High above the Adriatic coast, hidden within Croatia’s largest and most rugged mountain range, you will find the Via Ferrata Dabarski Kukovi. It is one of the country’s most thrilling and remote alpine adventures. Set within the Velebit Mountains—part of a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve—this via ferrata leads climbers through a dramatic world of limestone spires, forested valleys, and expansive mountain views. It’s a route that speaks to the soul of true explorers: raw, demanding, beautiful, and undeniably wild. A Landscape Shaped by Stone and Silence The Dabarski Kukovi are a group of prominent limestone outcrops that rise sharply from the dense forests of central Velebit, just inland from the…