The guidebook examines all the via ferratas that have been created in the last few years in the Eastern Alps, from the Province of Brescia, through Trentino, Alto Adige, the Dolomites up to Friuli. Many of these have sporting characteristics, that is, where the hiker must be physically fit. 30 itineraries scattered from the province of Brescia to Friuli, passing through the Dolomites and the mountains of Alto Adige.