Eagle Cliff Via Ferrata opened at Mohonk Mountain House in Upstate NY this year. The experience combines the exposure of rock climbing and hiking with footholds and a cable system you hook into. Sunny Hernandez | ahernandez@nyup.
com Sunny Hernandez | ahernandez@nyup.com Sunny Hernandez | ahernandez@nyup.com If you’ve ever wanted to scale the stunning cliffs of Upstate New York’s rocky ridges, a new adventure has opened this year that offers visitors a chance to experience the thrill—even if they’ve never climbed before.
Mohonk Mountain House , an award-winning resort nestled in the Hudson Valley at the foot of the Catskills , opened their Eagle Cliff Via Ferrata experience in the spring of 2024, exclusively available for overnight guests. The first of its kind in the Shawangunk Ridge, also known as “The Gunks,” Eagle Cliff gives guests a taste of the world-renowned rock climbing scene here without being a rock climbing superstar like Alex Honnold . Eagle Cliff Via Ferrata opened at Mohonk Mountain House in Upstate NY this year.
The experience combines the exposure of rock climbing and hiking with footholds and a cable system you hook into. Provided photo | Alpine Endeavors Provided photo | Alpine Endeavors Via Ferratas, Italian for “iron path,” combine both the exposure of rock climbing and hiking with footholds and a series of cables. Participants will ascend and traverse over rocky crags sometimes with the added thrill of aerial staircases and bridges, givin.