Another link to add could be the website of the young Belgian expedition that went to Fitz Roy early this year :
http://www.giftlist.be/patagonie/expedition.asp
I believe that Cerro Electrico is, in fact, a technical ascent. A non-technical route leads to a col on the summit ridge within 100-200 vertical meters of the summit. However, as far as I know, the actual summit cannot be attained without 1-2 pitches of relatively easy rock-climbing. That, at least, is what the caretakers at Piedra del Fraile informed me. Preliminary scouting suggested the same, although the 100kph winds and blowing snow at 2100m made it difficult to be sure. There may be a class 4 route hiding there somewhere.
Excellent page, by the way. I may add pages for Cerro Madsen and Loma de Pizarra, but I need to find some pictures first.
I went to El Chalten in March of 2011. The highway from El Calafate to El Chalten is now paved. the trip is fast (3 hours), the bus is comfortable, affordable (about $8 US) and there are two trips a day.
hhsilleck - Jan 29, 2005 8:58 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentThanks for the addition! Is there an English version of the page?
Damien Gildea - Feb 1, 2005 6:36 am - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentNo, not that I know of.
This info and tops in fact come from the great book by Gino Buscaini and Silvia Metzelin that is only available in Spanish and Italian.
D
Damien Gildea - Jan 28, 2005 8:34 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentThere is a lot of good route information, with some topos, at:
http://www.expe.com/montagne/ams/patagonie/index.htm
Nice page, keep up the good work.
D
dabri - Apr 4, 2006 10:18 pm - Hasn't voted
Mount Fitz Roy CoordinatesThe right Mount Fitz Roy Coordinates are:
Latitude=-49.270947°S, Longitude=-73.044003°W
and not:
Lat/Lon: 49.17°S / 73.05°W
as indicated in the introductory note.
hhsilleck - Apr 5, 2006 11:06 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Mount Fitz Roy CoordinatesThanks - I've updated the information.
-Howie
Andino - Sep 7, 2006 2:38 pm - Voted 10/10
Belgian expeditionAnother link to add could be the website of the young Belgian expedition that went to Fitz Roy early this year :
http://www.giftlist.be/patagonie/expedition.asp
hhsilleck - Sep 7, 2006 11:26 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Belgian expeditionThanks Myzantrope - I've added the link!
Cheers,
Howie
paisajeroamericano - Apr 7, 2008 9:52 pm - Hasn't voted
Cerro Electrico CorrectionI believe that Cerro Electrico is, in fact, a technical ascent. A non-technical route leads to a col on the summit ridge within 100-200 vertical meters of the summit. However, as far as I know, the actual summit cannot be attained without 1-2 pitches of relatively easy rock-climbing. That, at least, is what the caretakers at Piedra del Fraile informed me. Preliminary scouting suggested the same, although the 100kph winds and blowing snow at 2100m made it difficult to be sure. There may be a class 4 route hiding there somewhere.
Excellent page, by the way. I may add pages for Cerro Madsen and Loma de Pizarra, but I need to find some pictures first.
dmiki - Mar 28, 2010 2:08 am - Voted 10/10
Photos from the Supercanaleta routehttp://galeria.index.hu/kult/2010/03/25/a_magyarok_megis_megmasztak_a_fitz_royt/
Some more pictures of the Hungarian team (Áron Urbanics and Tamás Kovács) while they were waiting for good weather for ~2 months:
http://galeria.index.hu/kult/2010/02/09/cerratorre/
http://galeria.index.hu/kult/2010/02/09/guillamet/
And if you can, read these 3 reports in Hungarian, they have a hilarious style:
http://index.hu/kultur/eletmod/2010/02/13/hogyan_nem_hoditottam_meg_a_fitz_royt_i./
http://index.hu/kultur/eletmod/2010/02/14/hogyan_nem_hoditottam_meg_a_fitz_royt_ii./
http://index.hu/kultur/eletmod/2010/03/27/a_magyarok_megis_megmasztak_a_fitz_royt/
rics - Apr 21, 2011 5:40 pm - Hasn't voted
Bus to El ChaltenI went to El Chalten in March of 2011. The highway from El Calafate to El Chalten is now paved. the trip is fast (3 hours), the bus is comfortable, affordable (about $8 US) and there are two trips a day.