Via Ferrata dates back to World War I, when troops used it to transport men and material. Fox31 went to Arkansas Valley Adventures in Idaho Springs to give it a try.

Honister Slate Mine’s history is founded in stone, but its future is being shaped by iron. We clip in to the UK’s original via ferrata for a Lakeland mountain adventure like no other.

You must be at least 4-feet-tall to climb Via Ferrata (pictured). NX. Climbers are suspended nearly 5,000 feet in the air. NX. The ladder is 551 feet long. NX.

Via Ferrata dates back to World War I, when troops used it to transport men and material. Fox31 went to Arkansas Valley Adventures in Idaho Springs to give it a try.