Mount Fitz Roy, which typically stands obscured in a haze of clouds, was originally named "Chaltén," meaning "smoking mountain" in the ancient Tehuelche tribe's dialect. Today, its title ...

At 3,133m, Cerro Torre is on the border dividing Argentina and Chile, west of Fitz Roy. Fitz Roy (3,405m ) was first climbed on Feb. 2, 1952 by Lionel Terray and Guido Magnone of France.

That of the crown of peaks surrounding Fitz Roy: Aguja Guillaumet, Aguja Mermoz, Cerro Fitz Roy, Aguja Poincenot, Aguja Rafael Juárez, Aguja Saint-Exúpery and Aguja de l'S. A journey that resulted in ...

The report by Simon Gietl about his fast ascent of Fitz Roy in Patagonia via the Supercanaleta route together with Gerhard Fiegl. As usual the weather is Patagonian but the forecast promises a small ...

Matteo Della Bordella are attempting an unfinished big-wall route from 1995 -- the northwest face of Patagonia's Cerro Piergiorgio.