Take a running jump from the balcony to the stacked boxes below the control room on the right. (NOTE: Set it up so Lara takes off close to the end of the broken railing. If you're new to Tomb Raider, see my strategy page for info on setting up jumps.)
From there, take a running jump to the big stack of boxes in the middle of the room. Jump onto the single wooden crate on top of the stack. (NOTE: If Lara is about one box width away from the crate, a forward standing jump will land her on top more quickly than climbing would.)
Now take a running jump to the stack of boxes under the other balcony. Do not press Action during this jump or Lara won't make it. (Or, instead of jumping from the higher wooden crate in the middle stack, start from the wooden crate below it—the one that juts out from the stack toward the CONTROL ROOM. From there, take a running jump to grab the edge of the stack of boxes under the other balcony. Pull up.) Jump onto the wooden crate on top of the stack below the balcony. From there, take a running jump to grab the edge of the balcony. Pull up.
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