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.

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 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.

Via ferrata, which is Italian for "iron path," is one of the best ways to experience the high alpine terrain of a ski area in the summer. These unique climbing routes are equipped with iron rungs and ...

Quebec is home to 13 via ferrata sites, many in Sépaq parks. You don’t need special climbing skills, just courage.

Adventure seekers have a new destination in central Slovakia: the Via Ferrata – Sokolie Skaly, a natural climbing centre that officially opened on Saturday, 5 April, near the town of Zvolen. “This ...

Tourists experience the thrill and excitement of Via Ferrata around Yandang Mountain, a national 5A-level scenic area, in Xianrentan village, East China's Zhejiang Province. Photos: VCG Young ...

Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Via Ferrata starts with high bridge crossing / Outbound Life Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, British Columbia, is known for some of the most challenging ski ...

Calling all thrillseekers – if you want to take your adrenaline rush to the next level, there's a unique experience that'll be right up your alley here in Victoria. Australia's first via ferrata ...

Mount Qixing’s death-defying via ferrata has gone viral on Chinese social media.

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.

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 ...