Description
There are four main types of Alpine trails:
- alpine paths - are signposted paths that develop in mountain areas and connect valleys or slopes of a valley, alpine pastures with mountain pastures, mountain villages and surrounding areas, as well as leading to mountain huts, bivouacs, peaks, passes or passes, or to locations of alpine, nature and environmental interest;
- equipped alpine paths - are alpine paths that include equipment (mainly handrail ropes and stirrups) to facilitate the safe passage of certain short sections;
- vie ferrate - are signposted routes of mountaineering interest that run mainly over rocks or impervious terrain and whose viability is guaranteed by the presence of fixed equipment (ropes, metal ladders, stirrups, anchors, etc.)
- finally, alpine routes such as itineraries that may also require climbing, marked only by passing traces or stone cairns, equipped only with anchors to facilitate the belaying and progression of mountaineers.
The via ferrata requires good preparation and the use of specific mountaineering equipment (helmet, harness and via ferrata kit).
Mountaineering experience and the use of mountaineering equipment (helmet, harness, rope) and good skills in the execution of the main rope manoeuvres are required for climbing routes.