S-MAX Extreme

MONTH: August 2009
ORGANISER: Exodus
WHERE: Dolomites, Italy
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: For just over a grand you’ll get a week-long trip that incorporates some of the most stunning via ferrata routes in Italy and peaks nearly 3,000 metres high.
CONTACT: Go to exodus.co.uk or 0845 863 9600

MONTH: July 2009
ORGANISER: Self-organised
WHERE: Dolomites, Italy
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: The 150-km Alta Via 1 is a public footpath linking many of the most famous vie ferrate in Italy. Also known as Dolomite High Route 1, it crosses high peaks and beautiful scenery, but is never too testing.
CONTACT: Go to dolomiti.org

MONTH: June 2009
ORGANISER: The Adventure Company
WHERE: Andorra
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: This British travel company offers stunning via ferrata trips in the Pyrenees. And since it’s Andorra, there’s the added bonus of tax-free shopping.
CONTACT: Go to adventurecompany.co.uk or call 0845 609 0837

MONTH: May 2009
ORGANISER: Highpoint
WHERE: Dachstein, Austria
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: Among the superb vie ferrate that snake across this region of the Austrian Alps is the Johann Route – 800 metres of vertigo-inducing mountain climbs.
CONTACT: Go to mountainguides.co.uk or call 01931 713115

MONTH: April 2009
ORGANISER: High Coast Center
WHERE: Docksta, Sweden
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: Sweden’s most dynamic via ferrata will see you scampering across the mountainside against a stunning backdrop of Nordic forests.
CONTACT: Go to highcoastcenter.se or call 0046 613 40500

MONTH: March 2009
ORGANISER: Collett’s Mountain Holidays
WHERE: Dolomites, Italy
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: This holiday company organises guided hikes along some of the oldest vie ferrate in the world, and offers accommodation in some of the most picturesque villages in the Dolomite mountain range.
CONTACT: Go to colletts.co.uk or call 01763 289660