Fitz Roy

The Cerro Fitz Roy , also known under the name of Cerro Chaltén is a Montagne located in the National park Los Glaciares in the province of Santa Cruz in Patagonie, close to the village of El Chaltén, at the border Chilo - Argentinian. Its height is of 3405 meters.

The name Chaltén comes from the word Mapuche which means the mountain which smokes (due to the frequent clouds fixed on its top); the Mapuches regarded it as a crowned mountain. Cerro Chaltén is the symbol of the province of Santa Cruz which raises it on its weapons.

Perito Francisco Moreno calls it FitzRoy in 1877 in homage to the explorer Robert FitzRoy.

It was climbed for the first time by the Alpiniste French Lionel Terray accompanied by Guido Magnone in 1952. In spite of its weak Altitude, this mountain is famous as being hardest of the world. The very compact Granite requires an high level of Escalade and the climatic conditions are generally extreme.

Nowadays, of the hundreds of people can climb the Everest the same day whereas Cerro Fitz Roy is climbed only one time in the year.

See too

External bonds

  • Seen satellite of Fitz Roy on WikiMapia
  • El Chalten
  • Fitz Roy At Peakware
  • Mount Fitz Roy on '' interpatagonia.com ''
  • Cerro Chaltén in the history

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