On 7 January 2026 Russian alpinists Boris Egorov, Vladimir Murzaev, Konstantin Yaemurd made the first BASE jump off Fitz Roy ...

John Bolte, an American rock climber, was killed by rockfall while descending Patagonia's Cerro Chalten (Fitz Roy) on February 23. He and Adam Martos, a fellow Santa Cruz local, had finished a ...

As far as sustained, technical alpine climbs go, the Supercanaleta (5.9 WI 4 M5-6; 5,000 feet) on Patagonia's Cerro Chalten (Fitz Roy) (11,171 feet) is as classic as they come. Colin Haley, who made ...

In 1968 I was one of a group of climber friends who drove a 1965 Ford Econoline van from California to Patagonia where we made the third ascent of Cerro Chalten (Fitz Roy), an 11,171-foot granite, ...

Two of the best day hikes in South America, both starting from the small town of El Chalten, known as the hiking capital of Argentina: 1. Trail to Laguna de los Tres, at the base of Cerro Fitz Roy; 2.