RE: Tackling the Via Ferrata, Honister Slate Mine, UK - The original miner's path to the top of the mountain!

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Tackling the Via Ferrata, Honister Slate Mine, UK - The original miner's path to the top of the mountain!

in adventure •  6 years ago 

That's the original miner's path?! Oh my goodness, talk about a daily commute

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Originally it would of been free climbed daily by the miners, maybe using a load of rope to tie each other together, but certainly no harness, helmet or safety clips, just a candle or carbide lamp and some big balls!