On their way over the chilkoot pass several entrepreneurs carved 1,378 steps over the pass. They charged miners a toll to use them. The steps were three feet wide with a rest area about every 20 steps.
The Washington Monument has 898 steps, the average household has about 13 steps. If the Chilkoot Pass had 1,378 steps how many times would you have to climb the Washington Monument to equal the distance from the Scales to the summit of Chilkoot Pass?
How many times would you have to climb the stairs at your house?
