via ferrata

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via ferrata

/ˌviːə fəˈɹɑːtə/ UK

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

noun via ferratas · vie ferrate

A protected climbing route, usually with iron cables and hooks. In the three places in this book where the vie ferrate are of a slightly more advanced level, alternative trails have been suggested.

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noun protected climbing route

Español	vía ferrata
한국어	비아 페라타 bia perata
中文	鐵索棧道 /铁索栈道 tiěsuǒ zhàndào, 飛拉達 /飞拉达 fēilādá
Português	via ferrata
Français	via ferrata
Deutsch	Klettersteig
Italiano	via ferrata, ferrata
Русский	ви́а ферра́та vía ferráta

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@misc{via_ferrata_2026,
  title = {via ferrata},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/via%20ferrata},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}