Its really hard in this game I've only made it once
the biggest backpack full of food and grasses and tried
to find the holes to fall through to get there when I was close to the bottom thats when I smashed a few rocks

This message was edited by snowcowringer on Oct 02 2008.

I have made it to the bottom 7 times now.
Bring lots of food made in the kitchen, grasses are next-to-useless. I use pudding made with egg, milk and chocolate, it restores about 35 stamina (a bit over half of the basic bar), it is the best comprimise between ease to make and restorative power, and it usually takes me about 6 days to amass enough. And i usaully need around 50 to make it to the bottom, and stop off on floors 25, 50, 100, 125, 150, 225, and 250-254. And it usually takes me 1 1/2-2 hours, with the mining as well.
Another key thing to do is get the Big Harvest goddess pendant as soon as possible. It more than doubles your stamina bar.

I have got to the bottom of the mine about 20 times now, puddings are the best food to get you to the bottom (if you put 3 or 4 orange wonderfulls on your milker you will get more milk - to make more puddings) also fish sticks are a good source of life. I find that I can get down to the bottom and have enough life to break rocks with approx 15 hot milk 25 pickled cue or turnips and 10 or 15 puddings or fish sticks:)

quick question thou, how do u get the Big Harvest goddess pendant??

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quick question thou, how do u get the Big Harvest goddess pendant??

Order the small one, wait 7 days for the medium to appear, buy that, then wait another 7 days for the big to appear. You must have enough Orichalc for them, of course, but it tells you next to the item how many you need.