Human nature is always looking for something different and incredible, like Fitz Roy, which is covered by heavy snow, actually a breathtaking mountain. Monte Fitz Roy also popular as Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, or Mount Fitz Roy is a mountain located near El Chaltén village, in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in Patagonia, on the border between Argentina and Chile.
This is an extremely popular tourist destination including Laguna de Los Tress Lagoon, Torre, and the nearby climbing of the Cerro Electrico. It is also famous for mountain trekkers who circuit and departure from El Chalten offering amazing mountain views.
There are 15 routes to reach the mountain peak, and challenging indeed for climbers, and it remains among the most technically challenging mountains on Earth for mountaineers. In winter, snow scenery is on its peak with the clouds surrounding them must be of unique natural phenomenon. Fitz Roy mountains range is very popular among the tourists of different countries, to watch the real beauty of mountains and sky.
The climbers and trekkers are really inspired by the beauty of Fitz Roy. All tourist facilities are available here along with food restaurants, which are always in action to offer you delicious and tasty foods. It’s a safe and sound place for your winter holidays with your family. The mountain is first climbed by French Alpinists Lionel Terray and Guido Magnone in 1952.
Francisco Moreno unearth the mountain on March 12, 1877, and named it Fitz Roy, well inspired by Robert FitzRoy, who was captain of the HMS Beagle and had traveled up the Santa Cruz River in 1834 and charted large parts of the Patagonian coast. Fitz Roy was only one of a number of peaks the Tehuelche called Chaltén. Fitz Roy has a reputation of being “Ultimate” in spite of its average height, but sheer granite and long stretches make him the arduous technical climbing mountain.
The weather in this region is exceptionally inclement and treacherous. The world’s famous photographers really inspired the beauty of this area due to its otherworldly shape. Despite the recent development of El Calafate international airport and El Chalten village, the area is still fairly accessible.