Early echoes to unlock
Speaking of navigation, there are a couple of early game echoes you should make sure to grab, since they can make navigation much easier. The Crawtula is a black spider that can be found in Suthorn Prairie, right after you close the first major rift. If you bind to the Crawtula after placing it and follow its movements, you can scale most cliffsides. The Flying Tile can be found in a cave in the northwestern part of the Gerudo Desert–you will need to scale a cliffside to reach the cave–and it can be used as a slight step up, to cross gaps, and to attack enemies. The Buzzblob found in the Faron region attacks immediately upon summoning and sends out a damaging shockwave when wet, making it useful in combat.