Piedmont's ferrata network runs from gentle beginner routes above Lake Maggiore to committing alpine traverses under Monte Rosa. Across the week you climb four, progressing in difficulty and exposure. IFMGA mountain guides lead every ascent, one guide to four climbers, with harness, lanyard set, helmet, gloves and approach shoes supplied on request.
- ◆Ferrata Partigiani, Alpe Devero — a friendly D-grade introduction, 200m of cable to a panoramic terrace
- ◆Ferrata Rocca Sella, Val di Susa — a stimulating D+ route with airy ledges and a knife-edge summit ridge
- ◆Ferrata degli Alpini, Alagna — a TD-grade route with vertical ladders and an aerial bridge across a 400m wall
- ◆Ferrata del Lago, Val Sesia — a full-day traverse ending at a turquoise alpine lake
- ◆IFMGA mountain guides at a maximum 1:4 ratio
- ◆Harness, via-ferrata lanyard set, helmet and gloves supplied
- ◆Refuge lunches on two of the four ascent days
Your week, day by day.
Transfers, kit fitting, cable and lanyard technique session at the villa, then a welcome dinner in the vineyard.
A D-grade introduction route through a shaded gully, finishing on a panoramic terrace above Alpe Devero.
Airy ledges and a knife-edge summit ridge above the Susa valley. Afternoon recovery at the pool.
The big day: vertical ladders, an aerial bridge and sustained exposure under the Monte Rosa massif. Refuge lunch.
A full-day traverse to a turquoise alpine lake, walk-off through larch forest, farewell dinner with local winemakers.
