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Also at the same time via ferrata was built., [6] which included a 200 feet long suspension bridge 150 feet above the ground. [10] In 2009 Nelson Rocks was purchased by John Hall, owner of Camp Horizons company and reopened as the Nelson Rocks Outdoor Center. [6] and expended by adding new buildings and zip-lines.
The Nelson Rocks Preserve, located near Circleville, West Virginia, is a privately owned and operated nature preserve dedicated to preserving Nelson Rocks and the surrounding environment as a cultural, educational, and recreational resource. The preserve offers a via ferrata climbing trail, one of six in the United States.
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.
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It takes about four hours to walk from Capanna Rio Gero (1698 m) below Passo Tre Croci to the start of the via ferrata at the Forcella Staunies for the ascent, which is arduous in the last part due to loose scree. The VF Ivano Dibona is not a climbing route, but follows the mountain ridge, via ladders, tunnels and bridges.
Champe Rocks are a pair of large crags in Pendleton County in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Easily visible from West Virginia Route 28 , they are situated within the Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area .
Around March 2022, construction of a rock-climbing wall began at the park, to be 160 feet tall and about 1/2-mile wide, utilizing stones leftover from the quarry site. [2] Designed by Via Ferrata Works, it will be the first urban via ferrata in the United States. [3] The attraction opened in May 2023. [4]
The mountainous site [1] in Waterfall Canyon is known for its sheer rock walls, beautiful views of Weber County and the City of Ogden. It features a guided Via Ferrata climbing experience including a beginning training wall. Rock climbing was once common there; climbers may now climb only if guided by approved climbing guides. [2]