Fitz Roy - Rick Samco Photography

Fitz Roy Region

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View from bus across steppe to Fitz Roy range

El Calafate to El Chaltén buses

El Calafate to El Chaltén buses

El Chaltén looking east

El Chaltén looking west

El Chaltén looking west

Fitz Roy range behind El Chaltén

Fitz Roy range behind El Chaltén

Cerro Torres behind El Chaltén

Heading out on our 3 day trek

View just outside El Chaltén

Fitz Roy range behind El Chaltén

Heading out on our 3 day trek

The trail out of El Chaltén

First view of Cerro Torre from trail

Cerro Torre

Cerro Torre

Cerro Torre

Cerro Torre

Fitz Roy from Laguna Torres trail

Cerro Torre

Our local guide Wanda

NYCA Camp Thorwood campsite, capacity for 26, but we're alone!

Climbing moraine up to Laguna Torre

Cerro Torre behind Laguna Torre

Laguna Torre and Cerro Torre

Laguna Torre and Cerro Torre (10,177')

Laguna Torre & Cerro Torre (sheer wall rises more than 5000' out of glacier)

Cerro Torre

Cerro Torre

Cerro Torre (snow/ice mushroom top cap is 200' high!)

Laguna Torre and Cerro Torre

Laguna Torre and Cerro Torre

Laguna Torre & Beech tree in front of Cerro Torre, Patagonia, Argentina

Laguna Torre & Beech tree in front of Cerro Torre, Patagonia, Argentina

Glaciar Grande

Cerro Torre

Cerro Torre

Cerro Torre

Cerro Torre

Martha "arting"

Martha "arting"

Martha "arting"

Cerro Torre behind Laguna Torre

Cerro Torre behind Laguna Torre

Glaciar Grande & Laguna Torre

Cerro Torre

Wanda & Martha at Laguna Torre

Rick at Laguna Torre

Sun drenched Laguna Torre

Our tent at Camp Thorwood

Guide Wanda & cook Petricio at NYCA campsite

NYCA Camp Thorwood dining tent

NYCA Camp Thorwood kitchen tent, kitchen tent

Dawn on Cerro Torre

Dawn on Cerro Torre

Dawn on Cerro Torre

Dawn on Cerro Torre

Dawn on Cerro Torre

Dawn on Cerro Torre

Sun rising to the east, clouds on their way

Dawn on Cerro Torre

Dawn on Cerro Torre

Dawn on Cerro Torre

Dawn on Cerro Torre

Dawn on Cerro Torre

First light on Cerro Torre

Dawn on Cerro Torre

Dawn on Cerro Torre

Heading out of camp in Beech forest

Heading out of camp in Beech forest

Heading out of camp

Last intimate view of Cerro Torre

Lago Hija

Lago Hija

Lago Madre, with Fitz Roy peeking out

Hiking through a Beech forest

Fitz Roy & Cerro Poincenot to its left

Fitz Roy

Fitz Roy with Cerro Poincenot to its left

Fitz Roy with Cerro Poincenot to its left

Crossing Rio Fitz Roy

Hiking near Campamento Poincenot

Rio Blanca

Climbing up to Laguna de los Tres

Climbing up to Laguna de los Tres, Lago Madre in background

Climbing up to Laguna de los Tres

Laguna de los Tres panorama

Laguna de los Tres with Fitz Roy & Cerro Poincenot in background

Laguna de los Tres with Fitz Roy & Cerro Poincenot in background

Laguna de los Tres with Fitz Roy & Cerro Poincenot in background

Laguna de los Tres with Fitz Roy & Cerro Poincenot in background

Cooling off in Laguna de los Tres on an 80+°F day

Cooling off in Laguna de los Tres on an 80+°F day

Cooling off in Laguna de los Tres on an 80+°F day

Fitz Roy & Glaciar Río Blanco

2 climbers on Glaciar Río Blanco

Cerro Poincenot

Laguna de los Tres with Fitz Roy in background

Wanda, Rick, & Martha

Rio Fitz Roy, Fitz Roy, & Cerro Poincenot

On our way to camp at Lago Capri

Rio Fitz Roy, Fitz Roy, & Cerro Poincenot

Rio Fitz Roy, Fitz Roy, & Cerro Poincenot

Lago Capri

Lago Capri

Lago Capri

Outfitter NYCA's camp, Lago Capri

Back to Rio Fitz Roy next morning

Back to Rio Fitz Roy next morning

Fitz Roy skyline

Wanda & Martha examining fire brush

Murtilla

Martha & Glaciar Piedra Blancas in background

Glaciar Piedra Blancas

Glaciar Piedra Blancas

Getting across Glaciar Piedra Blancas outlet stream

Hiking down Rio Blanca

Cross country trail to Rio Electro

Beech forest in Rio Electro Valley

Free range horses in Rio Electro Valley

View across Rio Electro valley

Rio Electro named for local winds (winds can generate lightning on nearby Electro Peak)

Hiking down Rio Electro to meet shuttle

Wildflower & bee

Rio Electro bridge & our rendezvous for ride back to El Chalten

Day hike out of El Chalten next morning up to Loma del Pliegue Tumbado lookout

View east across Argentinean steppes, Lago Viedma & road into El Chalten in distance

Beech forest

Lago Viedma

Wanda & Alex on way up to Loma del Pliegue Tumbado

Rick & Wanda

SIghts on way up to Loma del Pliegue Tumbado

Wanda & Alex on way up to Loma del Pliegue Tumbado

Stream on way up to Loma del Pliegue Tumbado

Loma del Pliegue Tumbado wildflower & talus

Lots of fossils

Lots of fossils

Wanda & Alex on Loma del Pliegue Tumbado

Loma del Pliegue Tumbado

Chaltén means "smoking mountains"

Cerro Torre & Laguna Torre basin, where we were 4 days earlier

Rick & Laguna Torre basin in background (In the 30's with snow flurries)

Rick, Wanda & Laguna Torre basin in background

View from Loma del Pliegue Tumbado

Small sample of varied ground cover

Small sample of varied ground cover

Small sample of varied ground cover

Small sample of varied ground cover, Cerro Poincenot in background

Andean Condor

Decending from Loma del Pliegue Tumbado, Cerro Poincenot in background

Descending from Loma del Pliegue Tumbado, Cerro Poincenot in background

Wanda descending from Loma del Pliegue Tumbado

Wanda descending from Loma del Pliegue Tumbado

Wanda descending from Loma del Pliegue Tumbado

Wanda descending from Loma del Pliegue Tumbado

Wanda on trail down to El Chaltén

Wanda on trail down to El Chaltén

Interesting bus "rules"

Bus driver stopping in the middle of nowhere to get more hot water for maté

Alex drinking maté with bus driver