- Go to Ivarstead.
- Climb the 7,000 steps.
- Speak to the Greybeards at High Hrothgar.
After you're finished in Whiterun, you'll want to head to Ivarstead, as it is located at the foot of the 7,000 steps leading up to High Hrothgar. You'll have to walk to Ivarstead, so buying a horse may make the journey faster. Once you get there and close to the bridge, you'll hear a conversation. Talk to one of the men, Klimmek, and learn about what dangers are lurking ahead. You can take an optional quest from him to deliver supplies to the Greybeards.
When you start on the trail up, you'll run across leveled various wildlife and monsters, and a couple of pilgrims. You will also find various stones giving you information on the history of the dragons and the Way of the Voice. At a point where the steps are sandwiched between two cliffs, there is a strong frost troll that will jump from the top of one cliff if it sees you. For low-leveled characters, it is suggested that you scale round the cliff to avoid it, or to use ranged or magic attacks and stay out of reach. Trolls are vulnerable to fire, so any fire magic available can help you defeat it. Alternatively, you could lure it back to Ivarstead and let the guards deal with it, but that might result with the unfortunate deaths of a few citizens. Fortunately Ivarstead has very few quests attached to it.
After finally arriving at High Hrothgar, you'll be greeted by Master Arngeir, who speaks to you on behalf of the other Greybeards (whose voices are too powerful for conversation). After proving you are the Dragonborn by using the Unrelenting Force shout, they welcome you to their monastery and instruct you on how to use the Dragon Shouts, or Thu'um.
To further your training in the ways of the Thu'um, you will be taught the second word to the Unrelenting Force Shout, Ro, and asked to practice it three times on ethereal targets they call up. Argneir comments on how quickly you learn, then takes you outside for the next lesson. They teach you another Word, Wuld, for Whirlwind Sprint. You'll be asked to practice it by using the Shout to get through the gate Master Borri opens before it closes. When you're finished, Argneir will send you on the last test, to get the Horn of Jurgen Windcaller.
