What is it? Via Ferrata, Italian for ‘iron way’, is the perfect name for this alpine adventure, as you will be stepping on a series of iron steps, navigating your way up the face of a mountain ...

The via ferrata wasn’t initially built for thrill ... Three decades later, after World War II came to a close, alpine enthusiasts restored the long-abandoned climbing routes, replacing frayed ...

Via Ferrata equipment To get started on Via Ferrata you need standard alpine walking gear, plus a helmet, gloves, and a comfortable harness. The harness can be a sit harness (with chest harness if you ...

Here's more information, courtesy of Dolomite Mountains: "A via ferrata is a mountain route which is equipped ... "Many via ferratas were originally built to aid movements of alpine military units ...

Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, trekking, via ferrata, freeriding, ski mountaineering, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and ice climbing on all the mountains of the world. It ...

Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, British Columbia, is known for some of the most challenging ski terrain and vertical ...