Category · 10 experiences

Underground and Deep in the Gorges.

This category compares ten routes whose singularity comes from a cave, a gorge or a deeply enclosed environment.

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

Category leader#14

United States · Oak Creek Canyon, near Zion, Utah

Eye of the Needle & Via Ferrata

The story is exceptional and specific: we descend through the waterfalls of a slot canyon then the 450-foot ferrata becomes the exit path.

Score / 10096.6
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Cavities, canyons and deep passages

The experience plays out in the depth of the relief.

The classification distinguishes the mere proximity of a gorge from an experience truly shaped by it.

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The ten selected experiences.

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01United StatesEye of the Needle & Via FerrataWorld rank 14Verified96.602CanadaZillmer Canyon Via FerrataWorld rank 19Verified96.403SpainFerrata Minera de El Soplao — Minas de La FloridaWorld rank 21Verified96.304FranceVia ferrata souterraine de TellureWorld rank 36Verified95.005United StatesAntelope Ridge Via FerrataWorld rank 38Verified95.006FranceVia Souterrata de CailleWorld rank 43Verified94.607AustriaKitzlochklamm KlettersteigeWorld rank 45Verified94.608AustriaGauablickhöhle KlettersteigWorld rank 47Verified94.509United KingdomHonister Climb the MineWorld rank 54Verified93.810CzechiaDůl Pepř - Štola Václav Via FerrataWorld rank 61Verified93.2