{"id":287,"date":"2018-10-01T22:15:59","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T02:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sierrasothebysrealty.blog\/2018\/10\/01\/via-ferrata-opens-at-squaw-valley\/"},"modified":"2018-10-01T22:15:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T02:15:59","slug":"via-ferrata-opens-at-squaw-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/2018\/10\/01\/via-ferrata-opens-at-squaw-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Tahoe&#8217;s First Via Ferrata at Squaw Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5781544547001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=5842997101001\" width=\"750\" height=\"421.88\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alpenglowexpeditions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alpenglow Expeditions<\/a>, a North Lake Tahoe area-based guide service, opened Tahoe\u2019s only Via Ferrata, located on Tram Face at <a href=\"https:\/\/squawalpine.com\/\">Squaw Valley<\/a> Resort.<\/p>\n<p>Alpenglow Expeditions\u2019 experienced team of AMGA (American Mountain Guide Association)-trained guides will take participants up the iconic rock face on the first completed route.<br \/>\nVia Ferrata, an Italian term meaning Iron Road, is a protected climbing route with permanent steel anchors and cables that allow participants to be safely connected to the rock via a Continuous Lifeline System. All climbs will be led by Alpenglow Expeditions\u2019 experienced team of AMGA-trained guides, who will teach participants how to navigate the rock face while introducing basic climbing techniques. By design, ascent groups will be kept small, at a six-participant-per-guide ratio, which ensures safety and maximizes the learning opportunity for all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierrasothebysrealty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Via-Ferrata-Squaw.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sierrasothebysrealty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Via-Ferrata-Squaw.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1149\" height=\"764\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe Tahoe Via Ferrata will ultimately consist of two routes that ascend the Tram Face at <a href=\"https:\/\/squawalpine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Squaw Valley Resort<\/a>, allowing even those with no climbing experience the opportunity to scale the rock face, topping out more than 1,000 vertical feet above The Village at Squaw Valley.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierrasothebysrealty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Via-Ferrata-Squaw-Valley.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sierrasothebysrealty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Via-Ferrata-Squaw-Valley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1148\" height=\"646\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAlpenglow Expeditions offers half-day and full-day guided Via Ferrata Tours. No climbing experience is necessary, but basic hiking fitness is recommended.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierrasothebysrealty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Via-Ferrata-Squaw-Valley-Tahoe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sierrasothebysrealty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Via-Ferrata-Squaw-Valley-Tahoe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1149\" height=\"647\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFor more information about the Tahoe Via Ferrata, visit tahoevia.com or call the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpenglowexpeditions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alpenglow Expeditions<\/a> office at (877) 873-5376.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alpenglow Expeditions, a North Lake Tahoe area-based guide service, opened Tahoe\u2019s only Via Ferrata, located on Tram Face at Squaw Valley Resort. Alpenglow Expeditions\u2019 experienced team of AMGA (American Mountain Guide Association)-trained guides will take participants up the iconic rock face on the first completed route. Via Ferrata, an Italian term meaning Iron Road, is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248546753,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1369],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tahoe-real-estate-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfNAru-4D","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/248546753"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}