Luckily finding hidden gems or secret caves etc by almost dying (spoilers)

Does this ever happen to you? There have been so many times that im about to fall to my death but then happen to get saved by the grace of God and conveniently land on a "hidden" area. Like twice in icy peak just now. When I was chasing the egg thief I missed a jump by an inch and was falling to my doom but then I magically landed right next to the secret ice wall. And then again when im trying to figure out how to headbash that damn ice lake, thinking I have to use the pendulum thing which also almost killed me and then I fall to a secret cave or something. I cant even remember and ill probably only find it by almost dying again.