Via Ferrrata: Climbing with Cables and Ladders

It was developed during World War I to move troops quickly through the Dolomites in Northern Italy. Today, the New York Times tells us, via ferrata –climbing rock faces with the aid of ladders, bridges, stair steps, bolts and strands of cable—is "immensely popular" in the Alps, where hundreds of routes are in place. The news, according to the Times, is that via ferrata has made its way to the the U.S., despite laws that prohibit the installation of permanent climbing anchors. This piece takes close look at the via ferrata thrills available at Waterfall Canyon Climbing Park in Ogden, Utah, which has three precipitous climbs
found in a deep quartzite canyon. The Times also mentions other North American via ferrata climbs at the Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort in British Columbia, the Nelson Rocks Preserve near
Seneca Rocks, W. Va, and the Torrent Falls Resort in the
Daniel Boone National Forest of eastern Kentucky. Read more about via ferrata here.