This afternoon I did my first via ferrata in my life with my daughter, and it will not be the last one.
It was a very exciting experience !
It was a very exciting experience !
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My first via ferrata
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I have to tell you a person's story.
He participated to an edition of the reality TV show "Big Brother".
After that, he became an actor, with some success.
He was a nice guy, very strong. His partner (or wife, I'm not sure) was a beautiful actress, Kasia Smutniak, with whom he had a 6-year-old daughter. She was about to die in a parachute descent; six months later, he died just like that.
It is not courage, the desire to experiment: it is stupidity!
He had it all: family, beautiful wife, fame, wealth, health, beauty and he threw it all away in a very stupid way.
His name was Pietro Taricone.
So many people have died in ways similar to that; really very stupid!
I did quite a lot of rock climbing when I was younger and done properly is actually very safe as, if you are sensible, you always have a partner and protection.
I'm glad to see Klaus does appear to have a harness, presumably connected to that steel cable, and also has gloves and a helmet so he is probably pretty safe. An actual fall could be an exciting and possibly injurious event as that protection does seem to have more slack in it than would be usual when using a safety rope when rock climbing.
I'm glad to see Klaus does appear to have a harness, presumably connected to that steel cable, and also has gloves and a helmet so he is probably pretty safe. An actual fall could be an exciting and possibly injurious event as that protection does seem to have more slack in it than would be usual when using a safety rope when rock climbing.
Malaysia
The via ferrata in Malaysia is located on Mount Kinabalu in Sabah. At 3,776 meters, it was verified by Guinness World Records as the highest via ferrata in the world.[67]I didn't know that.
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Kenya
In July 2012 a via ferrata developed by the Kenyan Wildlife Services (KWS), opened on Mount Kenya, providing safe passage on the Northwest approach to Point Lenana (via Austrian Hut), as well from the south side (Shipton). Christened "Olonana", it is the world's highest via ferrata, at 4,985 metres (16,355 ft) replacing the via ferrata on Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia, as the record holder.[citation needed]
https://www.gazzetta.it/Sport-Vari/...io-ghezzi-incidente-grigna-440965780030.shtml
He had climbed the Lecco mountains over 5,600 times, on Sunday a fall of twenty meters cost him his life.
Some died despite the harnesses, hitting the mountain walls!
You can have many much less stupidly dangerous dreams.
Sorry, but these people are all but stupid, they have a passion and do it, knowing that there is a risk and accept it.
I remember many years ago, my wife and myself were in the Swiss mountain resort Grindelwald.
She had the same feeling like you about mountaineers.
And, the first morning, we had a look at the Eiger north face, a wonderful view.
And I asked her, now, when you look at that, can you understand why some people want to go up there. And she answered yes.
Now, via ferrata, in my opinion, when doing this the risk is not really higher then crossing the road in a big city.
Of course, you need to be prepared on this, I am going to fitness several times per week to maintain a good physical shape.
And, of course, we use the required equipment as commented by agraham.
Yes, if you fall the injuries are severe, but, accidents in via ferrata are very rare.
Before doing it the first time, my daughter suggested me to begin with wall climbing to get some experience, which I have been doing since middle of December last year.
Wall climbing, a few years ago, I considered this as a stupid sport, yes I did.
But now, after experiencing it, I consider it is an excellent sport and even for the brain !
I do not want to convince anybody, but this is my feeling and approach on these sports.
Again, today, it was a very very exciting experience and probably the next via farrata will be next week depending on the weather.
The risk must be adequate for the premium; in this case it is not, in my opinion.
I, instead, just don't understand it.
I think this is not the case but, above all, you cross the street for a much more useful reason.
There are hundreds of less dangerous sports you could do.
Anyway, as you know, I admire you (for everything)
Good Day Santa - I see you get around to all sorts of places - Now come over here and try some of these - you're welcome to some accommodation - although I don't live near these at all - - - - -
Lion's Head - Table Mountain - Cape Town.
The Sentinel Peak Chain Ladder hike in the Drakensberg
Chain Ladder Pass (drakensberg )
Amphitheatre chain ladders - Phuthaditjhaba - Free State
Chain Ladders used to climb the Amphitheatre, Northern Drakensberg, South Africa
Mont Aux Sources Tugela Falls Chain Ladder Hiking Trail in 25 min!
AHHHH Not really - just a short walk - and - its dirt cheap in Euros - the scenery along the way is gorgeous for that B4xPages Hiker-pro APP you have for all those photos of yours.
That's because we are TOUGH and STRONG and BRAVE here (and apparently you don't have to use the ladders). ??
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I just learned a new word and could not resist looking it up on Wikipedia:
A via ferrata is a climbing route that employs steel cables, rungs or ladders.
As I am still climbing my first B4J Project mountain (ca. 5000 m or lines) I am heavily dependent on steel cables (Klaus' booklets), rungs (Klaus' comments) and ladders all other help I find in the forum (even though the search can sometimes be very convoluted).
Thank you, Klaus and all you other forum contributors,
john m.
A via ferrata is a climbing route that employs steel cables, rungs or ladders.
As I am still climbing my first B4J Project mountain (ca. 5000 m or lines) I am heavily dependent on steel cables (Klaus' booklets), rungs (Klaus' comments) and ladders all other help I find in the forum (even though the search can sometimes be very convoluted).
Thank you, Klaus and all you other forum contributors,
john m.
Wish you enjoy and have fun like klaus enjoy via ferrata.
I presume - just in case - you have seen this : its very useful (was for me)
B4j teaching materials.....
B4j teaching materials.....
wished I had known about this a year ago.
would be nice to have a page with concepts and corresponding links. For instance it would be helpful for beginners like me to simply search for file (management, handling, saving etc.). I know it's all there somewhere, including in Erel's tutorials and Klaus' booklets, but it takes time to get there.
wished I had known about this a year ago.
would be nice to have a page with concepts and corresponding links. For instance it would be helpful for beginners like me to simply search for file (management, handling, saving etc.). I know it's all there somewhere, including in Erel's tutorials and Klaus' booklets, but it takes time to get there.