Via ferrata du Diable - France - video
The Devil's Iron Path (Via ferrata du Diable) is a multi-part via ferrata, located above a spectacular waterfall (Cascade du Nant), in a gorge, below the Victor-Emmanuel fort. For me, this climbing route presented the greatest challenge so far.
I climbed up to the heavens (Montée au Ciel - D), where I met the three magi (Balthazar, Gaspard, Melchior) kings (Les Rois Mages - E). This is the extreme part.
Here you can find one of the longest via ferrata suspension bridges in the world, the Melchior, which is 83 m long, the Gaspard Nepalese bridge and the Balthazar Vietnamese bridge. The experience is guaranteed here, even for experienced climbers.
Then I descended into hell (La Descente aux Enfers - PD), and finally ascended to the Purgatory (La Montée au Purgatoire - D). Naturally, I thoroughly purified myself. :-)
Via ferrata du Diable: Montée au Ciel (D), Les Rois Mages (E), La Descente aux Enfers (PD), La Montée au Purgatoire (D) iron paths - Aussois, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France.
I climbed up to the heavens (Montée au Ciel - D), where I met the three magi (Balthazar, Gaspard, Melchior) kings (Les Rois Mages - E). This is the extreme part.
Here you can find one of the longest via ferrata suspension bridges in the world, the Melchior, which is 83 m long, the Gaspard Nepalese bridge and the Balthazar Vietnamese bridge. The experience is guaranteed here, even for experienced climbers.
Then I descended into hell (La Descente aux Enfers - PD), and finally ascended to the Purgatory (La Montée au Purgatoire - D). Naturally, I thoroughly purified myself. :-)
Via ferrata du Diable: Montée au Ciel (D), Les Rois Mages (E), La Descente aux Enfers (PD), La Montée au Purgatoire (D) iron paths - Aussois, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France.
30th June 2015. Filmed with SJCAM SJ5000 Plus. Copyright © 2015 - 2024 Geo Trekker Videos. Movie soundtrack by Jean-Pierre Taieb.
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