On March 21, he free soloed up—and down—a 5,000-foot rock climb called Afanassieff on Fitz Roy in around 15.5 hours—a physically and mentally exhausting period of time to be in such an ...

In the 1960s Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins (founders of Patagonia and The North Face, respectively) took a trip down to South America to climb Fitz Roy. In the 2000s Jeff Johnson finds footage ...

Had we set off a day later we would certainly have enjoyed our climb more: it would have been a "sunny ramble" up Fitz Roy, instead of a sort of boxing match during which the wind packed its punches..

Little more than half a day with no wind, rain or snow. Our chances are slim, but Gerry Fiegl and I work on the the right tactics to climb Fitz Roy. Our plan is simple: be in the right place at the ...

An unlikely pair of climbers tries to complete one of alpinism's crown jewels: Patagonia's Fitz Roy … ...

jaws dropped around the climbing world when he became the first to solo the Fitz Roy Traverse in February 2021. This epic route, fantasised about by anyone who has ever seen a photo of the jagged ...

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 ...

Photo: American Alpine Club Over the last decade, the Kishtwar range has drawn front-line climbers ... six of the seven major peaks in the Fitz Roy massif. The third grant of $4,000 will allow ...