The Ouray Via Ferrata is fairly new, having opened in 2020 during the first pandemic summer. But it was so popular, it’s already expanded its footprint in the Uncompahgre River Gorge.

Via Ferrata dates back to World War I, when troops used it to transport men and material. Fox31 went to Arkansas Valley Adventures in Idaho Springs to give it a try.

You must be at least 4-feet-tall to climb Via Ferrata (pictured). NX. Climbers are suspended nearly 5,000 feet in the air. NX. The ladder is 551 feet long. NX.

Via ferrata directly translates from Italian to English as “iron path” – it’s a term used to describe mountain climbing routes that use steel cables and fixed ladders to aid climbers.

Authorities in Telluride have ruled out mechanical failure in the death of a 53-year-old woman following a 200-foot fall from a cliff-side climbing feature call Via Ferrata.

How to Tackle Telluride’s Via Ferrata. Telluride’s thrilling route traverses two miles of sheer cliffs and narrow ledges above this picture-perfect southwestern Colorado town.

Via Ferrata dates back to World War I, when troops used it to transport men and material. Fox31 went to Arkansas Valley Adventures in Idaho Springs to give it a try.