Talk:Via ferrata
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[edit] Other via ferrata outside the Dolomites
There are absolutely loads of via ferrata (klettersteig) springing up in Austria, Switzerland and especially France. Mostly, these do not have any historical precidence like the Dolomite ones, but are especially designed for sport use. Many ski-resorts have realised that adding one or two ferrata in the region is a way of attracting new summer visitors and making work for guides. There are now quite a few online and book resources which detail the non-dolomite routes. Re-balancing the scope of the article beyond the dolomites is more representative of the real state of the sport.
I am sure you are correct. Would you like to add a section to the article? I am afraid I know very little about via ferrata outside the Dolomites. R Pollack 21:19, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
R Pollack, you reverted to a preceding edit declaring that Italy "declared war on the Axis, in an opportunistic attempt to seize extra territory". First, in WWI there was no Rome-Berlin Axis, second, historical interpretation (and a shaky one at that) has no connection at all with the topic here. Regards, --Tridentinus 08:41, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
Having done several of the French via ferratas, of which there are now some 120 with more appearing all the time, I agree that the article could do with being restructured so that ferratas in other countries, their grading schemes etc can be added. I'm sure much of the historical information in here should remain as-is, Italy being where they started, but certain sections need to be changed to allow more information to be added. I'm not sure what is the best way to do this. I also think a prominent section on equipment, safety and good practice is needed, given that these routes are often seen as easy risk-free climbing which in many cases they are patently not. Regards, --Ismith 21:08, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
It would be nice if somebody could add some photographs of via ferrata kit, and of sites outside the dolomites. --R Pollack 20:10, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
