A growing trend in the American West, Via Ferrata routes offer a safer way of traveling dangerous terrain by using a technique that blends hiking and rock climbing. Those on a ‘Via Ferrata’ route – Italian for ‘iron way’ – use carabiners to clip into rungs and wires that allow them to move while also staying fastened to a cliff face. Here are eight Via Ferratas in Colorado that allow adventurers to reach views not seen by many.

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