Monte Fitz Roy

In summer, Argentina, offers many and varied options to enjoy. Its extensive territory contains a great wealth of landscapes, climates and emotions to experience. Today we offer a short list of emblematic destinations that you can combine according to the…

Mt. Fitz Roy is one of the most appreciated peaks by mountaineers worldwide. Its altitude is 3,405 m. Mount Fitz Roy original name is Chaltén, that in Tehuelche dialect means "smoking mountain". This is due to a rare aeolic phenomenon…

From the shores of the Viedma Lake, in the middle of the National Park of the Glaciers, you will find Hostería Helsingfors, a historical ranch (called “estancia”) that now offers an oasis among the glaciers, mountains and forests. Exclusively for…

Patagonia: a word that transports the reader to a magic, fascinating territory. As vast as it is unknown, it is conjured up in our imagination in many different ways. It has always been a land of conquest and colonization, ever…

This is the profile of one of the last explorers of the Extreme South: Father Alberto María de Agostini. A link between the old explorers and the modern travelers, Father de Agostini is an example of tradition and modernity united…

You can travel through the mythic Route 40 on your own, but with this option you may count with all the services to know the most beautiful corners, without worrying about the vehicle or the trip details in inhospitable areas.…

Trekking on the Continental Ice is one of the most amazing and extreme experiences Patagonia offers The Patagonian Continental Ice Field, a relic of the last ice age, awaits adventurers who dare to surround the imposing Fitz Roy and Torre…

A first hand beautiful  trekking experience in Mount Fitz Roy I had been planning the trip to El Chaltén since I can remember and the ultimate goal was to be as close to the marvellous Mt. Fitz Roy as possible. The beginning…

The Glaciers National Park, created in 1937, is the kingdom of continental ices and the Glaciers. It comprises 2320 square miles in the southwestern part of Santa Cruz Province. Its spectacular beauty, the scientific interest it provokes and the endangered…

Route 40 continues southward, passing Tres Lagos (Three Lakes), 200 km from Gregores. A little after Tres Lagos we meet up with Provincial Route 23 which can take us to El Chaltén, National Capital of Trekking. This route borders Lake Viedma…

Travelers and scientists are a different, special category of explorers. They no longer seek, like their predecessors, for gold or personal wealth. Instead, they are driven by the need of knowledge and the discovery of new species in order to…

El Chaltén, a new mecca for adventure tourism, is one of the youngest towns in Argentina. El Chaltén's stable population comes from all over the world and multiplies every year. Many came just to "spend the summer" and ended up…

In these pages we will revisit the unbelievable story of the Yámana aborigine Jemmy Button, who was kidnapped in his town of Cape Horn by the officer of the British Royal Navy, Robert Fitz Roy. Together with other three members…

Hikes near Mt. Fitz Roy: a cheat sheet with trails according to time available and the different levels of difficulty For one day or less Fitz Roy Lookout Point (Mirador del Cerro Fitz Roy): 1:30 one way, with a climb…