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 ...

And so the debate continues... In 1952, after making the first ascent of Cerro Fitz Roy, Frenchman Lionel Terray described the nearby Cerro Torre as “an impossible mountain,” a phrase that described ...

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 ...

She also picked a poor day to speed up Cerro Solo in Patagonia's Fitz Roy massif since fresh snow covered the route. Yet she bagged the fastest time ever registered on this popular peak.

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