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Getting fit before setting out on any of the treks will be of great benefit, and you should be comfortable with the prospect of walking for five or six hours each day – excluding rests – over rough ground carrying a rucksack weighing up to 9kg (20lb). Although the three main treks are of a modest duration compared with the Tour of Mont Blanc or Chamonix to Zermatt Walkers’ Haute Route, for example, a few stages – especially on the Tour of the Silvretta Alps – cross challenging terrain where for a good part of the summer you may see no-one else for several hours. Navigational skills and good ‘mountain sense’ will be important, and while no technical climbing ability is called for, there are a number of narrow, exposed sections that could be unsettling for first-time trekkers. Often such exposed or difficult areas will be protected by fixed cables or chains, a length of metal ladder bolted to a rock face, or an iron stanchion or rung for foot placement. Check each item of protection before committing your weight on it.