Via ferrata climbing routes, an accessible and egalitarian way to climb rock, are being built by ski areas and becoming increasingly popular across the U.S. Via ferrata is an Italian term that mean’s ...

Combining steel cables, swinging suspension bridges and precarious wooden walkways, via ferratas offer a great alternative to rock climbing and mountaineering. Here are five of our favourite routes.

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 ...