A breathtaking wingsuit BASE jump from Switzerland’s Via Ferrata route, combining extreme altitude with stunning alpine views ...

A century later, in Switzerland's Bernese Oberland, a recreational via ferrata neutralises my own longstanding battle with heights. The words via ferrata loosely translate as iron path or iron way ...

Nowadays, via ferrata are the preserve of thrill-seekers ... While most people flock to the Alps in France, Switzerland and Italy for hiking, skiing and climbing, the Julian Alps in Slovenia ...

the rush of adrenaline as you conquer a war-time-era via ferrata all serve as tactical reminders of this very real, very remarkable place. Switzerland is a bona fide playground for thrill-seekers ...

The term via ferrata dates back to early WWI ... Via ferrate spread from the Italian Dolomites into France and Switzerland and by the 1970s, they were used for recreation and rock climbing ...

Thieves in Switzerland have conquered one of the ... The route, known as a via ferrata, is classed as level 5, the most difficult, and involves serious climbing as well as ascending ladders ...