Skyrim: How Many Steps It Takes To Get To High Hrothgar (It's Not 7000)
In Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the 7,000 Steps await those who wish to climb to High Hrothgar as part of the game's story, but how many steps actually are there? This religious site is integral to the journey of the Dragonborn, who must reach the Throat of the World's peak to unlock their full potential. Though this means players must face the drudgery that is climbing the 7,000 Steps, the trip to the top may be shorter than is marketed by Skyrim's lore.
The 7,000 Steps represent a literal and figurative pilgrimage in Skyrim. Men and Mer embark on long, arduous journeys up the Throat of the World's steps, challenging themselves both physically and spiritually. This makes the reward the 7,000 Steps offer all the more fitting and worthwhile: The beauty of High Hrothgar — the monastery where the Greybeards shout in the ancient tongue of the dragons — awaits those who survive the adventure up classic Skrim's tallest mountain.
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However, the 7,000 Steps may not be so challenging after all. YouTuber natiscool found in their research that the actual length of this religious journey in Skyrim is somewhere between seven and ten times shorter than 7,000 steps. Though the estimates are ultimately uncertain, they clearly point toward something closer to a 700-step journey.
In term of actual steps (as in «steps on a staircase»), there are only 732 steps in the famous 7,000 Steps, according to user3389. This is a far cry from what the the staircase's name suggests, especially because some of these steps actually head downwards instead of upwards. However, with the use of a few calculations nearly as complicated as Skyrim's best high-level alchemy, one will find
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