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darkstar
Aug 16, 2006, 9:19 PM
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Can anyone reccomend any moderate via feratta for october.I am coming to Europe again and wish to take my wife up any that would stll be good kinda late in the season. She can climb almost 6a.with 5 years climbing and i some 20 years.
Im just not sure where we should look for october .
Thanx Jerr
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heiko
Aug 16, 2006, 9:25 PM
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Hi, anything in Italy below 2000m or so meters should be fine in October. But the weather this summer is kinda crazy, so you never know... we had around -3°C during the night last weekend at 2600m...
I'm personally not into Via Ferratas, so I can't recommend a specific one, but surely the famous ones such as Via delle Bocchette in the Brenta Group will be too high/cold and the huts are already closed at that time. I believe however there should be plenty in the Arco region.
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H.
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paolo75
Aug 17, 2006, 8:19 AM
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Yeah...maybe in October you wanna go to the Arco region...Valle del Sarca and the via ferrata around the lake Garda.
CIao
Paolo
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darkstar
Aug 17, 2006, 4:21 PM
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Thanx for the replies. I am moving our dates up to late sepember perhaps the 15th . Thinking of staying in Arraba with coulettes. Its a bit pricy but im taking the easy way out this year perhaps . No looking at maps trying to find a good one just asking the local guides.I found a excellant site and will provide the link in a moment to andrew's page of ferattas in europe. Again Thanx Jerr
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mikeparr
Aug 28, 2006, 1:24 PM
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There are a number of good via Ferratas in the Ecrin region in France (at about 1500metres altitude). The Ecrin usually has good weather. There is also the longest one in France near La Grave (east of Grenoble).
good luck
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alvchen
Sep 24, 2006, 9:45 PM
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I just moved to Dublin and I'm also thinking of trying to do a Via Ferrata somewhere...but a couple issues. I'm heavily on a budget and I don't have a car.
SOO...I'm looking for a via ferrata where I could easily get to from a major airport or city, via train or bus, easily. Worst case, or maybe best case, I'm willing to be with a small tour group?? In all honesty, I have no idea what I'd be getting myself into...all I know is that it looks fun. Since I am working, it would have to take place over a weekend. Am I shit out of luck?
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dakranii
Sep 25, 2006, 2:02 PM
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I was considering a trip to Italy next summer to do some Vias. I haven't done a lot research, but it looks like Venice is a good starting point to get to some good routes and they are a large city with an airport. You can probably find local transportation of some sort to get you into the mountains. That's what I'm banking on.
do a Google search for "Via Ferrata" (or one of it's myriad spellings) and Venice
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booger
Sep 26, 2006, 7:56 AM
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In reply to: I was considering a trip to Italy next summer to do some Vias. I haven't done a lot research, but it looks like Venice is a good starting point to get to some good routes and they are a large city with an airport. You can probably find local transportation of some sort to get you into the mountains. That's what I'm banking on. do a Google search for "Via Ferrata" (or one of it's myriad spellings) and Venice
Um... no. Venice is a terrible city to try and get to the mountains from. Geographically... yeah, it's close. But transportation-wise and traffic-wise it is a nightmare. It can take up to 2 hours just to get out of that city (boats aren't that fast). Then again... it's a beautiful city and I wouldn't leave it off my tour list if I were going to be in Italy.
If you intend to climb, the best city to fly into would be Milan. 2 hours max from the Alps, the Dolomites, and almost everything else climb-worthy.
Paolo75, born and raised in Venice, will happily verify.
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grinspoon
Sep 26, 2006, 12:01 PM
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In reply to: She can climb almost 6a.with 5 years
Super! She's gonna need all the 6a power she can muster to clench those rungs tight!
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heiko
Sep 26, 2006, 12:15 PM
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In reply to: If you intend to climb, the best city to fly into would be Milan. 2 hours max from the Alps, the Dolomites, and almost everything else climb-worthy. Paolo75, born and raised in Venice, will happily verify.
One correction: Milan is 5hrs from the Dolomites.
I agree, distance-wise Venice might appear convenient, but it's not. Verona might be another good option.
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darkstar
Nov 5, 2006, 4:34 PM
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http://s93.photobucket.com/albums/l80/jerryclimber/?action=view¤t=Pic201.jpg&slideshow=true&interval=4
Here are the photos of our trip. It was awesome.
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darkstar
Nov 5, 2006, 4:36 PM
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Here are the photos of our trip. It was awesome.
http://s93.photobucket.com/albums/l80/jerryclimber/?action=view¤t=Pic196.jpg&slideshow=true&interval=4
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marcel
Nov 5, 2006, 5:00 PM
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Thanks for the photos. They were great! Brings back a lot of found memories. :D
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marcel
Nov 5, 2006, 5:01 PM
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Thanks for the photos. They were great! Brings back a lot of found memories. :D
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antigrav
Nov 5, 2006, 5:21 PM
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Nice to see those places again! Recognized most of them. Went there with a friend a couple of years ago, it was a lot warmer in September. Only have one picture online, of what was probably the most tricky "crux" during that trip...
http://www.rockclimbing.com/photo/photo_show.php?id=41071
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antigrav
Nov 5, 2006, 5:24 PM
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Nice to see those places again! Recognized most of them. Went there with a friend a couple of years ago, it was a lot warmer in September. Only have one picture online, of what was probably the most tricky "crux" during that trip...
http://www.rockclimbing.com/photo/photo_show.php?id=41071
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darkstar
Nov 5, 2006, 5:26 PM
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To anyone going i would highly reccomend the Tofanna de Roses ferrata which begans with a 200? metre tunnel.Its absolutly stunning and has mega exposure.
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