Category · 10 experiences

Extraordinary Challenges.

These ten entries are brought together by an installation, a scale or a constraint singular enough to change the narrative.

An editorial selection, not a route guide or difficulty ranking.

Category leader#31

Austria · Rendl, St. Anton am Arlberg, Tyrol

Arlberger Winterklettersteig

Via ferrata, ski touring and avalanche risk form a coherent and truly rare winter challenge, not a simple seasonal variation.

Score / 10095.2
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Experiences that resist ordinary categories.

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The ten selected experiences.

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01AustriaArlberger WinterklettersteigWorld rank 31Verified95.202AustriaPriel-Klettersteig — ancien Bert-RineschWorld rank 44Verified94.603ItalyVia ferrata Cesco TomaselliWorld rank 60Verified93.304ItalyTabaretta KlettersteigWorld rank 67Verified92.905United StatesAshley Gorge Via FerrataWorld rank 69Verified92.706BrazilPedra do Baú — faces nord et sudWorld rank 76Verified91.707AustriaAttersee Klettersteig – MahdlgupfWorld rank 78Verified91.608ItalyVia Ferrata Che Guevara — Monte CasaleWorld rank 80Verified91.009KosovoVia Ferrata BerimWorld rank 81Verified90.810ItalyHoachwool KlettersteigWorld rank 84Corroborated90.3