via ferrata

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See also: vía ferrata

English

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A via ferrata in Partenkirchen, Austria.

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian via ferrata (literally iron road).

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Noun

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via ferrata (plural via ferratas or vie ferrate)

  1. (climbing) A protected climbing route, usually with iron cables and hooks.
    • 2001, Henry Stedman, Trekking in the Dolomites, Trailblazer, →ISBN, page 9:
      In the three places in this book where the vie ferrate are of a slightly more advanced level, alternative trails have been suggested.
    • 2001, Hoffler Werner, translated by Cecil Davies, Via Ferrata: Scrambles in the Dolomites, Cicerone Press, →ISBN, page 11:
      Vie ferrate are frequently demanding undertakings requiring experience in many aspects of mountaineering.
    • 2008, Tourism Economics: The Business and Finance of Tourism and Recreation, page 279:
      The loss of welfare for vie ferrate in Pale di S. Martino was twice as large as that in Tofane, indicating the vie ferrate are probably more appealing.
    • 2009 March, Michael Lanza, “Higher Calling”, in Backpacker, page 83:
      Like its counterparts in the Dolomites, where the first vie ferrate were built to help move troops through the mountains during World War I, this one has a steel cable bolted into the rock, paralleling the Rings.
    • 2010, Jean-Bernard Carillet, Miles Roddis, Neil Wilson, Corsica, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 166:
      Hidden away among steep crags and dense forests, Chisà is the starting point for several interesting hikes, and also for possibly the most thrilling via ferrata in Corsica.
    • 2010, Brendan Sainsbury, Hiking in Italy, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 48:
      However, the dramatic beauty and tricky rock faces attracted the attention of local and foreign climbers, and during the 1930s the construction of a via ferrata to the base of difficult climbs began.
    • 2021, Best Day Walks: Spain, Lonely Planet, →ISBN:
      Vie ferrate are growing fast in number and popularity around the country.

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian via ferrata (literally iron road). Doublet of voie ferrée.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vja fɛ.ʁa.ta/ ~ /vja fe.ʁa.ta/
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

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via ferrata f (plural vias ferratas)

  1. (climbing) via ferrata (protected climbing route)

Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology

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Literally, iron road. Compare ferrovia (railroad/railway).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvi.a ferˈra.ta/
  • Hyphenation: vì‧a‧fer‧rà‧ta

Noun

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via ferrata f (plural vie ferrate)

  1. (climbing) via ferrata (protected climbing route)
    Synonym: ferrata (shortening)