The Fitzroy Mountains are dramatic peaks located at the northern end of Los Glaciares National Park. From a base in the frontier town of El Chalten, there are excellent trekking trails around the mountains, in particular to the base camps of Cerro Fitz Roy (3441m) and Cerro Torre (3102m). From the base camps, the views of these peaks, which attract international climbers, are spectacular and often shrouded in cloud. Laguna de los Tres is also an excellent destination, where the three main peaks of the range are reflected in the waters of the glacial lake. El Chalten is also a good base to explore the nearby glaciers, in particular the Viedma Glacier reached by a boat trip across Lake Viedma. Here you can don crampons for a trek across the surreal ice-scapes of the glacier and for the adventurous, grab a couple of ice-picks and attempt to climb a sheer wall of ice on the glacier.
Location:
Argentina
Travel to Fitzroy Mountains
Organised group tours: Click here to see 5 tours to Argentine Patagonia which may include Fitzroy Mountains.
Further Exploration for Fitzroy Mountains
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Patagonia Oct 2009 (3rd ed.), 416 pages
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Trekking in the Patagonian Andes Sep 2009 (4th ed.), 284 pages
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