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VIA FERRATA
- Via Ferrata (Italian for “iron road”) is a mountain‐climbing method that lets less experienced climbers enjoy views and adrenaline rushes usually reserved for elite climbers. Conceived during World War I, via ferrata allowed Italian soldiers from the flatlands to move quickly through the mountains as they fought the Austrians for higher ground. Today there are over 500 via ferrata climbing routes in Europe, enjoyed by locals and tourists alike. The “iron road” is now available in central Colorado with the Captain Zipline Via Ferrata.
- Located on the north‐facing and south‐facing limestone cliffs that surround the Canyon Adventure Course are four (4) via ferrata routes consisting of a series of traverses and climbs protected by flexible life lines and anchors. Climbers use special fall protection lanyards designed specifically for via ferrata and are assisted by stainless steel rungs, bolts, and ladders.
$149
per person
plus taxes & fees
- 2.5-hour adventure
- Fully-guided
- Instruction provided
- 4 challenging routes with heights up to 150 feet
- Appropriate for children 10 years and older
- Stunning Colorado canyon views
IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT THE VIA FERRATA
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & RESTRICTIONS FOR VIA FERRATA
- The Via Ferrata is suitable for individual participants who want to build core strength and agility; for couples who want a ‘bonding experience’ in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains; for Families who wish to play together and create wonderful memories; and for other groups who are looking for adventure and fun in the great outdoors. Guests should be prepared for a physical outing which requires scrambling and 4th class climbing. Prior to booking, please review our Trip Preparation Guidelines and FAQs.
- Weight. 55lbs. minimum; 250 lbs. maximum
- Vertical Reach. Must be able to reach 60 inches standing flat-footed
- Language. Must speak and understand English
- Fitness Level. Active lifestyle and reasonably good health
- For a complete list of physical requirements and restrictions, please read Requirements & Restrictions and Trip Preparation Guidelines before booking.
VIA FERRATA COURSES – AGE & SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS
- Supervision. Children under 14 years of age must be accompanied by a parent on the tour. Children 15‐17 must have a parent or responsible adult present on‐site. One adult can supervise one (1) child 10-14 years old and two (2) children 15-17 years old. Supervising adults must be within one anchor of the child they are supervising.
- YELLOW – Mountain Goat ( beginner) provides an opportunity to learn how to use the equipment and to become the techniques to safely ascend and traverse the cliffs.
- GREEN – Diamondback (beginner) is 200 meters in length and courses along the ledges and crevasse of the cliff. It ends along an open ridge where climbers can choose to complete their adventure on Fortress of Victory Ridge
- BLUE – Fortress ( intermediate) is 1,100 meters in length. The route traverses the high cliffside along the Arkansas River where hidden rock ledges and shelves offer bighorn sheep refuge from weather and predators. The route ends in a spectacular 150‐foot swinging bridge that overlooks the Arkansas River.
- BLACK – Victory Ridge ( advanced) is the most demanding of routes and requires intermediate rock climbing skills.
VIA FERRATA TOUR LOCATION & LOGISTICS
- Meeting Location. Tours depart from the Captain Zipline’s Visitor Center
( 1500 COUNTY ROAD 45, SALIDA (WELLSVILLE), CO 81201 )
GET DIRECTIONS TO CAPTAIN ZIPLINE - Arrival Time. Guests should arrive 30 minutes prior to the scheduled tour time
- Dress. Guests should arrive properly dressed and prepared to be outside for 2.5 to 3.0 hours. For recommendations on what to wear, view Trip Preparation Guidelines
MAKING A RESERVATION FOR VIA FERRATA
- Departures: Spring to Fall. Daily with advance reservation
- Booking. Buy online or by calling (719) 207-4947.
What our clients are saying…
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Great experience! I was so scared to do this as my one previous zipline in Mexico I did not enjoy. The... read moreI was so scared to do this as my one previous zipline in Mexico I did not enjoy. The guides Tony and Derek helped me relax and really enjoy it which I didn't think was possible with my fear of heights. The scenery is gorgeous. I highly recommend! read less
LeefamilyCO9/29/2019Had a wonderful time!
Chose to do both the aerial rope course and zipline experience in the afternoon.
We were the... read moreHad a wonderful time!
Chose to do both the aerial rope course and zipline experience in the afternoon.
We were the first and only people signed up for our aerial course experience but Derek was a wonderful guide. Super friendly and cracking all the jokes, he would fit right in as a Jungle Cruise tour guide in Disneyland. He gave us plenty of time to understand the mechanics of the harnesses and brought great tunes into the canyon so it wasnt an awkward silent experience. He gave proper advice and support when needed and let us each concentrate on maintaining our balance when we needed it.
When we returned for the zipline experience we were lucky enough to have Derek again with Tony as an additional guide. We had 2 other people join us and it was great to have both guides to help keep the energy up.
I was so grateful to have a familiar face because my husband wasnt going to go on the zipline course after the aerial experience (he enjoyed it but...he is afraid of heights). Both Derek's encouragement and Tony's light hearted jokes really helped ease his fears and he ended up doing the WHOLE thing and loving it.
I truly cannot wait to return to the aerial course and take on more courses that I didnt get to. It was 2.5 hours and we started on the easy courses and built our way up. I truly am hooked and would love to return to take on a double black diamond course one day.
The zipline experience is where the scenic views are at. Bring a go pro if you have a great group for awesome footage. Dont forget to look down!
If you want an experience with a friendly staff, beautiful views, and unforgettable memories I couldn't reccomend this place enough! read lessTraci M.9/25/2019Combo package for a full day of FUN! Had a wonderful time! We went here as a different experience for our honeymoon. We chose to do both... read moreHad a wonderful time! We went here as a different experience for our honeymoon. We chose to do both the aerial rope course and zipline experience in the afternoon. We were the first and only people signed up for our aerial course experience but Derek was a wonderful guide. Super friendly and cracking all the jokes, he would fit right in as a Jungle Cruise tour guide in Disneyland. He gave us plenty of time to understand the mechanics of the harnesses and brought great tunes into the canyon so it wasnt an awkward silent experience. He gave proper advice and support when needed and let us each concentrate on maintaining our balance at the right times. When we returned for the zipline experience we were lucky enough to have Derek again with Tony as an additional guide. We had 2 other people join us and it was great to have both guides to help keep the energy up. I was so grateful to have a familiar face because my husband wasnt going to go on the zipline course after the aerial experience (he enjoyed it but...he is afraid of heights). Both Derek's encouragement and Tony's light hearted jokes really helped ease his fears and he ended up doing the WHOLE thing and loving it. I truly cannot wait to return to the aerial course and take on more tracks that I didnt get to (they start you easy and... Had a wonderful time! We went here as a different experience for our honeymoon.
We chose to do both the aerial rope course and zipline experience in the afternoon.
We were the first and only people signed up for our aerial course experience but Derek was a wonderful guide. Super friendly and cracking all the jokes, he would fit right in as a Jungle Cruise tour guide in Disneyland. He gave us plenty of time to understand the mechanics of the harnesses and brought great tunes into the canyon so it wasnt an awkward silent experience. He gave proper advice and support when needed and let us each concentrate on maintaining our balance at the right times.
When we returned for the zipline experience we were lucky enough to have Derek again with Tony as an additional guide. We had 2 other people join us and it was great to have both guides to help keep the energy up.
I was so grateful to have a familiar face because my husband wasnt going to go on the zipline course after the aerial experience (he enjoyed it but...he is afraid of heights). Both Derek's encouragement and Tony's light hearted jokes really helped ease his fears and he ended up doing the WHOLE thing and loving it.
I truly cannot wait to return to the aerial course and take on more tracks that I didnt get to (they start you easy and let you graduate upwards and 2.5 hours just isnt enough time). The zipline experience was great! It was definitely the most scenic part, bring a gopro if you have a group for fun footage to edit.
If you want an experience with a fun staff, beautiful views, and unforgettable memories I couldn't reccomend this place enough! More read lessTjmazz169/25/2019 -
Had a wonderful time! Chose to do both the aerial rope course and zipline experience in the afternoon.We were the... read moreHad a wonderful time! Chose to do both the aerial rope course and zipline experience in the afternoon.We were the first and only people signed up for our aerial course experience but Derek was a wonderful guide. Super friendly and cracking all the jokes, he would fit right in as a Jungle Cruise tour guide in Disneyland. He gave us plenty of time to understand the mechanics of the harnesses and brought great tunes into the canyon so it wasnt an awkward silent experience. He gave proper advice and support when needed and let us each concentrate on maintaining our balance when we needed it.When we returned for the zipline experience we were lucky enough to have Derek again with Tony as an additional guide. We had 2 other people join us and it was great to have both guides to help keep the energy up.I was so grateful to have a familiar face because my husband wasnt going to go on the zipline course after the aerial experience (he enjoyed it but...he is afraid of heights). Both Derek's encouragement and Tony's light hearted jokes really helped ease his fears and he ended up doing the WHOLE thing and loving it.I truly cannot wait to return to the aerial course and take on more courses that I didnt get to. It was 2.5 hours and we started on the easy courses and built our way up. I truly am hooked and would love to return to take on a double black diamond course one day.The zipline experience is where the scenic views are at. Bring a go pro if you have a great group for awesome footage. Dont forget to look down!If you want an experience with a friendly staff, beautiful views, and unforgettable memories I couldn't reccomend this place enough! read less
Traci M.9/25/2019Had a wonderful time! Chose to do both the aerial rope course and zipline experience in the afternoon.We were the... read moreHad a wonderful time! Chose to do both the aerial rope course and zipline experience in the afternoon.We were the first and only people signed up for our aerial course experience but Derek was a wonderful guide. Super friendly and cracking all the jokes, he would fit right in as a Jungle Cruise tour guide in Disneyland. He gave us plenty of time to understand the mechanics of the harnesses and brought great tunes into the canyon so it wasnt an awkward silent experience. He gave proper advice and support when needed and let us each concentrate on maintaining our balance when we needed it.When we returned for the zipline experience we were lucky enough to have Derek again with Tony as an additional guide. We had 2 other people join us and it was great to have both guides to help keep the energy up.I was so grateful to have a familiar face because my husband wasnt going to go on the zipline course after the aerial experience (he enjoyed it but...he is afraid of heights). Both Derek's encouragement and Tony's light hearted jokes really helped ease his fears and he ended up doing the WHOLE thing and loving it.I truly cannot wait to return to the aerial course and take on more courses that I didnt get to. It was 2.5 hours and we started on the easy courses and built our way up. I truly am hooked and would love to return to take on a double black diamond course one day.The zipline experience is where the scenic views are at. Bring a go pro if you have a great group for awesome footage. Dont forget to look down!If you want an experience with a friendly staff, beautiful views, and unforgettable memories I couldn't reccomend this place enough! read less
Traci M.9/25/2019Had a wonderful time! Chose to do both the aerial rope course and zipline experience in the afternoon.We were the... read moreHad a wonderful time! Chose to do both the aerial rope course and zipline experience in the afternoon.We were the first and only people signed up for our aerial course experience but Derek was a wonderful guide. Super friendly and cracking all the jokes, he would fit right in as a Jungle Cruise tour guide in Disneyland. He gave us plenty of time to understand the mechanics of the harnesses and brought great tunes into the canyon so it wasnt an awkward silent experience. He gave proper advice and support when needed and let us each concentrate on maintaining our balance when we needed it.When we returned for the zipline experience we were lucky enough to have Derek again with Tony as an additional guide. We had 2 other people join us and it was great to have both guides to help keep the energy up.I was so grateful to have a familiar face because my husband wasnt going to go on the zipline course after the aerial experience (he enjoyed it but...he is afraid of heights). Both Derek's encouragement and Tony's light hearted jokes really helped ease his fears and he ended up doing the WHOLE thing and loving it.I truly cannot wait to return to the aerial course and take on more courses that I didnt get to. It was 2.5 hours and we started on the easy courses and built our way up. I truly am hooked and would love to return to take on a double black diamond course one day.The zipline experience is where the scenic views are at. Bring a go pro if you have a great group for awesome footage. Dont forget to look down!If you want an experience with a friendly staff, beautiful views, and unforgettable memories I couldn't reccomend this place enough! read less
Traci M.9/25/2019 -
Had a wonderful time! Chose to do both the aerial rope course and zipline experience in the afternoon.We were the... read moreHad a wonderful time! Chose to do both the aerial rope course and zipline experience in the afternoon.We were the first and only people signed up for our aerial course experience but Derek was a wonderful guide. Super friendly and cracking all the jokes, he would fit right in as a Jungle Cruise tour guide in Disneyland. He gave us plenty of time to understand the mechanics of the harnesses and brought great tunes into the canyon so it wasnt an awkward silent experience. He gave proper advice and support when needed and let us each concentrate on maintaining our balance when we needed it.When we returned for the zipline experience we were lucky enough to have Derek again with Tony as an additional guide. We had 2 other people join us and it was great to have both guides to help keep the energy up.I was so grateful to have a familiar face because my husband wasnt going to go on the zipline course after the aerial experience (he enjoyed it but...he is afraid of heights). Both Derek's encouragement and Tony's light hearted jokes really helped ease his fears and he ended up doing the WHOLE thing and loving it.I truly cannot wait to return to the aerial course and take on more courses that I didnt get to. It was 2.5 hours and we started on the easy courses and built our way up. I truly am hooked and would love to return to take on a double black diamond course one day.The zipline experience is where the scenic views are at. Bring a go pro if you have a great group for awesome footage. Dont forget to look down!If you want an experience with a friendly staff, beautiful views, and unforgettable memories I couldn't reccomend this place enough! read less
Traci M.9/25/2019Had a wonderful time! Chose to do both the aerial rope course and zipline experience in the afternoon.We were the... read moreHad a wonderful time! Chose to do both the aerial rope course and zipline experience in the afternoon.We were the first and only people signed up for our aerial course experience but Derek was a wonderful guide. Super friendly and cracking all the jokes, he would fit right in as a Jungle Cruise tour guide in Disneyland. He gave us plenty of time to understand the mechanics of the harnesses and brought great tunes into the canyon so it wasnt an awkward silent experience. He gave proper advice and support when needed and let us each concentrate on maintaining our balance when we needed it.When we returned for the zipline experience we were lucky enough to have Derek again with Tony as an additional guide. We had 2 other people join us and it was great to have both guides to help keep the energy up.I was so grateful to have a familiar face because my husband wasnt going to go on the zipline course after the aerial experience (he enjoyed it but...he is afraid of heights). Both Derek's encouragement and Tony's light hearted jokes really helped ease his fears and he ended up doing the WHOLE thing and loving it.I truly cannot wait to return to the aerial course and take on more courses that I didnt get to. It was 2.5 hours and we started on the easy courses and built our way up. I truly am hooked and would love to return to take on a double black diamond course one day.The zipline experience is where the scenic views are at. Bring a go pro if you have a great group for awesome footage. Dont forget to look down!If you want an experience with a friendly staff, beautiful views, and unforgettable memories I couldn't reccomend this place enough! read less
Traci M.9/25/2019Had a wonderful time! Chose to do both the aerial rope course and zipline experience in the afternoon.We were the... read moreHad a wonderful time! Chose to do both the aerial rope course and zipline experience in the afternoon.We were the first and only people signed up for our aerial course experience but Derek was a wonderful guide. Super friendly and cracking all the jokes, he would fit right in as a Jungle Cruise tour guide in Disneyland. He gave us plenty of time to understand the mechanics of the harnesses and brought great tunes into the canyon so it wasnt an awkward silent experience. He gave proper advice and support when needed and let us each concentrate on maintaining our balance when we needed it.When we returned for the zipline experience we were lucky enough to have Derek again with Tony as an additional guide. We had 2 other people join us and it was great to have both guides to help keep the energy up.I was so grateful to have a familiar face because my husband wasnt going to go on the zipline course after the aerial experience (he enjoyed it but...he is afraid of heights). Both Derek's encouragement and Tony's light hearted jokes really helped ease his fears and he ended up doing the WHOLE thing and loving it.I truly cannot wait to return to the aerial course and take on more courses that I didnt get to. It was 2.5 hours and we started on the easy courses and built our way up. I truly am hooked and would love to return to take on a double black diamond course one day.The zipline experience is where the scenic views are at. Bring a go pro if you have a great group for awesome footage. Dont forget to look down!If you want an experience with a friendly staff, beautiful views, and unforgettable memories I couldn't reccomend this place enough! read less
Traci M.9/25/2019