On via ferratas, climbers use permanently-installed iron rungs and cables to ascend soaring cliffs without the need to carry heavy rock climbing gear. Want to try one? Here's what you need to know.

Via ferrata routes, which mix the thrill of rock climbing with the safety of hiking, have been slow to aatch on in the U.S. – but that's about to change.

As I wobble along the via ferrata’s cable-wire bridge stretched across the Uncompahgre Gorge in Ouray, I keep reminding myself of one thing: Don’t look down.Don’t look down. Do. Not. Look. Down.

At Squaw, the Via Ferrata – the Italian term for “Iron Road” — is a steep climbing route up the 1,200-foot-tall mini-mountain of decomposed granite known as Tram Face, ...

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The Ouray Via Ferrata is fairly new, having opened in 2020 during the first pandemic summer. But it was so popular, it’s already expanded its footprint in the Uncompahgre River Gorge.

Via Ferrata Works. Via Ferrata Works is a company started by Harry Kent and Keith Lober. It is one of only a handful of companies in the U.S. that designs and builds via ferratas.

“Via ferrata” is Italian for “iron path,” and these outfitted climbing routes can be found around the world, including more than 1,000 in the European Alps, with a majority in Italy and ...

Climbing the Via Ferrata In Italy’s Dolomites, a Hike Through World War I History. Matt Mossman August 19, 2008. Get our newsletter! Get our newsletter! Piccolo Lagazuoi as ...

Via Ferrata Canyon St. Anne. Just when I thought I'd done the craziest via ferrata, We saw the via ferrata at Canyon St. Anne. While we only tried out the zipline across the canyon, the via ferrata ...