Via Ferrata Experts is a small, very mobile and effective company that specializes in the planning and construction of via ferrata (cable-assisted climbing) and rope bridges of any kind. The company, which operates worldwide, is comprised of a group of mountain guides and a machine fitter, who is exclusively responsible for the planning and assembly of rope bridges. Construction is carried out according to the new European standard of 2018, and in compliance with the requirements of the Austrian Board of Trustees for Alpine Safety.
Each construction is preceded by a geological report, completed in conjunction with a technical report by a structural engineer. All material used for the construction work is tested and certified. Each via ferrata is planned cooperatively with, and according to, the customer's wishes and can be manufactured in a wide variety of lengths and difficulties. The installation of a via ferrata is also possible in an urban environment, because bridge pillars and piers, or vacant buildings are suitable for the development of a via ferrata.
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Meet the Team
Mountain guides and specialists
The specialists responsible for the construction of the via ferrata are state-certified mountain guides and members of the international federation of mountain guides associations IFMGA. The planning and construction of the rope bridges is supervised by a machine fitter who has completed specialist training.
Structural analysis
All rope bridges with their anchoring elements and load-bearing structures on the via ferrata are calculated by the structural engineer Andreas Erlacher. In the case of constructions undertaken abroad, the structural engineer from Via Ferrata Experts collaborates with the structural engineer responsible for the respective via ferrata. After completion of the work, a technical report is prepared by the structural engineer.
Alpin Geologie
Alpin Geologie, founded in 1998 in Meran, South Tyrol, Italy, has been able to establish itself on a regional level and accept increasingly demanding orders, thanks to the professionalism of its partners and employees. Today the company has a young, dynamic, and competent team that offers services at home and abroad.
Locksmith and welding specialist company
The anchoring elements of the rope bridges, and all supporting elements on the via ferrata, are manufactured by the Kager construction locksmith in northern Italy. The company is a DIN EN - 1090 certified locksmith and welding specialist company. www.kagerrudolf.it