On 7 February 2004 the Italians Elio Orlandi and Luca Fava, and the Argentine Horacio Codò reached the summit of Chalten - Fitz Roy after 7 days of effort via a new, direct line up the stunning ...

Three South American climbers completed a new route up the north face of Patagonia's Fitz Roy peak, climbing 30 pitches free in a three-day, alpine-style push.

After an attempt in winter – a moment which the two alpinists Michael Lerjen-Demjen and Jorge Ackermann describe as "one of the most important experiences of our lives" – from 14 to 16 November the ...

Reynolds climbed the North Face of Fitz Roy along the Afanassieff route on the left. He had attempted this route a week prior, but intution told him to turn around. The complete ascent and descent ...

M atteo Della Bordella, Mirco Grasso, and Alessandro Bau of Italy overcame the rough Patagonia weather to open a new 7a, A1 ...

Jim Reynolds free soloed a challenging 5,000-foot ascent/descent on Cerro Fitz Roy, ... Even more impressive, he climbed down the same route without ropes, and completed the whole trip in 15.5 hours.

Torres del Paine National Park offers some of the best trekking in Patagonia Creative Commons/andreslabbe Known as the End of the Earth, Patagonia reigns as one of the best backdrops for ...

In the weeks leading up to his Fitz Roy solo, Reynolds also onsight free soloed—up and down—two other Patagonian peaks. On March 9, he free soloed up Filo Oeste (5.11a) on the West Ridge of ...