The activity traces its roots back to World War I, when Italian troops needed a way to cross the rocky Dolomite Mountains. They affixed a series of rungs, ladders and cables to the rock to assist in ...
Long popular in Europe, via ferratas are catching on—and fast—in North America. Italian for “iron way,” a via ferrata is a protected climbing route with fixed steel cables, metal rungs, and ladders.
Via ferrata climbing routes, an accessible and egalitarian way to climb rock, are being built by ski areas and becoming increasingly popular across the U.S. Via ferrata is an Italian term that mean’s ...
Long popular in Europe, the beginner-friendly climbing routes are being installed on peaks and in gorges across the United States. Here are six to try now. By Cindy Hirschfeld I stood on a rock ledge, ...
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