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Monte Fitz Roy (also known as Cerro Chaltén or Cerro Fitz Roy) is a mountain located near El Chaltén village, in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, on the border between Argentina and Chile. First climbed in 1952 by French alpinists Lionel Terray and Guido Magnone, it remains among the most technically challenging mountains for mountaineers on Earth. Elevation is 3375 m.

Whatever kind of weather you see, if you look out of your window: HFF and stay safe and healthy! Gudrun had better weather: www.ipernity.com/doc/523247/50546928 Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy - Patagonia see PiP

big is better! - in the background Cerro Torre (the 'Needle') and Fitz Roy (the tallest one).

on the road Ruta RP 39 from Lago Posadas to Bajo Caracoles - in the middle of nowhere, Monte San Lorenzo in the far background - better in large as always

Three kilometres south of Posadas, the low, rounded wedge of Cerro de los Indios lies beneath the higher scarp of the valley. Bruce Chatwin’s description of this rock in 'In Patagonia' is unerring: “…a lump of basalt, flecked red and green, smooth as patinated bronze and fracturing in linear slabs. The Indians had chosen the place with an unfaltering eye for the sacred.” Indigenous rock-paintings, some almost 10,000 years old, mark the foot of the cliff. Morst impressive are the wonderful concentric circles of a hypnotic labyrinth design. The red blotches high up on the overhangs appear to have been the result of guanaco hunters firing up arrows tipped in pigment-stained fabric, perhaps in an ancient version of darts. However, the site’s most remarkable feature is the polished shine on the rocks, which really do possess the patina and texture of antique bronze.

looking back from Ruta 39 to the far white San Lorenzo - better in large

better in large

Ruta 41 leads south through a rough, rutted, wild and lonesome landscape, another world, quiet and beautiful. - Better view in large.....

the clouds in the center are above Lago Ghio, Argentina - Patagonia

driving south of Monte Zeballos on Ruta 41, remote²

Cerro Zeballos or Pico Rojo near Ruta 41 (about 2300 m), Patagonia

near Monte Zeballos, Ruta 41, Patagonia