"Traveling to High Hrothgar requires taking the 7,000 steps, beginning in Ivarstead." Even if the Throat of the World counted, I doubt it would be 6,300. http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Throat_of_the_World "Although the path up is said to be 7,000 steps long, it's only about 700 steps." That's been on the wiki for a while. Also it says nothing about it being footsteps, but actual steps as in stairs.