Mount Fitz Roy

mountain of Argentina and Chile

Key facts

Elevation: 3,405 m (11,171 ft)
Prominence: 1,951 m (6,401 ft)
Listing: Ultra
Location: Patagonia , Argentina — Chile border
Countries: Argentina , Chile
Parent range: Andes
Mountain type: Granite
First ascent: 1952 by Lionel Terray & Guido Magnone
Easiest route: Franco Argentina (650m., 6a+, 6c/A1)

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Monte Fitz Roy (also known as Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, or simply Mount Fitz Roy) is a mountain in Patagonia, on the border between Argentina and Chile. It is located in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, near El Chaltén village and Viedma Lake. It was first climbed in 1952 by French alpinists Lionel Terray and Guido Magnone.

First European encounter