Grota lui Hili - Cheile Turzii - Via Ferrata

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Cheile Turzii, it has to be one of my favorite place to go with my family for a quick walk, hiking, camping and so on. Cheile Turzii is where I had my very first via ferrata and it is still my favorite place to go out.

I am with my good friend Mihai, a couple from Germany that we met on the way and the funniest via ferrata guide…Cornel.

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This is a 350m via ferrata trail with a 200 mt altitude. The trail is called Grota Hilli due to the spectacular opening in the cliff around the end of the trail. It takes about 50 min to go up and about another 50 min to get down. It has a moderate difficulty, so if you have done via ferrata before it shouldn’t cause you any problems, otherwise I do recommend going with a guide. In either cases, do check with the local Rescue team if the steel cables are in place, to be totally safe.

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Wow @ady_seres this is good adventure and travel. Thanks for posting :+1:t4:

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@SholaIB yes, it is absolutely fantastic. :smiley:

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Great views and nice video too @ady_seres . My palms got a bit sweaty during your scaling of the cliff wall but it looked like a lot of fun.

Would you recommend the climb for people who don’t have much experience?

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@MortenSI This particular trail can be completed by people with no experience, but definitely you need to have a good physical condition and I would recommend it only with the help of a guide. You can always call the mount rescue team and they will be more than happy to offer you a tour at any of these via ferrata trails.

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Thanks for the advice @ady_seres ! I don’t have much experience mountain climbing like this but it looks really fun!

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