A via ferrata (Italian for "iron path", plural vie ferrate or in English via ferratas) is a protected climbing route found in the Alps and certain other...

including the Alta Via 2, which runs from Brixen to Feltre. Dolomites Via Ferrata Alta Via 2 Alta Via 3 Alta Via 4 Rifugio Nuvolàu on the Alta Via 1. Two hikers...

relatively easy hike, or the west face, where the summit can be reached by a via ferrata. The south face, however, is a much more difficult challenge, with many...

harnesses for children or carrying heavy loads. Lanyards (or "teather", or "via ferrata set") are much longer versions of quickdraws that attach from a harness...

undertaking. energy absorber A piece of protection equipment used in via ferrata climbing to absorb the energy of the arrest of any fall. See lanyard...

route has extended sections of via ferrata. Via ferrata equipment is recommended in these sections. Some of these via ferrata sections can be bypassed if...

The Mount Ogden Via Ferrata hiking and climbing experience in Waterfall Canyon, is an outdoor recreation area located in Ogden City of Weber County, Utah...

El Caminito del Rey (The King's Little Path) is a walkway pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, near Ardales in the province of...

with single letters showing their intended area of use, for example, K (via ferrata), B (base), and H (for belaying with an Italian or Munter hitch). Industry:...

(3,008 m). Cima di Mezzo and Cristallino d'Ampezzo can be reached by via ferratas, while Monte Cristallo and Piz Popena both require climbing skills. Monte...

modern via ferrata is a steel cable which runs along the route and is periodically (every 3 to 10 metres (9.8 to 32.8 ft)) fixed to the rock. Using a via ferrata...

Savoie. The Fiolins hamlet is the starting point of a path leading to a via ferrata that passes through Roche Veyrand to reach the Entremonts Valley. Hike...

front (World War I) Silver age of alpinism Strada delle 52 Gallerie Via ferrata White Friday (1916) White War Ladin: Dolomites; German: Dolomiten [doloˈmiːtn̩]...

Deep-water solo Rope solo Top roping Types of mountaineering Alpine Mixed Via ferrata Himalayan Alpine style Expedition style Ice Dry-tooling Scrambling Hillwalking...

climbing, traditional climbing and top rope climbing. Via Ferrata equipment as used in Via Ferrata climbing Wikimedia Commons has media related to Climbing...

activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas that have become sports in their own right. Indoor climbing, sport climbing...

feet) is an important rock feature popular with climbers. The well-known via ferrata Canal de las Damas (difficulty level D) leads from Collbató through a...

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via ferrata set, helmet, sturdy footwear (rental equipment is available from the Speikboden Alm gondola station) Via ferrata Via ferrata Via ferrata Via...

above the town of Leukerbad, Switzerland. The mountain has the longest via ferrata, or secured climbing route, in Switzerland. The route is built into the...

slope as well as mountain biking trails on the Stoney Squaw portion, and Via Ferrata (an assisted climbing experience). A tourist attraction, the Banff Gondola...

climbing, but unlike alpine climbing can involve support and fixed ropes. Via ferrata: Ascending mountain routes using previously installed fixed steel cables...

equipment of a harness attached to one end of a dynamic kernmantle rope (usually via a figure-eight knot). The second, who is belaying, will use a standard mechanical...

tourists for winter sports.[citation needed] Gimmelwald has a 2.2 km long via ferrata connecting the neighbouring village of Mürren. The Jungfrau seen from...

Group was facilitated by the construction -by order of the SAT- of a via ferrata that would respectfully avoid the summits but would connect the passes...

Deep-water solo Rope solo Top roping Types of mountaineering Alpine Mixed Via ferrata Himalayan Alpine style Expedition style Ice Dry-tooling Scrambling Hillwalking...

route with a climbing section passes along it. It is considered the only via ferrata in the Northern Black Forest. The Karlsruher Grat is situated in the...

Deep-water solo Rope solo Top roping Types of mountaineering Alpine Mixed Via ferrata Himalayan Alpine style Expedition style Ice Dry-tooling Scrambling Hillwalking...

Deep-water solo Rope solo Top roping Types of mountaineering Alpine Mixed Via ferrata Himalayan Alpine style Expedition style Ice Dry-tooling Scrambling Hillwalking...

above the belay, the fall factor drops below 2. In falls occurring on a via ferrata, fall factors can be much higher. This is possible because the length...