European mountain ranges have many via ferrata. The most well-known is in Italy’s Dolomites mountains, where over 700 via ferrata pathways are installed. Via ferrata were… ...

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.

Since then, hundreds of via ferratas have been installed across Europe and stateside. The first via ferrata route opened in the U.S. in 2001 at Kentucky’s Red River Gorge.

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.

Via Ferrata Xtreme at Honister Slate Mine (01768 777230; honister-slate-mine.co.uk) costs £39.50 per adult, £29.50 per child, and £135 for a family of two adults and two children.

“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 ...

It’s the most like a European via ferrata that we’ve built so far in the U.S. in terms of scale.” A-Basin’s via ferrata includes multiple guided routes of varying lengths and difficulty ...