Monte Fitz Roy

Monte Fitz Roy is a jagged granite massif rising 3,405 metres on the Argentine side of the Southern Patagonian Andes, above the village of El Chaltén. The mountain's near-constant cloud cap, which lifts only briefly under certain conditions, produces dramatic and rapidly changing light on the towers. The Laguna de los Tres viewpoint trail, a strenuous seven-hour return hike, ends at an alpine lake directly below the north face and is the standard photography position for the classic front-lit dawn composition.