In reply to Pesda potato:
> Thinking of heading to france for a long weekend in Oct and would like to do some Via ferrata. Sadly Easyjet flights to Grenobles dont start till December.
> Is there anywhere else you could suggest that I could get to without using a car or spending most of the weekend on a bus/train?
IF it's just a long weekend I'd recommend hiring a car to make the most of it.