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Top 20 via ferratas
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Features
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Napes Needle
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20 Best Via Ferratas
Expedition reports, route guides, interviews and topical features
In this month’s Great British Day Out,
Alun
Richardson
follows in the footsteps of British
climbing’s pioneers on Napes Needle in the
Lake District
We talk to US mountain guide
Emilie
Drinkwater
about a groundbreaking
expedition she led in the Hindu Kush with
young Afghan women
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Afghanistan
As part of this month’s via ferrata
special,
Dan Aspel
chooses 20 of the world’s
best via ferratas and explains just what makes
them so special
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Mexican Volcanoes
Mexico’s volcanic peaks are becoming
increasingly popular with trekkers, especially
the Volcanic Seven Summit Pico de Orizaba,
writes
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Knowledge:
Lowering off sport routes
Following last month’s intro to sport climbing, we
look at how to lower o a single-pitch route
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Masterclass:
Via ferrata
Advice on the gear you need, and the techniques
when climbing via ferratas
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Advice:
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This month we look at managing risk when
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