{"id":795377,"date":"2019-05-01T18:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T00:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/breckenridge-based-ava-rafting-to-offer-trips-to-idaho-springs-buena-vista-via-ferratas\/"},"modified":"2019-05-01T18:48:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T00:48:00","slug":"breckenridge-based-ava-rafting-to-offer-trips-to-idaho-springs-buena-vista-via-ferratas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/breckenridge-based-ava-rafting-to-offer-trips-to-idaho-springs-buena-vista-via-ferratas\/","title":{"rendered":"Breckenridge-based AVA Rafting to offer trips to Idaho Springs, Buena Vista via ferratas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.3208955223881\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-365303-776\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Brf-ViaFerrata-SDN-050219-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Brf-ViaFerrata-SDN-050219.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Rebecca Dowd | A climber traverses AVA Rafting &amp; Zipline's Granite Via Ferrata course in Buena Vista last summer.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"6.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Brf-ViaFerrata-SDN-050219.jpg\" alt=\"A climber traverses AVA Rafting &amp; Zipline's Granite Via Ferrata course in Buena Vista last summer.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>A climber traverses AVA Rafting &amp; Zipline&#8217;s Granite Via Ferrata course in Buena Vista last summer.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Rebecca Dowd<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Brf-ViaFerrata-SDN-050219-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Brf-ViaFerrata-SDN-050219-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Rebecca Dowd | A climber traverses AVA Rafting &amp; Zipline's Granite Via Ferrata course in Buena Vista last summer.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"6.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Brf-ViaFerrata-SDN-050219-1.jpg\" alt=\"A climber traverses AVA Rafting &amp; Zipline's Granite Via Ferrata course in Buena Vista last summer.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>A climber traverses AVA Rafting &amp; Zipline&#8217;s Granite Via Ferrata course in Buena Vista last summer.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Rebecca Dowd<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/breckenridge-based-ava-rafting-to-offer-trips-to-idaho-springs-buena-vista-via-ferratas\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/breckenridge-based-ava-rafting-to-offer-trips-to-idaho-springs-buena-vista-via-ferratas\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Breckenridge-based AVA Rafting and Ziplines will offer trips to their two via ferrata climbing courses in Idaho Springs and Buena Vista this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A via ferrata \u2014 which is Italian for \u201ciron path\u201d \u2014 traditionally is a protected climbing route most often involving a steel cable that runs along a route and is periodically fixed to bedrock. Climbers then typically scale the via ferrata by securing themselves to the cable, which limits the possibility of falling. Additional climbing aids are often provided as well, with a via ferrata kit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">AVA\u2019s via ferrata courses are filled with a combination of ladders, rungs, carved steps and bridges. AVA\u2019s via ferrata trips are also guided by trained outdoor experts for an educational and safe experience for visitors aged 12 and older. AVA provides all necessary gear, including helmets, gloves, harnesses and carabiners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">AVA\u2019s Idaho Springs via ferrata course, the Mount Evans Via Ferrata, is complete with a 50-foot free fall, a 70-foot rappel and multiple suspended bridges situated 300 feet above Chicago Creek. AVA\u2019s Granite Via Ferrata in Buena Vista opened last season at the base of the Collegiate Peaks along the Arkansas River. The course high above the Arkansas River features a zipline to the starting point before ascending crags and rappelling above the Arkansas River Valley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">To learn more about the AVA via ferrata courses and trips, visit ColoradoRafting.Net\/Activities\/Via-Ferrata\/#Filter\/836.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/breckenridge-based-ava-rafting-to-offer-trips-to-idaho-springs-buena-vista-via-ferratas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A climber traverses AVA Rafting &amp; Zipline&#8217;s Granite Via Ferrata course in Buena Vista last summer.Courtesy Rebecca Dowd A climber traverses AVA Rafting &amp; Zipline&#8217;s Granite Via Ferrata course in Buena Vista last summer.Courtesy Rebecca Dowd Show CaptionsHide Captions Breckenridge-based AVA Rafting and Ziplines will offer trips to their two via ferrata climbing courses in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-795377","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-15 04:29:38","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795377\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}