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 ...

Most recently, some of the pitches on the East Face of Fitz Roy have changed. The objective risk of climbing has also increased. A fallen 20-meter slab has affected the first pitch of the Royal ...

Fitz Roy Mountain, located in the northern section of the park, features hiking paths that have a reputation for being genuinely challenging hikes and could rival several U.S. National Park trails ...

Jenny Abegg of the U.S. is an unlikely athlete to set FKTs in the mountains. Yet she bagged the fastest time ever registered ...

Some climbs seem timeless due to their importance in the history of alpinism. One of these is certainly Supercanaleta on Fitz Roy in Patagonia. The story by Damiano Barabino, Sergio De Leo, Marcello ...

Belgian climber Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll has been willingly stuck in Patagonia since Covid-19 kicked off, and making the most of it: jaws dropped around the climbing world when he became the first ...