Ashley Gorge Via Ferrata

Via ferrata is a protected climbing route with steel cables, iron rungs, ladders, suspension bridges, and stakes that participants use to progress safely up or across mountainous terrain. The term literally means "iron path," and stems from WW1 when the Italians created a system of ladders and cables to access the Dolomite mountains up north.  Decades later, Italian climbers restored many of the routes, and today, via ferrata is a safe way for the average person to experience the thrill of climbing.