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Helmets for Big Heads
My Big Head Whether it’s due to excess brains or empty space, I have a larger than average head. This makes it hard to find any headwear that fits. Anything marked “one size fits all” does not seem...
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Totally Recalled
Earlier this week equipment manufacturer Edelrid issued a product recall for a selection of their via ferrata lanyards. This recall follows a fatal via ferrata accident a couple of weeks ago....
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UPDATE – Totally Recalled
It’s been reported that an emergency meeting of the Safety Commission of the UIAA (Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme – International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation) will be held...
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One of the most photographed views in the Dolomites…in cloud
It’s been said that the view across Lago di Misurina to the Sorapiss group of mountains is one of the most photographed in the Dolomites. The full mass of these mountains reflected in the quiet, clear...
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Rocking stag weekend
The Plan Rock climbing certainly had to be part of it. My best man, Jim, and I agreed that pretty early on. My stag do would have to involve adventure and I’m a keen climber, plus I had met all of my...
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Recalling a Crisis
A failure of crucial safety equipment leads to a tragic death. Major manufacturers issue urgent recalls of the equipment and an emergency meeting of the industry body decides to review safety...
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Vie Ferrate on Gran Canaria
I never would have guessed that an island in the Atlantic, off the coast of Africa, has incredible vie ferrate – the cabled climbing routes more normally associated with the Dolomites and the Alps....
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Wire in the Lakes – the Honister Slate Mine Via Ferrata
The UK’s first via ferrata is one of the Lake District’s biggest attractions but has also been one of its biggest sources of controversy in the last few years. How might these controversies, and the...
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Further Recalled
Today a group of manufacturers have issued new recalls on via ferrata lanyards. This is the second wave of recalls of this type of equipment in the last six months and relates to a different type of...
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Wire and War – the top five vie ferrate for WW1 history
WW1 ruins and a view of Marmolada from the Via delle Trincee. Vie ferrate have much of their origins in war. As the Italians and Austrians fought a war of attrition in the passes, summits and ridges...
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A Little Bit of the Eiger – the Rotstock Via Ferrata
A ladder on the Rotstock Via Ferrata. The Eigergletscher Station and Eiger Trail are behind and below. “All the Grindelwald via ferrata are closed.” The woman at the tourist information office said...
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Via Ferrata on the Edge
Me on the 80-metre long suspension bridge on the Murren-Gimmelwald Via Ferrata Murren is a pretty village of wooden chalets and hotels perching on slopes covered in woods and meadows. In the summer,...
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My Climbing 2013 in Pictures
Filed under: Hiking, Rock climbing, Via ferrata Tagged: Brecon Beacons, Caley, Creux du Van, Froggatt Edge, Hiking, Lake District, Murren-Gimmelwald Via Ferrata, Peak District, Rock climbing, Rotstock...
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Via Ferrata Accidents – what you don’t know might hurt you
Valerie on the bridge on the Via Ferrata Sandro Pertini in the Dolomites, Italy. If someone asked me what causes accidents on via ferrate, I would only be able to make a few informed guesses. This is...
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Some top via ferrata
The view down as I traversed across the Lauterbrunnen cliffs. The Red Bull website has an article by Alison Mann with a list of some of the top via ferrata around the world. It was flattering to be...
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A Climb in the Woods on the Klettersteig Huterlaner
Me climbing the Klettersteig Huterlaner. I did my first Austrian via ferrata last week, introducing my brother-in-law Nick and his son Ben to climbing with cables. The Klettersteig Huterlaner was a fun...
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Small and Perfectly Formed – the Klettersteig Knorren
Valerie climbing the Klettersteig Knorren The Knorren is a broken mass of yellow, cream, grey and ochre rock that rises out of the side of its parent mountain, the Penken. One side is made up of steep...
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Climbing a Cathedral and Ringing the Bell on the Klettersteig Pfeilspitzwand
A little over half way up the Klettersteig Pfeilspitzwand there is a brass bell hanging from the rock. If you want to ring the bell, then you need to take a detour that traverses the face of the...
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A Good Turn? Review of Mammut’s Tec Step Bionic Turn 2 via ferrata set
The Tec Step Bionic Turn 2 is Mammut’s top-end via ferrata set. It’s robust, handles well and has some brilliant features, but a swivel joint that doesn’t swivel enough and a couple of simple design...
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My Climbing 2015 in Pictures
Filed under: Hiking, Rock climbing, Via ferrata Tagged: Austria, Badger Rock, Bouldering, Cratcliffe, Fontainebleau, France, Hiking, Klettersteig, Klettersteig Huterlaner, Klettersteig Knorren,...
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