Via Ferrata

HASSRA LEEDS

Climbing Club

Going to the Lakes this year?

Fancy a hike up a mountain, but with a twist?

Why not try the Via Ferrata at Honister Pass, Honister Slate Mine,
Borrowdale, Keswick, Cumbria

Honister’s Via Ferrata will allow the average person on the street the opportunity to go higher and further from the street than they ever imagined.

Via Ferrata is Italian for "Iron Way" and the system has been used in the Alps for more than a century. During World War One, they were used to ferry troops and equipment over mountainous terrain. At Honister, the Victorian Miners used an early and risky version to get home quickly after a day in the dark!
Hugely popular in the Italian Dolomites and across Europe,

There are several levels of Via Ferrata ticket, so you decide which you want to do. Why not try Via Ferrata Zip Wire route - and fly through the air 200 feet above the ground. This is not for the faint hearted or for those that don't have a head for heights.

HASSRA Leeds members will be able to claim back 30% of the cost of the ticket for members.

To book the tickets either go on line or ‘Phone them on 017687 77714

http://www.honister-slate-mine.co.uk/via_ferrata_at_honister.asp

Once you have booked and attended, please e-mail Adele Hirst who will send you a refund form to complete. Save any tickets or online booking confirmation for this refund, please. Please email on Adele.Hirst@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk 5XN

Tickets booked and taken from June to August 2010 will be refunded.