Via ferratas are steep and exposed trails where the risk of a fatal fall is minimized by having a steel cable run along the trail to which you can attach yourself with a via ferrata set and climbing harness. Besides that you need good hiking boots and a climbing helmet, as well as good mountaineering skills! Below you will find a few articles focused on choosing and using the via ferrata set properly.
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If you are into via ferrata trails, you probably know that via ferrata sets utilize either tear-out webbing or a friction metal plate as an energy absorber/braking mechanism. The energy absorber is what makes a potential fall more tolerable as it stops the fall gradually rather than abruptly, and thus prevents fatal injuries. Even a…
Via ferratas (“iron trails”) are steep and exposed trails running up and along abrupt hills and mountain sides, where the risk of a fatal fall is minimized by having a steel cable run along the trail – to which you can attach yourself with a via ferrata set. In addition to that via ferrata trails…
Here we listed and reviewed the best via ferrata equipment on the market. Via ferratas (also called iron trails) are very steep and exposed trails that have steel cables running along them. The steel cable allows you to attach yourself to it with a via ferrata set and a climbing harness, and thus reduce the…
