Editing Grip 'n' Trip

{{level infobox
|image=[[File:DKCR Grip n Trip Start.png|250px]]
|code=4-2
|world=[[Cave]]
|game=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' (''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|3D]]''/''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD|HD]]'')
|before=[[Rickety Rails|<<]]
|secret=[[Mole Patrol|**]]
|track=Mine Cart Cruise
}}
'''Grip 'n' Trip''' (known as '''Grip & Trip''' in the 3DS and Switch remakes) is the twenty-fourth level in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and its [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD|Nintendo Switch]] ports, as well as the second level in the [[Cave]] world. After completing [[Rickety Rails]], the Kongs have the option to do Grip 'n' Trip or [[Bombs Away (level)|Bombs Away]].

==Summary==
This level takes place in a cave, where [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] must ride on [[Mine Cart|minecarts]] to progress. Unlike earlier minecart levels such as [[Crazy Cart]], the [[Kong]]s can jump directly out of a minecart rather than with them; this way, the Kongs can jump between minecarts throughout the level to obtain collectibles and avoid obstacles. (This is comparable to two levels from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', [[Mine Cart Carnage]] and [[Mine Cart Madness]] respectively). About halfway through the level, [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] must cling on some [[climbing grass|green surface]]s that moves parallel to the minecart. Near the end of the level, a train begins to ride on the track above the Kongs, holding a metal platform with more of the turf on it. There are instances in which the Kongs must cling onto the green surfaces to avoid the obstacles on the track below, then return into the minecart to collect items on the track when viable.

[[Tiki Buzz]]es are the only enemy in Grip 'n' Trip, making it one of the only Cave levels without [[Mole Miner]]s or [[Mole Guard]].

In the [[Donkey Kong Country Returns#Time Attack|Time Attack]] mode of the game, a time of 1:34:00 is needed to get a gold medal, a time of 1:37:00 for silver, and a time of 1:39:00 for bronze.

==Layout==
[[File:Grip n Trip DKCR Climbing Grass.png|thumb|250px|left|Donkey Kong climbs across a ceiling with a green surface]]
At the beginning of the level, there is a small pillar standing in a gap. The Kongs can only cross the gap if they [[cling]] onto the [[climbing grass|green surface]] on the ceiling above. A platform following this ceiling holds the level's first [[DK Barrel]]. There is a [[Barrel Cannon]] nearby that shoots them over an abyss and into a minecart stationary on a track. The minecart begins to move immediately as they enter, pulling them down a small hill towards an abyss with a [[banana]] trail across it. Once they jump over this gap, they land in another minecart that takes them down a path full of more bananas. A separate track is above here that the primates can jump to. It leads them to a [[Puzzle Piece (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Puzzle Piece]]. The two tracks end at the next abyss nearby, which has another minecart on a track on the other side of it. There is an abyss ahead of here, and a Tiki Buzz flies slightly above the track after it. If they manage to cross the gap after the Tiki Buzz as well, they make their way onto a track with two more Tiki Buzzes floating next to each other with an [[Extra Life Balloon]] ascending between them. An Auto Fire Barrel floats above a track after a gap nearby. It can shoot the heroes into the letter K of the [[KONG Letters|K-O-N-G Letters]] and then back on to the curved track below right by an additional pit. If the duo crosses this, they land in a new minecart, as they have each time before, and ride towards a Tiki Buzz at the edge of the track. 

[[File:Grip n Trip 1.png|thumb|250px|The Kongs cling onto the grassy turf on the train]]
A lower track is immediately after the enemy that they can ride along to reach another gap to cross. When they get into the minecart at the other side of the abyss, they are carried down a slanted track that ends with a ramp. Some bananas and [[Banana|Banana Bunch]]es are in this area. The ramp swings them over a gap onto another track, which has a Tiki Buzz at the end of it. A Puzzle Piece is in the air nearby here. There is a lower track following the enemy that leads to another Tiki Buzz. A third track in this area leading to a Tiki Buzz follows this as well, with a track after it pulling Donkey and Diddy towards a gap. There is a ceiling of climbable turf that they must climb onto here to avoid falling. Three Tiki Buzzes are located slightly below the ceiling. The turf helps the Kongs climb to another minecart. The cart leads them across a curvy area under a separate track, which has the letter O at the end of it. Once they reach the end of the lower track, they come up to another abyss that they must cross by climbing along a turf-covered ceiling. A hanging object being held by a train is at the end of the ceiling that they can climb on. When they get on it, the train begins to move and pulls them over a gap towards some bananas and a platform with the [[Professor Chops|Tutorial Pig]] and the checkpoint on it.

A DK Barrel is located next to the checkpoint, followed by a trio of bouncy mushrooms. The final mushroom can bounce them onto another turf-covered object connected to a train. The train begins to move when they grab onto it, carrying them over a gap and to a track with a minecart on it. The cart leads them over a ramp, which then drops them onto another slanted track with a ramp at the end of it. This ramp sends them onto a straight track with another turf-covered object above it. The train carrying it moves parallel to the Kongs as they ride in the minecart, allowing them to grab onto the turf at any time here. They can grab onto the turf to be pulled into some bananas and a [[Banana Coin]] high in the air. More bananas and a Banana Coin can be found later on the track. The items are followed by a cliff with some roadblocks before it. In order to avoid hitting into the roadblocks, the heroes must grab onto the moving turf and ride over the nearby abyss, which has some Tiki Buzzes above it. 

The letter N is between the last two Tiki Buzzes, with a minecart just below it. The primates can drop down into the cart to progress across another track that has a Puzzle Piece and a trail of bananas on it. Two gaps are ahead, with a track leading towards another track just below it. A Tiki Buzz is above this area, followed by an Auto Fire Barrel that can be optionally entered to be blasted into the background. If the heroes miss the barrel, they are led to another gap with an additional Auto Fire Barrel in it. The barrel blasts them to a few more tracks with gaps between each of them. Eventually, the heroes can find themselves riding down a bumpy hill towards another gap with a Barrel Cannon in it. The primates are also shot into this cannon when they reach the letter G at the end of the background segment here. The Barrel Cannon shoots them onto a flat track with yet another minecart on it. The gap following this cart has a platform on the other side of it. The [[Slot Machine Barrel]] is above this, and hitting it makes the level complete.

==Enemies==
{|class="wikitable dk"
!Image
!Name
!Count
|-
|align="center"|[[File:TikiBuzz.png|x50px]]
|align="center"|[[Tiki Buzz]]
|15
|}

==Items==
{|class="wikitable dk"width=15%
|-
!Image
!Name
!Count
|-
|align="center"|[[File:BananacoinDKCR.png|x50px]]
|align="center"|[[Banana Coin]]
|10
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKBarrelDKCR.png|x50px]]
|align="center"|[[DK Barrel]]
|2
|-
|align="center"|[[File:BalloonDKCR.png|x50px]]
|align="center"|[[Extra Life Balloon]]
|2
|}
===K-O-N-G Letters===
{|class="wikitable dk"width=70%
|-
!Image
!Letter
!Location
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKCR Grip n Trip Letter K.png|250px]]
|align="center"|K
|Above the track following the one with a Red Balloon is a [[Blast Barrel]], which shoots the Kongs to the letter K if they jump into it.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKCR Grip n Trip Letter O.png|250px]]
|align="center"|O
|Shortly after the third Puzzle Piece, there is a green surface at the top of a ceiling near three Tiki Buzzes. The Kongs must climb along it to cross an abyss. When they get in the minecart at the other end of the abyss, Donkey Kong and Diddy must jump from their minecart to ride a track above them. The letter O is in midair at the end of the track.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKCR Grip n Trip Letter N Puzzle Piece 5.png|250px]]
|align="center"|N
|After the fourth Puzzle Piece, the Kongs must cling an object covered by green surfaces, which hangs from a train on the track above, to avoid some roadblocks. Shortly after the minecart explodes by colliding into the obstacles, the Kongs go toward three Tiki Buzzes. The letter N is between the last two above the following minecart below.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKCR Grip n Trip Letter G.png|250px]]
|align="center"|G
|From the fifth Puzzle Piece, the Kongs must jump into the first enemy after to enter a Blast Barrel that shoots them into the background. The background has two tracks with many collectible items and a Blast Barrel placed between them. Donkey Kong and Diddy must travel across the area to reach the letter G above another Blast Barrel that blasts them back into the foreground.
|}

===Puzzle Pieces===
{|class="wikitable dk"width=70%
|-
!Image
!Number
!Location
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKCR Grip n Trip Puzzle Piece 1.png|250px]]
|align="center"|1
|A separate track is above the Kongs as they ride the second minecart. They must jump on the upper track, where they can collect Banana Bunches, Banana Coins, and a Puzzle Piece.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Grip n Trip 2.png|250px]]
|align="center"|2
|Shortly after the letter K are more platforms with tracks. A Blast Barrel is next to a track, and it takes the Kongs to a [[Bonus Level]]. In the Bonus Level, Donkey Kong and Diddy must shoot from a horizontally moving Barrel Cannon and collect 57 bananas, two Banana Coins, and a Red Balloon within thirty seconds. After the Kongs collect the items, the Puzzle Piece appears.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKCR Grip n Trip Puzzle Piece 3.png|250px]]
|align="center"|3
|The Kongs must perform a high jump on the first Tiki Buzz after the Bonus Level to reach the third Puzzle Piece in the air.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Grip n Trip DKCR checkpoint.png|250px]]
|align="center"|4
|To the left of the checkpoint, the Kongs can Ground Pound a plant to reveal the fourth Puzzle Piece.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKCR Grip n Trip Puzzle Piece 5.png|250px]]
|align="center"|5
|After the letter N and riding the minecart after it is a short track with a Puzzle Piece following a banana trail.
|}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ぶら{{ruby|下|さ}}がりマインコースター
|JpnR=Burasagari Main Kōsutā
|JpnM=Hanging Mine Coaster
|Spa=Rodando y Agarrando
|SpaM=Rolling and Hanging
|FreA=Wagons & Gazon
|FreAM=Wagons & Grass
|Ita=Pozzo balzo
|ItaM=Leap Pit
|Ger=Klammeraffenfahrt
|GerM=Spider Monkey Ride
|Chi=悬挂矿山过山车
|ChiR=Xuánguà Kuàngshān Guòshānchē 
|ChiM=Hanging Mine Coaster
}}
{{DKCR}}
[[Category:Mines]]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns levels]]