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Noun: via ferrata set
  1. Climbing equipment that consists of a lanyard and two carabiners
    "After a fatal via ferrata accident in August 2012 where both elastic lanyards on the energy-absorbing systems (EAS) in a via ferrata set failed, the UIAA (International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation) worked with manufacturers to identify and recall several models of EAS systems"

Type of: climbing equipment, rock-climbing equipment