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.

Wearing a safety harness and helmet, climbers clip into cables that stretch along the route. ... The first via ferrata route opened in the U.S. in 2001 at Kentucky’s Red River Gorge.

Honister Slate Mine’s history is founded in stone, but its future is being shaped by iron. We clip in to the UK’s original via ferrata for a Lakeland mountain adventure like no other.

Via ferrata are a fun climbing activity for people of all ages and skill levels. Over 700 courses are in Italy’s Dolomites, featuring fabulous views of rock towers, streams, flora, and fauna.

Harnesses, helmets and steel cables protect climbers on the Via Ferrata at Tahoe. (Squaw Valley|Alpine Meadows) At Squaw, the Via Ferrata ...

Telluride’s Via Ferrata in Colorado can be difficult. These tips make the experience enjoyable and safe.(123rf) Traversing a cliffside high above Telluride, hiking the Via Ferrata route is a ...

Apr 22, 2018 Apr 22, 2018 Updated Mar 15, 2019 With one hand grasped tight around a metal rung, I leaned back, allowing my full weight to pull against the redundant cable attaching my body to the ...

Via Ferrata Works. Via Ferrata Works is ... And then the next day you can put your harness back on and continue up the route. We’re looking at this site and a couple of others for that.

The Tahoe Via Ferrata is an assisted climbing adventure that employs steel cables, ladder ... All safety gear — harness, lanyard, and helmet — is provided, ...

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.