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ARGENTINA: Mount Fitz Roy, El Chalten, Patagonia 2020 & 2005

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View Tom Dempsey's images of Mount Fitz Roy, Argentina, in Patagonia, South America: See a golden sunrise spotlighting Mount Fitz Roy, which rises abruptly on the border between Argentina and Chile in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in the Andes mountains, near El Chaltén village, in Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina, South America. In 1877, explorer Perito Moreno named "Cerro Fitz Roy" for Robert FitzRoy (no space before the capital R) who, as captain of the HMS Beagle, had travelled up the Santa Cruz River in 1834 and charted much of the Patagonian coast. First climbed in 1952 by French alpinists Lionel Terray and Guido Magnone, Mount Fitz Roy has very fickle weather and is one of the world’s most challenging technical ascents. It is also called Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, and Monte Fitz Roy (all with a space before the R). Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche (Aonikenk) word meaning "smoking mountain" (explained by frequent orographic clouds). Cerro is a Spanish word meaning hill. El Chaltén village was built in 1985 by Argentina to help secure the disputed border with Chile. The nearest airport is 220 km south in the larger town of El Calafate. Mount Fitz Roy is the basis for the Patagonia company’s clothing logo, after Yvon Chouinard's ascent and subsequent film in 1968.

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  • Sunrise illuminates Cerro Fitz Roy (3405 meters or 11,171 feet elevation), as seen from Mirador al Chaltén on Ruta 23 just 2 km southeast of the village of El Chalten in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. Monte Fitz Roy is also known as Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, or Mount Fitz Roy. The first Europeans recorded as seeing Mount Fitz Roy were the Spanish explorer Antonio de Viedma and his companions, who in 1783 reached the shores of Viedma Lake. In 1877, Argentine explorer Francisco Moreno saw the mountain and named it Fitz Roy in honour of Robert FitzRoy who, as captain of HMS Beagle, had travelled up the Santa Cruz River in 1834 and charted large parts of the Patagonian coast. Mt Fitz Roy was first climbed in 1952. Cerro is a Spanish word meaning hill, while Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form around the peak.
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  • Cerro Torre (3,128 m or 10,262 ft elevation) in Los Glaciares National Park, near El Chalten mountain resort in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked 21 km (13 miles) round trip with 730 m (2400 ft) cumulative gain to Laguna Torre and Mirador Maestri. Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
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  • Sunrise illuminates Cerro Torre (3128 m meters or 10,262 feet elevation), seen from Mirador Condores near Los Glaciares National Park Visitor Center, in El Chalten in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. Cerro is a Spanish word meaning hill, while Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form around the peaks.
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  • A large metal fish sculpture at the junction of Rutas 40 and 23, the turn to El Chalten mountain resort in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. The village is settled on the riverside of Rio de las Vueltas, within Los Glaciares National Park near the base of Cerro Fitz Roy (3405 m or 11,171 ft elevation), at the edge of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The town is 220 km north of El Calafate. Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form over Monte Fitz Roy.
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  • Monte Fitz Roy is also known as Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, or Mount Fitz Roy. The peak of Cerro Fitz Roy rises to 3405 m (11,171 ft) elevation above the resort of El Chalten in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. The first Europeans recorded as seeing Mount Fitz Roy were the Spanish explorer Antonio de Viedma and his companions, who in 1783 reached the shores of Viedma Lake. In 1877, Argentine explorer Francisco Moreno saw the mountain and named it Fitz Roy in honour of Robert FitzRoy who, as captain of HMS Beagle, had travelled up the Santa Cruz River in 1834 and charted large parts of the Patagonian coast. Mt Fitz Roy was first climbed in 1952. Cerro is a Spanish word meaning hill, while Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche (Aonikenk) word meaning "smoking mountain", due to a cloud that usually forms around the peak. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Argentina & Chile Patagonia trip map: three Dempseys travelled from 11 February - 05 March 2020: El Calafate, Los Glaciares National Park, El Chalten, Monte Fitz Roy, Lago del Desierto, & Torres del Paine NP.
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  • A rainbow glows in the mist of Chorrillo del Salto waterfall in Los Glaciares National Park. The falls is 7 km round trip from El Chalten by vehicle or on foot. Walkers can start at the end of Av. San Martín, on the same trailhead as Laguna De los Tres, but soon taking the path to the right which parallels the road to Lago del Desierto. Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America.
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  • A rainbow glows in the mist of Chorrillo del Salto waterfall in Los Glaciares National Park. The falls is 7 km round trip from El Chalten by vehicle or on foot. Walkers can start at the end of Av. San Martín, on the same trailhead as Laguna De los Tres, but soon taking the path to the right which parallels the road to Lago del Desierto. Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America.
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  • A rainbow glows in the mist of Chorrillo del Salto waterfall in Los Glaciares National Park. The falls is 7 km round trip from El Chalten by vehicle or on foot. Walkers can start at the end of Av. San Martín, on the same trailhead as Laguna De los Tres, but soon taking the path to the right which parallels the road to Lago del Desierto. Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America.
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  • Sign for El Chalten mountain resort, with carved wood mountaineer, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. A wheelchair ramp ascends a small hill in the background. The village is settled on the riverside of Rio de las Vueltas, within Los Glaciares National Park near the base of Cerro Fitz Roy (3405 m or 11,171 ft elevation), at the edge of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The town is 220 km north of El Calafate. Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form over Monte Fitz Roy.
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  • A pattern of makeshift metal siding rusts on historic Madsen House. For a homespun taste of Patagonian history, don't miss the Andreas Madsen House Museum, seen via private tour led by Walk Patagonia, starting from their office at Avenida Antonio Rojo 62 (https://walk-trek.tur.ar) in El Chalten, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. Danish pioneer Andreas Madsen arrived in 1905 and built the first house in El Chaltén, on his farm named Estancia Cerro Fitz Roy. Walk an easy 6 km round trip to visit his family home along Rio de las Vueltas, within Los Glaciares National Park, in view of Cerro Fitz Roy (3405 m or 11,171 ft elevation). Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form over Monte Fitz Roy. The town is 220 km north of El Calafate.
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  • For a homespun taste of Patagonian history, don't miss the Andreas Madsen House Museum, seen via private tour led by Walk Patagonia, starting from their office at Avenida Antonio Rojo 62 (https://walk-trek.tur.ar) in El Chalten, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. Danish pioneer Andreas Madsen arrived in 1905 and built the first house in El Chaltén, on his farm named Estancia Cerro Fitz Roy. Walk an easy 6 km round trip to visit his family home along Rio de las Vueltas, within Los Glaciares National Park, in view of Cerro Fitz Roy (3405 m or 11,171 ft elevation). Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form over Monte Fitz Roy. The town is 220 km north of El Calafate. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
    2002PAT-2536-39-Pano.jpg
  • Orange sunrise clouds over Patagonian forest. El Chalten, in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. This was the morning of our hike 21 km (13 miles) round trip with 730 m (2400 ft) cumulative gain to Laguna Torre and Mirador Maestri to see Cerro Torre and other peaks.
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  • See Cerro Fitz Roy (3405 meters or 11,171 feet elevation) and Poincenot from Mirador Torre. We hiked 21 km (13 miles) round trip with 730 m (2400 ft) cumulative gain to Laguna Torre and Mirador Maestri to see Cerro Torre and other peaks from El Chalten mountain resort in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. The village is settled on the riverside of Rio de las Vueltas, within Los Glaciares National Park near the base of Cerro Fitz Roy, at the edge of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The town is 220 km north of El Calafate. Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form over Monte Fitz Roy. Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
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  • Snow-dusted, glacier-clad Cerro Solo. We hiked 21 km (13 miles) round trip with 730 m (2400 ft) cumulative gain to Laguna Torre and Mirador Maestri to see Cerro Torre and other peaks. El Chalten mountain resort is in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. The village is settled on the riverside of Rio de las Vueltas, within Los Glaciares National Park near the base of Cerro Fitz Roy (3405 m or 11,171 ft elevation), at the edge of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The town is 220 km north of El Calafate. Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form over Monte Fitz Roy.
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  • Rio Fitz Roy Valley on trail to Laguna Torre. El Chalten, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. Hike 21 km (13 miles) round trip with 730 m (2400 ft) cumulative gain to Laguna Torre and Mirador Maestri to see Cerro Torre and other peaks. El Chalten mountain resort is in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. The village is settled on the riverside of Rio de las Vueltas, within Los Glaciares National Park near the base of Cerro Fitz Roy (3405 m or 11,171 ft elevation), at the edge of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The town is 220 km north of El Calafate. Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form over Monte Fitz Roy. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
    2002PAT-2595-98-Pano.jpg
  • Yellow flower of matamora (Senecio patagonia) at Laguna Torre, Los Glaciares National Park, near El Chalten mountain resort, in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. Hike 21 km (13 miles) round trip with 730 m (2400 ft) cumulative gain to Laguna Torre and Mirador Maestri to see Cerro Torre and other peaks. Senecio patagonicus is an arid land perennial native to high elevation steppe ecosystems of Patagonia. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
    2002PAT-2622_24_26-Pano.jpg
  • Cerro Torre (3,128 m or 10,262 ft elevation) in Los Glaciares National Park, near El Chalten mountain resort in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked 21 km (13 miles) round trip with 730 m (2400 ft) cumulative gain to Laguna Torre and Mirador Maestri. Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
    2002PAT-2641.jpg
  • Cerro Torre (3,128 m or 10,262 ft elevation) and Laguna Torre (634 m or 2080 ft) in Los Glaciares National Park, near El Chalten mountain resort in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked 21 km (13 miles) round trip with 730 m (2400 ft) cumulative gain to Laguna Torre and Mirador Maestri. Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
    2002PAT-2662-73-Pano.jpg
  • Cerro Torre (3,128 m or 10,262 ft elevation) and Laguna Torre (634 m or 2080 ft) in Los Glaciares National Park, near El Chalten mountain resort in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked 21 km (13 miles) round trip with 730 m (2400 ft) cumulative gain to Laguna Torre and Mirador Maestri. Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
    2002PAT-2675.jpg
  • Cerro Torre (3,128 m or 10,262 ft elevation) and Laguna Torre (634 m or 2080 ft) in Los Glaciares National Park, near El Chalten mountain resort in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked 21 km (13 miles) round trip with 730 m (2400 ft) cumulative gain to Laguna Torre and Mirador Maestri. Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
    2002PAT-2676.jpg
  • Cerro Torre (3,128 m or 10,262 ft elevation) and Laguna Torre (634 m or 2080 ft) in Los Glaciares National Park, near El Chalten mountain resort in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked 21 km (13 miles) round trip with 730 m (2400 ft) cumulative gain to Laguna Torre and Mirador Maestri. Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
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  • Cerro Solo (left) rises above Laguna Torre (634 m or 2080 ft) in Los Glaciares National Park, near El Chalten mountain resort in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked 21 km (13 miles) round trip with 730 m (2400 ft) cumulative gain to Laguna Torre and Mirador Maestri, which is at the top of the lateral moraine at right. Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Cerro Solo (left) rises above Laguna Torre (634 m or 2080 ft) in Los Glaciares National Park, near El Chalten mountain resort in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked 21 km (13 miles) round trip with 730 m (2400 ft) cumulative gain to Laguna Torre and Mirador Maestri, which is at the top of the lateral moraine at right. Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
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  • Glaciar Grande flows into Laguna Torre in Los Glaciares National Park, near El Chalten mountain resort in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked 21 km (13 miles) round trip with 730 m (2400 ft) cumulative gain to Laguna Torre for this view from near Mirador Maestri. Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
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