Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hiking via ferrata trails in Dolomite Mountains Via ferrata is Italian for “iron road.” It describes climbing routes with safety ...

It’s a distraction mechanism. My knees are clacking, my mouth has gone dry, and it’s all I can do to muffle the screams inside my head. But here I am, buckled into a harness and clipped by a carabiner ...

You might or might not be familiar with the current Via Ferrata at Arapahoe Basin for hikers and climbers to take on in the summer months. Now there's a proposed second trail that could be coming as ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For the past three summers, North America’s highest-elevation via ferrata has made for an exhilarating addition to Arapahoe Basin’s summer recreation ...

My knees shake and my fingertips cling to the rock. I can’t bear to move my laser-focused gaze anywhere beyond the metal rung that’s just out of reach. A moment before, I was climbing up a ladder, but ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Midway up the new Cloud Ladder via ferrata climbing route just outside of Estes Park, touted as the steepest in the U.S., there is an overhanging 30-foot ...

Mammoth’s new rock climbing attraction, a beginner-friendly course with six different routes, opened Saturday, offering thrill-seekers a giant off-season alternative to hiking and mountain biking.

A woman in Colorado died while guiding customers on a privately owned via ferrata route on September 20 near the town of Idaho Springs. The Idaho Springs Police Department reported that 26-year-old ...

The Kinetic Rewind Pro via ferrata lanyard is an advanced design featuring our light and compact stitched shock absorber, super-safe Echo carabiners, and 19 mm Rewind lanyards that contract to a ...

Tourists experience the thrill and excitement of Via Ferrata around Yandang Mountain, a national 5A-level scenic area, in Xianrentan village, East China's Zhejiang Province. Photos: VCG Young Chinese ...