Via Ferrata de Curalla, the only one in the Mont Blanc area!
What is a "Via Ferrata"?
A via ferrata (Italian for iron road. The plural form is "vie ferrate". In German, a via ferrata is known as
a "klettersteig" or "climbing step".) is a mountain route which is equipped with fixed cables,
stemples, ladders, and bridges. The use of these allows otherwise isolated routes to be joined to create longer
routes which are accessible to people with a wide range of climbing abilities. Walkers and climbers can follow via
ferratas without needing to use their own ropes and belays, and without the risks associated with unprotected scrambling
and climbing.
Just outside our village you will find the Via Ferrata de Curalla.
The route of Curalla's Via Ferrata proceeds in a calcareous cliff with a south orientation. domiated by the
needle of Varan.
With an accessible difficulty, the route is made of varied passages with short vertical ways up, some footbridges of
cable and wood beams.
The whole of the route is a beautiful balcony dominating the valley of the Arve with a spectacular background: the Mont Blanc.
Caracteristics of this Via Ferrata are:
Length
: about 400 meters,
Differnce in heigth
: about 180 meters
Difficulty (France notation)
: AD (fairly difficult) to D (Difficult).
Duration
: 2 to 2½ hours
You can walk from the Gîte to the beginning of the Via Ferrata in about 1 hour. It takes about 1½ hour to return
to the Gîte.
Fotogallery Via Ferrata:
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