187,6 +207,9 @@ cliff_base.inc.lookup:	cliff_base.inc shrink_text
 cliff_heights.inc.lookup:	cliff_heights.inc shrink_text
 	./shrink_text < cliff_heights.inc > cliff_heights.inc.lookup
 
+climb.inc.lookup:	climb.inc shrink_text
+	./shrink_text < climb.inc > climb.inc.lookup
+
 cottage.inc.lookup:	cottage.inc shrink_text
 	./shrink_text < cottage.inc > cottage.inc.lookup
 
diff --git a/games/peasant/text/dialog_climb.s b/games/peasant/text/dialog_climb.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..942fe9ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/peasant/text/dialog_climb.s
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.include "lookup.inc"
+.include "climb.inc.lookup"