As part of AFAR's America 250 coverage, the magazine highlighted 52 epic adventures in every state, from camping with wild horses to tracking wolf packs in Yellowstone. Columbus' urban via ferrata at Quarry Trails Metro Park is highlighted as Ohio's epic adventure. Author Nicholas Derenzo describes the horizontal climbing paths saying, "These routes are gaining popularity in ruggedly wild areas such as the Rockies and the red-rock deserts of Utah, but the country’s first urban via ferrata is only a 15-minute drive from the Ohio State Capitol in Columbus."

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