As I wobble along the via ferrata’s cable-wire bridge stretched across the Uncompahgre Gorge in Ouray, I keep reminding myself of one thing: Don’t look down. Don’t look down. Do. Not. Look. Down. That ...

Man posing on Donnerkogel Intersport via ferrata (klettersteig) ladder, with his leg hanging out, on a bright sunny day. If hiking seems a bit too mellow but you’re not quite ready to take on a steep ...

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 ...

The concept of the “Iron Highway” comes from World War I when soldiers traveled from Italy to Austria using a system of wires ...

TELLURIDE, Colo. (CBS4) --Authorities have ruled out mechanical failure in the death of 53-year-old Anissa Larson of Tucson on Thursday. Larson suffered fatal injuries following a 200-foot fall from a ...

Long popular in Europe, the beginner-friendly climbing routes are being installed on peaks and in gorges across the United States. Here are six to try now. By Cindy Hirschfeld I stood on a rock ledge, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Midway up the new Cloud Ladder via ferrata climbing route just outside of Estes Park, touted as the steepest in the U.S., there is an overhanging 30-foot ...

Tourists experience the thrill and excitement of Via Ferrata around Yandang Mountain, a national 5A-level scenic area, in Xianrentan village, East China's Zhejiang Province. Photos: VCG Young Chinese ...

Spectacular snow-capped mountain views, aquamarine water stretching out below and sheer, sheer cliff. The towering Hornelen mountain on the western coast of Norway is now open to adrenaline-seekers ...

From my lofty perch 8,900 feet above sea level in Italy’s Dolomite Mountains, the view is spectacular. Towering peaks frame an idyllic Alpine valley, with deep-green pine forests and golden foothills.