Fitz Roy

Excursion to Fitz Roy

If yesterday's focus was entirely on Cerro Torre, today we need to go and see the other one. huge monolith located on the northern slope of Los Glaciers National Park, the Fitz Roy, To see it properly, you need to spend about 4 hours walking and going to Laguna de los Tres, which we do with great pleasure. The day is mostly clear, although there are some clouds.

Fitz Roy

He, my friend Fitz, on the other hand, seems lost in thought and only manages to focus for a few moments. All the other peaks surrounding it are clearly visible, and you can also appreciate its enormous wall with two ridges that create a parabolic shape towards the sky. Unlike Cerro Torre, this mountain has a normal route that is slightly less challenging than the others. Another sight is offered by the view of Stinky Lake, which is located at the bottom of a rock amphitheater and collects water and ice from an overhanging glacier above. While we are descending, we take a one-hour detour (round trip) to see the glacier. Piedras Blancas, also located right by the lake below. For "the last meal," we finish with a delicious steak at Bistro and coffee at Patagonicus, run by the friendly daughter of Cesarino Fava. Her father was the driving force behind the first ascent of Cerro Torre, and she chose El Chalten as her home. The restaurant is truly a museum of adventures and climbs organized in this area. After all, Fava is probably more famous than the village itself; without El Chalten, it would not exist or would have developed much later.