VIA FERRATA DOLOMITES BLOG
The first and unique discussion area about the via ferrata, rock climbing in the Dolomites and much more!
The “Via Ferrata Blog” tell about the activities, accounts and experiences of the Via Ferrata in the Dolomites and of the rest of the world.
The finality of this via ferrata blog is to open a worldwide discussion area about every aspect of the via ferrata climbing where every climber can share the own experience and suggestions with the other avid via ferrata hikers. News about the Dolomites territory and his different traditional aspects, tourism opportunities and much more…..
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Have you great climbing days!
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Roberto Iacopelli
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Lauren Chandeler: Via Ferrata and rock climbing tour, a perfect mix of amazing days
"We had a fantastic experience with Roberto! We did Via Ferrata for a few days and rock climbing for a day. He knew exactly how to accommodate the different levels of experience in our small group and we enjoyed his knowledge of the area. Each day we stopped for a...
Lynn Pierce Simm: Our family climbing holiday!!!
We completed a 5 day Via Ferrata tour with Roberto of Discovery Dolomites in August ‘22. My husband and I and our 3 daughters (ages 9, 12 and 15) were absolutely blown away by the trip. Roberto was quick to banish any apprehensions about the trip with his patient,...
Katia Davari: Our first taste of the Dolomites
Periklis and I traveled to Italy in August to experience the Vie Ferrate in the magnificent Dolomites. Our guide Roberto was extremely helpful and he provided us with useful information before and during the trip. He was also very skilled at choosing the suitable for...
Laura Deck: Unforgettable Via Ferrata Adventure in the Pasubio Dolomites!
With my feet firmly on a narrow rock ledge, I unclipped the first carabiner from the steel cable and reclipped it on the next segment. I unclipped and reclipped the second carabiner and moved my left foot along the ledge. Then I moved my right foot and slid my right...
Nathan Bifolchi: two intense days of climbing!
“I recently had a 2 day climb with Roberto. We went up the Via Ferrata Ziel and also climbed to the peak of Ifinger. The weather was great and I had an awesome time. I will definitely be contact in Roberto if I am going to climb the Dolomites again in the future! He...
Prepare for the Via Ferratas in 5 easy steps
By Laura Kelly That first bite of gnocchi at the Rifugio Madonna almost had me seeing God. It was a relatively short, but strenuous ascent up 1,450 meters (4,757 ft) to our lodging for the night and we were starving. I had chosen this trip for the relative comfort of...
A new climbing route
Pilastro KATIA KALEA Pfeiler Schlagsteinspitze (2861 m.) Maso Corto - Kurzras (Val Senales - Schnalstal) Roberto Iacopelli, Giuseppe Malfatti, Flavio Gretter (26 giugno 2021) Approach: 1.15 h. - Ascent 2 h. - Descents (A) and (B) 1 h.Materials: Normal equipment for...
How to prevent tick attacks
As you know, ticks are increasingly present in the Alps and the Dolomites are not exempt from this annoying problem. Until recently they were endemic only in the northern part of the Alps (Austria and southern Germany), but then, due to the movement of deer with...
Climbing holidays in Italy for beginners
How combine your first rock climbing experience with a holiday in the unknown Italian province. Discover the local gourmet and original traditions with an vertical adrenaline experience. The question is: "Is possible to combine an holiday in Italy with an active...
Your first climbing in the Dolomites
The next step after your first experience on via ferrata Many via ferrata climbers look at the rock climbing as an impossible mission... but considering the rock climbing as your next step is really the natural evolution of your vertical experience began with the via...
How choose your first via ferrata tour?
Is better a multi-days tour hut to hut or a sequence of daily tours starting from a fix base camp? The questions and doubts at first time are many.... If you are at first time to organise your via ferrata holiday, is time to consider the best opportunities for this...
Via Ferrata Tutorial: your handbook
What to know and how to do in only 10 minutes! The technic of progression in via ferrata is easy, but there are some important suggestions to know to prevent the dangerous situations that can happen. In this via ferrata handbook is concentred the most salient aspect...
How to do tie climbing knots
Learn the essential rock climbing knots for multi-pitch routes Your essential climbing knots tying guide with easy and clear operations, learn the basic knots in some minutes it with funny draws.The basic knots for rock climbing, necessary to know, if you climb with a...
World War One in the Dolomites: the collateral effects after the war
My experience of climbing began at the age of kid because in summer I and my little friends went to the mountains to search of munitions, bombs and others relicts on the front of the World War One. That was a social problematic for different generations of kids in...
Via Ferrata Equipment: what gear do I need buy?
Are you interested to buy via ferrata gear? Are you lost in the enormous offer of via ferrata equipments? Many clients after the experience of Via Ferrata in the Dolomites are interested to continue this activity in the mountains near home. Today there are so many Via...
Read the recensions of my clients in Google My Business
Click this link to check my Google My Business account to read the impressions of many of my "aficionados clients". The impressions that you can read here are the most real and clear in comparison of every other recension webpage online. Google My Businnes is the best and most independent autority in this branch of info.
