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CANON CITY — In our exclusive new series Adventures with Alan, we'll travel across Southern Colorado week-by-week to show you everything from hidden gems to well known spots. This week we visit the ...

SQUAW VALLEY — We were inside Alpenglow Expeditions’ headquarters in the Village at Squaw Valley, getting geared-up with help from our mountain guide for the day, Liam Connelly. Helmet? Check. Harness ...

Just wait till you behold Jackson Hole's mountain majesty as you scale the high-elevation swinging bridge of the Via Ferrata route. (Robin Soslow / Special Contributor) Ever dream of scaling a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... RELATED: Colorado ski areas, adventure guides are crazy about via ferratas — and here’s why If you’re intrigued by the idea of climbing around on iron rungs, ...

Via ferratas in Europe are often unguided, but in the United States, a guide typically accompanies all climbers. There were just four in my group: my husband and me, both in our 50s, plus a couple in ...

Midway up the new Cloud Ladder via ferrata climbing route just outside Estes Park, touted as the steepest in the U.S., there is an overhanging 30-foot section that represents the crux of the ascent.