Display of ascent gained.

[RunnerRalph]

Can the display of ascent gained be transferred from watch to app?

Once the active "run" menu has been exited, is it possible to retrieve the data ?

[YojanaFitbit]

I've noticed you are new around @RunnerRalph, so let me give you a warm welcome to our Community. 

Once you've sync your Fitbit with your Fitbit account the all the data your Surge has will be transfer there! Now about your second inquiry about the "Run" data, you can not retrieve the data to be shown on the display of your Surge. But you can see your data in your Dashboard by going to the option "Track exercise", the icon with the little man running if you're using the Fitbit App. 

You can also see your data the Fitbit.com Dashboard too. Once you're logged in into your Fitbit Account > click on Log > Activity > See attached picture:

 You will see your activities in the Activity History list.

Hope this helps! 

[RunnerRalph]

Thank you for your reply. I have been using my Fitbit surge for over 2 years, and am familiar with the data shown in the various aspects of the app. Whilst your reply is helpful to a point, I still cannot retrieve the data shown on the watch re. altitude! I am not interested in steps or flights of stairs, which seem to be the closest to my enquiry.

[Rich_Laue]

The change in altitude is available on the map of the event at http://www.fitbit.com/activities

It is not availible through the app even though the server has this data.

[RunnerRalph · Accepted solution]

Thanks Rich.
Your reply has answered my query and opened up a whole new world!
Thank you

Sent from my iPhone

[Rich_Laue]

Well is there a post above you might want to mark as a solution, that way you could be helping others out.

[Emujo]

 I believe this info is only available if you are using the GPS during your trip. Otherwise it's only floors (which you could multiply by 10 to give you an approx elevation gain, but nothing for decent) and as we all know, GPS kills the battery pretty fast. 

Edit, looks like you already know the GPS tracks elevation, so my post may be moot.

[Rich_Laue]

That is correct @Emujo, and the reason i stated that it is found on the map. 

The tracker is still using the barometric pressure to read changes in altitude, since it is more accurate than gps.

[YojanaFitbit]

Hi @RunnerRalph Thanks for getting back, I think that our good friend @Rich_Laue already answered your query! I can tell you're very nice since obviously I didn't get entirely your question and even though you gave some credit.

Good thing is that we have a lot of friends willing to help as @Emujo and @Rich_Laue. Taking in count your last response I'm marking @Rich_Laue's post as the solution for your question. Marking posts as solutions is a great way of thanking another community member, while also highlighting their solution; so that it may be discovered more easily by other community member's facing the same questions or issues as you. You can read more about Accepted Solutions. 

I hope to see you more often in the Forums, have a good one!