The Switzerland of America is about to have an added European feel for visitors. After four years of work, the Ouray Via Ferrata will open to the public Memorial Day weekend. A via ferrata, a Italian ...

As I wobble along the via ferrata’s cable-wire bridge stretched across the Uncompahgre Gorge in Ouray, I keep reminding myself of one thing: Don’t look down. Don’t look down. Do. Not. Look. Down. That ...

I’m halfway up the first pitch of the Gold Mountain Via Ferrata in the town of Ouray—a spectacular pocket of southwestern Colorado appropriately nicknamed America’s Switzerland, featuring peaks so ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Calling all thrill-seekers to the Western Slope: The Ouray Via Ferrata is now open, and this season there’s a new route along the Uncompahgre River Gorge for ...

The via ferrata craze of Colorado has come to the "Switzerland of America" — fitting, considering the European-inspired fun. "It's a perfect fit for Ouray," said local co-creator Mark Iuppenlatz, ...