via ferrata
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Climbers attached to steel cables on the via ferrata up Piz Mitgel in Graubünden, Switzerland
A via ferrata (Italian for "iron path", plural vie ferrate or in English via ferratas) is a protected climbing route found in the Alps and certain other alpine locations. The protection includes steel fixtures such as cables and railings to arrest the effect of any fall, which the climber can either hold onto or clip into using climbing protection. Some via ferratas can also include steel fixtures that provide aid in overcoming the obstacles encountered, including steel ladders and steel steps.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “via ferrata” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.