But what distinguishes Reynolds’s free solo of Fitz Roy isn’t the technical difficulty, per se, but the nature of the climbing (a long mountain route with snow and ice), its length ...

The route traverses the iconic Cerro Fitz Roy and its six satellite peaks ... The route combines big wall climbing, ice climbing, ridge traversing: basically a very mixed bag of top-class skills.

Had we set off a day later we would certainly have enjoyed our climb more: it would have been a "sunny ramble" up Fitz Roy, instead of a sort of boxing match during which the wind packed its punches..

Mount Fitz Roy, which typically stands obscured in a haze of clouds, was originally named "Chaltén," meaning "smoking mountain" in the ancient Tehuelche tribe's dialect. Today, its title ...

The route traverses the iconic Cerro Fitz Roy and its six satellite peaks ... The route combines big wall climbing, ice climbing, ridge traversing: basically a very mixed bag of top-class skills.

Rock climber Alex Honnold has pulled off some of the most impressive climbing performances in the world. Here are the best climbs of his career. “There’s just so much climbing history in ...

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During that period, he managed to climb some extraordinary routes. He soloed The Moonwalk Traverse across the peaks of Fitz Roy and did La Chaltenense (500m, 7a) on Fitz Roy with Jon Griffin.