Used by soldiers in the Italian Dolomites during WWI and popular throughout the Alps, these mountain-climbing routes rigged with iron ladders and cables have finally arrived in North America. In 2001, Torrent Falls Climbing Adventure built a six-section, 4,000-foot route in Kentucky's Red River Gorge. Day trips, $32; torrentfalls.com. In 2005, two Ogden, Utah, locals built three routes just outside the city limits in Waterfall Canyon. Sherpa Logistics guides trips that skirt a 350-foot waterfall. Daytrips, $150 per person with two people; 801-550-1761. Last July, Canadian Mountain Holidays finished a route on Trundle Ridge, in British Columbia's Bugaboos, that climbs nearly 1,000 vertical feet and tops out on a ridge with views of a sea of peaks, glaciers, and granite spires. US$2,510 for a three-day all-inclusive stay at CMH's Bugaboo Lodge; canadianmountainholidays.com. And Canada's Banff and Yoho national parks are considering installing routes.
-
PREV
Mountain Biking ...
-
23 Reasons to Get Out There
PAGE 21 of 24 (SEE ALL)
-
Via Ferrata Jumped the Pond
(Part 21 of 24)
-
- 23 Reasons to Get Out There
- You Can Explore a New Frontier
- You Can Admit You Went on a Cruise
- You Can Fit 100 Guidebooks in Your Pocket
- There’s No Better Way to Prove Yourself
- Searching Get Smarter
- Your Translator Is Your First-Aid Kit
- Because of Norway
- Mexico Is Safer than You Think
- Machu Picchu Re-ups
- The Go-and-Give
- Getting Ready Is Half the Fun
-
- You Can Cut Out the Middleman…
- …Or You Can Guide Yourself
- Smarter Waste Management
- Gourmet Is the New Gruel
- Cities Get Slicker Tires
- Gnarly Trips Are for Kids
- There’s Always a New Place to Go Long
- Mountain Biking Gets with the Flow
- Via Ferrata Jumped the Pond
- You Can Stretch Your Legs
- Antarctica Rewilds
- You Can Be a Big Shot
-
-
Via Ferrata Jumped the Pond
(Part 21 of 24)
-
NEXT
You Can Stretch ...
-
PREV
Mountain Biking ...
-
23 Reasons to Get Out There
PAGE 21 of 24 (SEE ALL)
-
Via Ferrata Jumped the Pond
(Part 21 of 24)
-
- 23 Reasons to Get Out There
- You Can Explore a New Frontier
- You Can Admit You Went on a Cruise
- You Can Fit 100 Guidebooks in Your Pocket
- There’s No Better Way to Prove Yourself
- Searching Get Smarter
- Your Translator Is Your First-Aid Kit
- Because of Norway
- Mexico Is Safer than You Think
- Machu Picchu Re-ups
- The Go-and-Give
- Getting Ready Is Half the Fun
-
- You Can Cut Out the Middleman…
- …Or You Can Guide Yourself
- Smarter Waste Management
- Gourmet Is the New Gruel
- Cities Get Slicker Tires
- Gnarly Trips Are for Kids
- There’s Always a New Place to Go Long
- Mountain Biking Gets with the Flow
- Via Ferrata Jumped the Pond
- You Can Stretch Your Legs
- Antarctica Rewilds
- You Can Be a Big Shot
-
-
Via Ferrata Jumped the Pond
(Part 21 of 24)
-
NEXT
You Can Stretch ...
More at Outside
News
Jun 19, 2013
WATCH: Volcano Spews 4km Ash Plume
Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano has...
0Jeannie Longo to Race Again
Will compete at French national...
0NASA Selects 4 Women as Trainees
Highest percentage in history
0New Sleeping Bag Charges Cell Phones
Debuting at music festivals this...
0
