Via ferrata climbing is booming across the Alps. Every year, new via ferratas are established, and innovative safety devices are introduced to the market. To navigate a via ferrata safely, one needs not only practice but also factual knowledge – about the appropriate equipment, technique, risks, and safety. The book "Via Ferrata Climbing - Equipment, Technique, Safety" from the series Knowledge & Practice provides information on everything one needs to know about these topics – from simple secured paths to extreme sport via ferratas.

"Via Ferrata Climbing" offers essential knowledge for both beginners and advanced climbers – from the first safe steps on via ferratas to valuable tips and up-to-date facts, particularly about innovative equipment, its standardization, and proper use. The current safety debate regarding certain via ferrata sets is also thoroughly discussed.

Author Chris Semmel is a qualified sports scientist and a state-certified mountain and ski guide. Through his years of work in safety research with the German Alpine Club, as well as his role as a trainer in the Association of German Mountain and Ski Guides and as an expert in alpine accidents, Chris has established himself as an authority on safety issues related to mountain sports. In the book "Via Ferrata Climbing," he provides all the information that via ferrata climbers need to safely enjoy the iron paths of the Alps.