Via Ferrata

Connected Sites: 12

WHS containing a Via Ferrata. "A via ferrata (Italian for "iron road") is a mountain route which is equipped with fixed cables, stemples, ladders and bridges. The use of these allows otherwise isolated routes to be joined to create longer routes which are accessible to people with a wide range of climbing abilities" (Wiki)

Connected Sites

Kinabalu Park

Malaysia

Inscribed: 2000

3.26

128

The World's Highest At 3776 Meters

Yosemite National Park

United States of America

Inscribed: 1984

4.30

382

Half Dome

Dolomites

Italy

Inscribed: 2009

4.08

326

The Dolomites As A Whole Contain Around 80 Vf. Within The Inscribed Site, The Via Ferrata Marmolada Is The Highest (The World's Second Highest At 3343 Metres?), Longest And Oldest In The Dolomites. The First Vf Were Installed In The Dolomites During Wwi (Austria/Italy) "To Help Troops To Move About At High Altitude In Very Difficult Conditions Permanent Lines Were Fixed To Rock Faces And Ladders Were Installed So That Troops Could Ascend Steep Faces". (Wiki)
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