Thank you very much for your detailed comment :D
I really did want to make a "Foddian" type game (even though I didn't know what the term meant and, besides, I'm not particularly fond of this type of game myself). I've just always wanted to make a game about the dahu (which is, I must confess here, an imaginary animal used by mountain dwellers as a prank on city dwellers who come to the mountains) and what better way to do that than with a ruthless climb for an animal like that.
Clearly, the game punishes the player at times when the dahu has all its paws on the ground. But hey... the game's funny, I think, so that makes up for it :D
As for the levels, I'd originally imagined something much higher up, but the time constraint (already well past), forced me to make a smaller level that was certainly better constructed than an interminable mountain.
In any case, I'm delighted that you enjoyed my game! Thanks for playing :D