Three brave ajumma (middle-aged Korean women) successfully climbed the notoriously steep Mount Fitz Roy (3,405 meters or 11,170 feet high) in Patagonia, Argentina, after three nights and four days.

This jagged, granite-walled mountain towers 11,000 feet over El Chaltén in Southern Patagonia. Mount Fitz Roy, which typically stands obscured in a haze of clouds, was originally named "Chaltén ...

Mark Reppert/Collegian Created in 1985 as a means of controlling territorial disputes between Argentina ... s mission — Mount Fitz Roy. Standing at over 11,000 feet, its majestic peak and towering ...

When to Go: February to March to avoid the crowds of midsummer and enjoy stable fall weather when the infamous Patagonian winds abate Hike among Argentina’s fabled Fitz Roy Massif, the iconic ...

I was in the Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Argentina's adventure-tourism ... the most impressive of which are Mount Fitz Roy, Mount Torre and Mount Saint-Exupry. Almost all the time clouds ...

Patagonia, the vast South American wilderness ... which offer memorable views of Cerro Torre and Mount Fitz Roy. These hikes only require carrying a day pack and hiking up to 13 miles per day ...

Seattle climber Chad Kellogg was killed by a chunk of falling rock Friday during a difficult descent of Mount Fitz Roy in Patagonia, Argentina. Kellogg's climbing partner, Jens Holsten of ...

The mountaineer was dragged down by an avalanche in Patagonia, on Argentina's border with Chile. An Austrian woman, also an experienced climber, sustained severe ...

Adam Roy is ... face of Patagonia’s Fitz Roy peak, climbing 30 pitches in a three-day, alpine-style push. Flavio Daflon and Sergio Tatari of Brazil and Luciano Fiorenza of Argentina joined ...