How many steps is Everest?
From sea level to the summit, in steps: stair math, trek distances and why Everest's flagship badge sits at 1,600,000 lifetime steps.
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Walking, counted honestly: step math, badge lore and how the app works.
10,000 steps a day: myth or science?
The 10,000 steps target was born as a 1960s marketing slogan. Here is what large studies actually found, and the goal that beats a magic number.
Walking famous landmarks: the world's icons, measured in steps
The Golden Gate, the Champs-Élysées, Central Park, Manhattan, a marathon and the Grand Canyon, converted into honest step counts.
How we sync your steps in the background without draining your battery
Everest unlocks badges while the app stays closed. Here is the engineering behind background step sync on iPhone and Android, and why it costs almost no battery.