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Roughly a century after Italian armies drilled iron rungs into cliff faces to efficiently move troops through treacherous mountain terrain — via ferratas, or “the iron way,” — the ferratas
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Via ferratas, like Telluride Via Ferrata, started in Italy during World War I to allow troops to pass through rugged alpine areas.
Go hiking on a high ledge, a crumbly cliff, or a knife-edge ridge and your body will recognize the feeling before your brain catches on.