Via Ferrata Astragalus — Attraction in Bicaz-Chei

5 minutes walk from the parking lot to the Ecolog cabin, where the RON 20 ticket should be bought. Then another couple of minutes to the start of the ferrata. I did the so called first wall route, going on a narrow but easy path to the right, then overcoming an exposed portion and starting climbing (partially through some kind of chimney, but most part on an almost 90 degree steep wall). The artificial aids are scarce and the natural foot and handholds are also not great, so one would quite often need the upper body strength to pull up using the cable. Then the route becomes easier again and ends at the junction between the beginners route (a rather steep hiking path secured with steel cable that I used to go back to the cabin) and the...

What a wonderful experience. Very secure line, lots of anchor points and although some sections might be a little more vertical, we never felt in any danger. You need to be in decent shape to do the whole thing but there are options for beginners too, so thats great. Rented equipment was light , functional and comfortable to wear.

Meeting the mountaineering legend Ticu Lacatusu was a bonus that made our day even...

Very lovely and we'll maintained routes. Do note that even the yellow trail, rated b-c, includes vertical climb that is very hard for little kids. You should consider bringing additional static rope if you're leading a group .

On the downside, there are no piggy tails on the routes And they could be very useful on this type of trails, especially trails with...