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Located on the border of Argentina and Chile, Mount\u00a0Fitz Roy<\/a><\/strong> is located near El Chalt\u00e9n<\/a> village, in the Southern Patagonian ice field. Although the mountain isn\u2019t exceptionally high, the sheer granite faces present long stretches of arduous technical climbing and as a result they are preserved for only they very experienced! Apparently Mount Fitz Roy<\/a><\/strong> is on average only successfully ascended once a year. Definitely not a challenge for the light hearted!<\/p>\n

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Mount Fitz Roy<\/a><\/strong> gets its name from Captain Fitzroy of the HMS Beagle, who in 1834 accompanied Charles Darwin up the R\u00edo Santa Cruz to within 50km of the Cordillera. Fitzroy and Darwin were presumably the first Europeans to view Mount Fitz Roy\u2019s classic 3441m summit of smooth frost-polished granite. The Teluelche (native tribes people of Patagonia) called the mountain Chalt\u00e9n (\u2018peak of fire\u2019), apparently in the misunderstanding that Monte Fitz Roy was a actually a volcano. P<\/span>erhaps this is because occasionally at sunrise the pink towers are briefly lit up bright red for a few seconds and the peak is often covered by clouds creating a smoky appearance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The smaller \u2018needles\u2019 on either side of the Monte Fitz Roy bear the names of members of the 1952 French expedition who first climbed it; Saint Exupery, Mermoz, Guillomet and Poincenot.<\/p>\n

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Mount Fitz Roy<\/a><\/strong>, offers a great alternative or addition to trekking Chile\u2019s classic Torres del Paine circuit<\/a><\/strong>. Located within Parque Nacional Los Glaciares<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s also home to some unique wildlife, from the evasive pud\u00fa, the smallest deer in the world that lives in dense cane thickets, and the huemul that roams in the forests. You can also appreciate usual and unusual birds such as the magnific condor, the biggest terrestrial bird in the world.<\/p>\n

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