Via Ferrata dates back to World War I, when troops used it to transport men and material. Fox31 went to Arkansas Valley Adventures in Idaho Springs to give it a try.

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 is Italian for “iron road.” It describes climbing routes with safety wires, metal rungs, ladders, footholds, iron pins, or other permanently attached features across steep, rocky ...

The Switzerland of America is about to have an added European feel for visitors. After four years of work, the Ouray Via Ferrata will open to the public Memorial Day weekend. A via ferrata, ...

Ohio’s very first via ferrata course debuted earlier this year, and has already proved to be a very popular ticket. Tours offered by the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks fill up almost ...

Thrill-seekers can take ladder-climbing to new heights by ascending a death-defying version that’s suspended 5,000 feet in the air in China.

Of all new attractions in the United States that opened in 2021, Estes Park’s own Cloud Ladder made the Top Ten list as published by USA Today.

You don’t need rock climbing experience to find yourself clinging to granite cliffs 1,200 feet above the village at Palisades Tahoe. The Tahoe Via Ferrata is an assisted climbing adventure that ...

This month, Amangiri — a 600-acre, five-star luxury resort in Canyon Point, Utah — opened a 200-foot long steel staircase as part of its via ferrata hiking systems.

Telluride’s thrilling route traverses two miles of sheer cliffs and narrow ledges above this picture-perfect southwestern Colorado town.

The 53-year-old woman from Tucson, Arizona was climbing the Via Ferrata with her friend when she apparently slipped and fell about 200 feet, the sheriff's office said.