Guides and tips
Resources designed to support you at every stage, whether you're preparing your first outing or looking for the via ferrata that matches exactly what you're after.
Getting started with via ferrata
Everything you need to know before putting on a harness for the first time.
Understanding grading
What K1 to K6 really mean, and why length never tells the whole story.
Read the guideHow to equip yourself properly
Harness, lanyard, helmet: what's truly essential, and common assumptions to drop.
Read the guideVia ferrata safety
The essential rules, weather to watch for, and the numbers to know before setting off.
Read the guideThe most common mistakes
The preparation traps that most often ruin an outing, long before the first rung.
Read the guideVia ferrata vs climbing
Two disciplines often confused, which don't demand the same thing at all.
Read the guideOur favourite selections
Beauty, thrills, length or family friendliness: as many different angles to discover Switzerland's via ferrata in a new light.
The most beautiful
Six routes chosen solely for what they give you to look at.
Read the guideThe most vertiginous
Where the void is part and parcel of the experience.
Read the guideThe longest
When the cable refuses to stop.
Read the guideFor a family start
Routes designed so everyone can move at their own pace, young and old alike.
Read the guideHistory
From Dolomite trenches to Swiss rock faces today, the story of a discipline born of a turbulent century.