Sentences with word «ferrata»

Activities range from an amazing via ferrata climb around the natural rock quarry, to abseil on natural rock, to zip lines, high ropes, archery and lots of bushcraft activities.

Via ferrata originates from World War I when Italy clashed with the Austro - Hungarian forces in the rugged Dolomite Mountains that divided these two powers.

Mountain Torq sell overnight packages, but they are more expensive anyway, as they include the via ferrata climb.

Via ferrata originates from World War I when Italian soldiers equipped mountains with fixed lines and ladders, an ingenuous and relatively safe way to ascend difficult or otherwise un-climbable cliffs.

Fernie Alpine Resort and Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (part of Resorts of the Canadian Rockies group) are home base for chills and thrills this summer thanks to a new ice bar experience, lift - access camping, via ferrata route and kids aerial park.

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Kicking Hores offers two via ferrata options.

Via ferrata consist of steel rungs drilled and glued into the rock, suspension bridges, and steel cable bridges spanning chasms that can feel like tiptoeing a cross a thread of silk.

It's the latest addition to Kicking Horse's menu of summer alpine experiences and it's a winner and today one half of an alpine duathlon of sorts — via ferrata in the morning, bike park in the afternoon.

You'll find some superb rock - climbing and canyoning, plus there's a via ferrata above Menaggio, just a couple of miles north of Cadenabbia.

For those craving some air beneath the feet, Kicking Horse's new via ferrata gives people a taste of mountain climbing without the arsenal of equipment, skill and experience normally required to scale peaks.

This amazing tour will let you enjoy 12 cable «rides», 24 platforms, 2 climbing walls, a hangingbridge, via ferrata rappel, swing seats and a lot of adrenaline.

The tour also includes a number of interesting ecological trails, a hanging bridge and via ferrata between the platforms.

For sun - worshipers, the beautiful stretches of coastline will not disappoint; for adrenaline junkies, try your hand at via ferrata or kite surfing; for intrepid adventurers, explore the jungles or mountains and uncover the history of the Aztecs!

Guests can choose their route, each of which takes about an hour: You can hike up the entire 1,200 - foot via ferrata (a path used to climb a mountain with a safety system permanently installed) or choose a hike - zipline combo and climb a 13 - foot via ferrata at the end (all accompanied by professional guides).

From endless hiking trails, to ridiculously scenic chairlifts, mountain biking, swimming in lakes to even trying out via ferratas — there is indeed something for everyone (even when it rains!)

When fighting ended the via ferrata was forgotten, until mountaineers began restoring and repurposing these routes for recreation, launching a new form of mountain adventure.

I'm clinging to the face of Terminator Peak following what the Italians refer to as a via ferrata, or «iron road.»

This is only my second kick at a via ferrata, and for the first 15 minutes I feel sort of naked.

«We hatched the plan to develop a via ferrata last year, and our crews started working last spring scaling loose rock from the route, then drilling and installing more than 800 metres of steel cable,» says Max Cretin, director of business development and guest experience for Kicking Horse Resort, who has joined me on this new via ferrata.

This was a first for Tim and I: our first time zip lining and our first time doing a via ferrata.

Natura Vive is a company that runs a via ferrata and zip line in the Sacred Valley.

For a real adrenaline rush, you might want to check out the via ferrata, or «iron road» between Saas Fee and Saas - Grund.

In between platforms, you'll climb a suspension bridge, enter a cave, rappel and walk along a via ferrata.

The via ferrata / ziplining was also another favorite with spectacular views of the Sacred Valley.

Summer Chills and Mountain Thrills in the Canadian Rockies New ice bar, lift - access camping, via ferrata and kids aerial park add to summer adventures

For immediate release Summer Chills and Mountain Thrills in the Canadian Rockies New ice bar, lift - access camping, via ferrata and kids aerial park add to summer adventures Fernie, BC (April 18, 2016)-- Adventure seekers need not wait until next winter to get their mountain thrills in the Canadian Rockies.

On offer is a Cavern Adventure for two, where you can explore underground caverns and navigate your way through various zip lines, rope bridges, via ferrata and tunnels.

For Natura Vive, a Peruvian adventure company based in Cuzco Valley, a less impactful way for visitors to enjoy the incredible views was to construct three transparent pods, suspended 400 feet above the valley floor as accommodations, accessible only after climbing up 1,400 iron rungs («via ferrata») set into the steep mountain face.

In order to improve accessibility, a short section of «via ferrata» was installed to help climbers make it across.