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...
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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. Price, Gillian...
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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...
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Tofana di Rozes (section Via Ferrata)
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...
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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...
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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...
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Caminito del Rey (category Via ferrata)
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...
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Cristallo (mountain) (section Via ferratas)
(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...
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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...
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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...
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