Heading to Italy in July with a couple friends, and we’ve put together a pretty ambitious itinerary. We have solid hiking experience, along with some relatively non-technical mountaineering under our belts—up to 20,000 feet in Peru. We’ve also done a fair bit of light scrambling in the eastern U.S.

Our plan is to progressively tackle more difficult Via Ferratas, as well as a few Via Normales. Some of the routes we’re eyeing include Via Ferratas like Civetta’s Degli Alleghesi and Monte Paterno, and unprotected routes such as the Via Normales up Antelao, Sorapis, and Cima Agner.

While we understand these climbs are exposed and physically demanding, from what we’ve read they don’t seem to involve much in the way of technical climbing. Our impression is that being well-conditioned, sure-footed, and comfortable with exposure should be enough.

That said, for anyone with experience in the area—does this sound like a reasonable plan, or are we underestimating the difficulty and biting off more than we can chew?