Category · 10 experiences

To the Highest Summits.

This category compares ten experiences where the altitude and the summit dimension truly structure the story.

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

Category leader#03

Nepal · Tashi Laptsa, Rolwaling Valley

Sky’s Way to Sagarmatha — Via Ferrata Drolambau Ice Fall

A real survival route at 5,400 metres connecting two Himalayan valleys is the extreme case that the alpine radar had not picked up.

Score / 10097.6
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Altitude and travel commitment

When approaching the summit changes the experience.

This is not a ranking of difficulty: the place depends on the story, the singularity, the intensity and the evidence.

Category ranking

The ten selected experiences.

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01NepalSky’s Way to Sagarmatha — Via Ferrata Drolambau Ice FallWorld rank 03Verified97.602MalaysiaLow’s Peak Circuit – Mountain TorqWorld rank 06Verified97.203EcuadorChimborazo Via Ferrata — El CastilloWorld rank 39Verified95.004AustriaKönigsjodler KlettersteigWorld rank 46Verified94.605ItalyMarmolada West Ridge — Hans-Seyffert-WegWorld rank 58Verified93.606ItalyFerrata Bolver-LugliWorld rank 63Verified93.107ItalyVia ferrata de Crête SècheWorld rank 70Verified92.608AustriaDachstein Super FerrataWorld rank 73Verified92.409SwitzerlandJägihorn KlettersteigWorld rank 74Verified92.210KenyaVia Ferrata Olonana — Point LenanaWorld rank 75Verified92.1