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Solden Climbing gear hire
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Hi all
The family and I are off to Solden for a summer holiday and are keen to do some of the via ferratas they have there. Does anyone know if there any climbing shops there where we might be able to hire via ferret lanyards?

Cheers.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

You could try the shops listed in this site http://www.sport4you.at/en/summer-sports/hiking-climbing.html - they seem to do daily/weekly rates for VF equipment in the Soelden area.

We've done several of the routes in the area, so you should have great fun there!

Just as a general note for people thinking of doing VF routes - it is important to use proper Kinetic Energy absorbing slings, and not (like we did the first time Skullie) just use standard climbing slings and crabs - this video will give you a wake up call
http://youtube.com/v/jOzhOs9SAws
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

@geoffers, thanks, I've seen the list of routes on the Tourism website...which would you recommend for families-two daughters (9 and 10), not wimpy, used to rock climbing. We did a couple of easy short ones (basically scrambles) in the Dolomites last year and they loved it. Using slings and carabiners as well... Toofy Grin
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2 good ones for starters are here, grade B/C...

Umhausen https://www.oetztal.com/climbing-via-ferrata-stuibenfall

Längenfeld https://www.oetztal.com/climbing-via-ferrata-lehner-wasserfall - there's now a new top section to the Seilbrucke bridge which we didn't
do - grade D&E which looks seriously steep & strenuous
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

I bought my own kit as I already have the climbing gear, just did my first route last week. And as shown above, not only would slings be likely to snap in a vertical drop above fall factor 2, the impact force to the human body would be considerable with a fairly high risk of severe internal damage, especially to the spine and head. You could use a shock absorbing sling as often used in ice climbing, but even the krabs are prone to failure with a sudden sideways force against a fixed iron peg. The VF krabs are a softer alloy with a flatter surface that can deform in such an impact.
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