How do I complete Zakum Prequest 1 to get the dead mine scrolls?

For some reason whenever I try to complete the first Prequest I keep on failing to collect all the stuff in 30 minutes for this whole quest. I really want to get those scrolls so I don't have to walk to Zakum every time. How do I get those items fast? Is there a way of that?

I would prefer to solo since it's rare to find people willing to do this quest.

It's possible to solo with a bit of luck, but if you really can't do it just ask a friend to come along.

Knowing where documents are and how many are in each room helps, too.

It's nearly impossible to get all of the items you need to get the scrolls if you're by yourself. I suggest bringing along at least one or two other people, and splitting up the rooms. You each get the scrolls individually, so there's no real benefit to doing it alone. More people = faster completion = faster scroll farming.

Just get to them as fast as possible. I rarely ever fail a solo run.


(I did not make this image. Pulled it somewhere off SP.)

There used to be a better guide on sleepywood that denotes which side-facing rock you would find each and every document. But SW is no more. *Sad*

Edit: Thank you WayBack Machine. A huge tip is that the documents are in the same side-facing rock every run. So when you know which rocks the documents are in you save a lot of time from hitting the wrong rocks.
http://web.archive.org/web/2007121012123...?t=1069911

Edit2: Cliff notes version:

 Spoiler

docs and keys in order

rfr = right facing rock
lfr = left facing rock
rfc = right facing chest
lfc = left facing chest

a chest's face is where the keyhole is. a rock's face is where the brighter side is (as opposed to shadow).

whenever you see rocks on main map, break until you get 3 docs

9-1 doc in rfr
9-2 key in lfc, 2 docs in the only rocks

10-1 doc in any rock
10-2 2 docs in lfr

16-4 doc in lfr
16-6 doc in lfr
in 16-4 and 16-6 there are shortcuts where you can jump from top mid rope to middle.

16-2 key in lfc
16-3 key in rfc
if you were sent out by a chest in these two maps, continue on instead of going back

11-1 key in lfc, doc in lfr

12-1 doc in lfr

13-1 2 docs in lfr

14-1 key in lfc, doc in lfr

15-1 doc in lfr

8-1 doc in lfr, doc in rfr

4-1 none
4-2 key in rfr, doc in rfr

5-1 doc in lfr
6-1 doc in lfr

3-1 doc in any rock
3-2 2 docs in any rock

2-1 doc in any rock

1-1 doc in any rock
1-2 none. continue to 7-1

7-1 doc in lfr
7-2 2 docs in the only rocks

go into 16-2, 16-3 if you were sent back before.
if you were sent back again, come back through 10-1, 10-2

16-5 key in only rock