For comfort and safety reasons, it is important to have equipment that is adapted to the route and the climber’s experience.
Other than lanyards and the shock absorber specific to Via Ferrata, the equipment is essentially the same as that used in regular climbing and mountaineering.
- A climbing harness which enables the user to stay in a resting position and be restrained if they fall.
- Dynamic lanyards and an energy absorber. Always in pairs, the lanyards are attached to the harness via the energy absorber. The aim of the energy absorber is to absorb the shock caused by a fall.
- Snap hooks
- Helmet
- Pulley, essential for ziplines.
- Resting lanyard
- Gloves
- Versatile “trekking”-type footwear
- A rucksack with a map and topo guide of the itinerary, high energy food, water, a first aid kit, a charged mobile phone.