Via Ferrata is a fun mix of hiking and climbing for non-climbers! Via Ferrata, is a vertical adventure, assisted by metal rungs, bridges, and a safety cable. Join an exciting and unique climbing experience. With awe-inspiring views of ocean fjords and mountain peaks, this is sure to be an adventure you won’t forget! This one-hour tour is suitable for adults and families with children ages 8 and up, and is a fully guided tour. Don't miss this on your trip to Squamish!
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Squamish Via Ferrata Adventure lasts about 1h 30min.
Prices start at $82 per person for this Squamish experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Meet 15 minutes before the tour start time at the Summit Shelter located at the top of the Sea to Sky Gondola, near the playground. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN, FR, ES.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 8 participants.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 82 verified reviews; it is run by Mountain Skills Academy & Adventures.
My mum and I did this as a bucket list item and Maya made it exactly the trip we were hoping for. She was incredibly knowledgeable, entertaining, and took the best pictures. A wonderful experience we will never forget!
Thanks for joining us! We are happy to hear you enjoyed the Via Ferrata
Great family fun, even with a nervous mum! Victor looked after us very well, and made me feel almost comfortable! (Not great with heights or big steps!). Husband and older kids were fine, youngest was nervous like me, but we got lots of good instructions, and once I realised it was all uphill, I was happier! Chose this one, as it had a minimum age of 8, so youngest could do it, and very happy with the choice. Easy pick up of the gondola tickets at the bottom.
Thanks so much for joining us! It’s great to hear Victor helped everyone settle in and enjoy the day, especially with a few nerves in the group. We really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review and hope we see you back for another adventure sometime!
Amazing experience. Great guide loved it
Thanks so much for the review! We’re really glad you had an amazing time on the Squamish Via Ferrata and enjoyed your guide. Thanks for joining us!
Really keen to do the via Ferrata so booked the tickets including the gondola ticket. We weee able to go up the gondola just as a family of three (I had read it could be busy but it was fine) and the views were great with easy parking and good facilities at the bottom. Great communication from the Mountain Skills group we booked with and we met Fraser our guide at the allotted time plus there was one other person joining us. We got our harnesses on then set off on the walk to the start of the climb. It was steep in places to get down. Fraser was great and made us feel very safe plus was informative on our walk about the local woodland and wildlife. After going through another safety briefing we started our climb. It was scarier than I thought …but was amazing and the scenery (if you were brave enough to actually look down) was breathtaking. My 13 year old son and husband loved it…I was happy to get to safe land at the top but felt a real achievement. Fraser was a superb guide who was very reassuring throughout and extremely professional. A definite must have for adrenaline junkies! We did this on our way from Vancouver to Whistler and it was the perfect mid point stop.
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your experience! We’re so glad you and your family enjoyed the adventure and that Fraser helped make the day a memorable one. We’ll be sure to pass along your kind words to him. He’ll be thrilled to hear them. Thanks again for joining us, and we hope to see you back in the mountains for another adventure soon!
What a fun experience with breathtaking views! Our guide Victor was knowledge and friendly. The small group size was helpful.
We are happy to hear you enjoyed our Via Ferrata with Victor!
This was such a fun tour! I had a great guide, Fraser, and he was the perfect combination of friendly, safety oriented, and patient. He took a bunch of pictures of me so I could focus on the experience. This via ferrata was NOT technical and only ~hour-ish, but you do need to be able to climb the equivalent of a ladder up ~150’ and be comfortable with heights.
Thanks so much for your kind words! We’re thrilled to hear you had a great time on the Via Ferrata and that Fraser helped make the experience fun and safe.
Great experience. I did this tour with my mother, i in her 50s. Neither of us have done a Via Ferrata before. Nick our guide was informative & supportive.
Thank you for the kind review! We're so glad you and your mother chose to experience the Via Ferrata with us. We're happy that Nick helped make the experience both enjoyable and comfortable. We'll be sure to pass along your feedback to him. We hope to see you both back in the mountains again soon!
It was amazing. The staff are wonderful and helpful kind. We started out doing good, but when we started to climb, I couldn’t do it. I had to turn back. We had two guides-Nick and Victor. I told my husband to continue and Victor stayed with me and helped me to hike back down to the starting point. I’ve done two before this one and it is amazing the adrenaline and the rush is incredible. I just couldn’t do this one. But WOW! You got to try it. My husband continued and he enjoyed it. . Nick and Victor you’re awesome and amazing. Thank you Victor for all your help and support. M & N😎
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! We're glad to hear you enjoyed the adventure. One of the things we're most proud of is our guides' ability to adapt to each guest's needs, and we're happy to hear that Victor was there to support you and make sure you got back safely. We'll also be sure to pass along your kind words to both Victor and Nick.
Definitely a five out of five!
Thank you so much for coming back to see us again! We're glad to hear the second trip was just as much fun as the first.
What an amazing experience! Vincent was really great. He is kind, knowledgeable, and patient. Stunning views, exciting climb, and we got great photos! Thank you!
Thank you so much for the review. We’re really glad you had such a great experience, and I’ll be sure to pass this on to Vincent. Thanks again for joining us.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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