Contact :
Maison de la Maurienne
Syndicat du Pays de Maurienne
Centre d'Affaire et de Ressource
Batiment B 1er étage
Avenue d'Italie, BP 82
73303 St Jean de Maurienne Cedex
Tél. 04 79 83 23 94
E-mail : comite@arcalpin.com
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best solution is to use the services of a guide or mountain instructor
(see guide or tourist offices).
 An
expert climber can serve as a teacher only if he/she has been shown
how to use the specific equipment and taught how to progress in
a via ferrata. And set a limit to the number of "learners"!
Do not go alone in a via if you do not regularly practice climbing
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a good equipment |
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| Personal equipment includes: |
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A climbing or mountaineering helmet
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A sit harness
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A self-belaying system that must comprise:
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double sling or rope in a Y with self-locking,
wide-aperture carabiners
an energy-absorbing device, vital should
you fall along a vertical cable, connected to the sit-harness
by a tape or metal loop
collective belaying gear allowing easy roped-up
progression (imperative for children or beginners)
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N.B.: never start without an energy-absorbing device. Slings alone
are dangerous. |
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Do not unclip a sling until the other one
has been clipped on to the following cable section
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Better use the two slings on the cable, except
if it neutralizes the shock absorber in case of V-sling use.
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An optional third sling can help progression
in a difficult passage by clipping it on to a rung.
Horizontal progress is much safer if you
respect the basic safety rules and walk under the cable as much
as possible.
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In vertical autonomous progression (individually)
the shock of a fall can be considerable for the climber (even
with an absorber), so better clip the free sling on to the rungs.
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Some
advice...
As a mountain sport, via ferrata practice
is clearly dependent on weather conditions. Be informed before
you go and pay attention to the signs of an incoming storm.
The cables and rungs can attract lightning
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The golden rule is to always be clipped
on to a cable.
Should an accident happen, contact mountain
rescue at 04 79 05 11 88 or the fire brigade at 18 or 112.
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| Airy: |
With a lot of "air" or "nothing" below.
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| Rung: |
Basic metal step for hands or feet.
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| Difficulty: |
Via grading , PD (not very difficult) AD (fairly
difficult) D (difficult) TD (very difficult).
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| Life line: |
Cable.
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| Pig's tail: |
Open ring used for roped-up progression. Not
all vias have them.
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| Cliff: |
Vertical part of a route.
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| Roof: |
Horizontal roof often equipped with a ladder.
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| Overhang: |
Rock passage beyond the vertical.
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| Belay: |
Clip the sling or rope on to a cable or rung.
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| Via cordata: |
Route equipped with pig's tails, gear for roped-up
progression compulsory.
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| Ledge: |
Narrow platform allowing easy progression in the
route
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