Category Via Ferratas In The Italian Dolomites

If I was to play a word association game with the Italian Dolomites, via ferrata would be my first pick. These mountains were a cradle for via Ferrata climbing, a…

If you want to dip your feet into the world of via ferrata in the Italian Dolomites, but don’t know which beginner routes would be good to start with, you have…

After completing many beginners via ferratas in the Italian Dolomites, it was only natural to challenge me a bit more with some harder routes.  Today I will be sharing with you…

During my first season spent in the Dolomites, I scrambled along a lot of beginner and intermediate via ferratas, however upon my return the following year I felt like I was ready for a…

The Dolomites are the birth place of the via ferrata and Cortina D’Ampezzo is the adventure capital of the Dolomites. If you extrapolate these two statements, you could reach the…

This was the last via ferrata on my multiday traverse through the Rosengarten group and because I wasn’t feeling well I decided to sit this one out.  However my friends pushed on…

Via ferrata Passo Santner is a short but exhilarating route amongst the chimneys and gullies of the western part of the Rosengarten group in the Italian Dolomites. The ferrata leads…

Every time I hear a ridgeline in the description of a route, whether it’s a hike or via ferrata, I immediately add it to my list. Why you may wonder?  Because…

There are over 80 peaks in the Italian Dolomites that reach over 3000 metres, and Catinaccio d’Antermoia is one of them. It’s also the tallest summit in its group known as the…

Cima Cadin has gained a lot of fame on instagram. It serves as the dramatic backdrop for many adventurers who want to recreate the same photograph as they saw on another…

If you want a unique view of the famous Three Peaks (Tre Cime), unobscured by the crowds they attract, then via ferrata De Luca/Innerkofler should spark your interest.  Connecting rifugio Locatelli and…

A while back a friend of mine posted a video on her instagram tackling one of the many via ferratas in the Italian Dolomites. At the time I was making the plan…

I added via ferrata Averau to my Dolomites bucket list with a bit of apprehension. After reading about it in a guidebook, it didn’t seem too exciting nor did it pose…

This relatively new via ferrata provides great experience to those who don’t want to spent too much energy on the initial approach. Located only a few hundred meters from the nearest…

Not an easy feat at all, via ferrata Giro del Sorapiss will not only test your endurance, but also the ability to navigate on not always obvious paths. Good planning ahead is…

I am a strong believer that the more work you are willing to put into something the greater the reword.  This couldn’t be more true with via ferrata Marino Bianchi.…

One of the first via ferratas that was appended on to my Italian Dolomites bucket list, because of a photograph I saw on the Internet, was the Oskar Schuster ferrata. It leads…

As a rule I believe that the more effort you are willing to put into a hike or climb, the more rewarding the views will be. But as with every rule,…

Every year thousands of photographers flock to Passo Giau to capture the insanely photogenic Mount Ra Gusela and the curvy road running right at its footstep. Few realize that the summit of…

If you type in “The Dolomites” into googles image search engine, the famous Seceda ridgeline will be one of the first photos to pop up in the results.  This iconic…

After spending a significant amount of time in the heart of the famous Tre Cime National Park in the Italian Dolomites I felt compelled to explore its other corners, especially the…