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Understanding via ferrata grades: F to ED, A to F, K1 to K6
Via ferrata grades explained simply: French scale F to ED, Hüsler scale A to F, K1 to K6, what they…
Via ferrata with children: age, height, gear and routes
From what age and height, roping up children under 40 kg, full-body harness, choosing the route, preparation and…
Storms and weather on a via ferrata: anticipate, recognise, react
Thunderstorms are the number one danger on a via ferrata: how to read the mountain forecast, set off at the right time, recognise the signs and…
Via ferrata in the Hautes-Alpes: Écrins, Serre Chevalier, Queyras
Nearly 30 via ferratas in the Hautes-Alpes: which to choose as a beginner, with the family or for a sporty day?…
Via ferrata in Haute-Savoie: Chamonix, Mont Blanc, Aravis, Chablais
About fifteen via ferratas in Haute-Savoie, facing Mont Blanc, in the Aravis or the Chablais: which to choose for your…
Via ferrata in the Eifel and Wallonia: our selection, from easy to difficult
Neuerburg, Manderscheid, Dinant, Namur… the via ferratas of the Eifel, the Moselle and Rhine valleys and Wallonia, tested…
Hammelsberg — between Apach and Perl
Apach · Moselle · France
Slate Museum
Haut-Martelange · Redange · Luxembourg
Druidenpfad — the Druids' Trail
Niedaltdorf · Saarland · Germany
Cirque du Fer à Cheval — Le Bout du Monde (the End of the World)
Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval · Haute-Savoie · France
Freudenburg — Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park
Freudenburg · Rhineland-Palatinate · Germany
Géhard Waterfall loop — Villerain pond
Le Val-d'Ajol · Vosges · France
Les Lindarets, the goat village
Montriond · Haute-Savoie · France
Mehringer Schweiz
Mehring · Rhineland-Palatinate · Germany
Kastel-Staadt & Klause Kastel
Kastel-Staadt · Rhineland-Palatinate · Germany
Saarschleife — Mettlach
Mettlach · Saarland · Germany
Sainte-Cécile footbridge & Rocher du Chat
Florenville · Luxembourg Province · Belgium