As I stared up at the menacing hunk of rock, it began to dawn on me that perhaps, this time, I’d bitten off more than I could chew. No, I wasn’t about to photograph Fleetwith Pike, or stroll up this ...

Latin for "iron way", via ferrata is the bridge between scrambling and climbing. It requires very little equipment and a good head for heights. Unlike climbing or bouldering problems, via ferrata is a ...

Join the RSC Cumbria Local Section for the Via Ferrata. Not for the faint hearted it follows the ancient miner's cliff-edge footpath high on Fleetwith Pike. The Via Ferrata was introduced at Honister ...

Via ferrata is Italian for “iron road.” It describes climbing routes with safety wires, metal rungs, ladders, footholds, iron pins, or other permanently attached features across steep, rocky terrain.

TV PERSONALITY Josie Gibson kicked off her new This Morning spin-off show 'Josie's Extreme Adventures' by scaling the Via Ferrata course at Honister Slate Mine. The This Morning star visited the ...

The owners of a Lake District tourist attraction have been ordered to pay almost £30,000 for illegally fitting an extension to the facility. Natural England said Honister Slate Mine's addition to its ...

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