A hike to the base of Cerro Fitz Roy. It was a very pleasant (albeit a 10-hour-long) hike except the final ascent which was a set of brutal switchbacks over a rocky slope that led to the frozen glacial lagoon at the base of the Fitz Roy towers. http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG905201/124981589_rzo6R-Ti.jpg http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/gallery/2384912_LQ5B6/ 2007-01-28T13:47:49Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com">Aleksandr Noy</a><br />Piedras Blancas glacier flowing off the FitzRoy massif</p><p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/2384912_LQ5B6#124980649_n2cRs" title="Piedras Blancas glacier flowing off the FitzRoy massif"><img src="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG900101/124980649_n2cRs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Piedras Blancas glacier flowing off the FitzRoy massif" title="Piedras Blancas glacier flowing off the FitzRoy massif" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T04:49:36Z Aleksandr Noy http://alexnoy.smugmug.com http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG900101/124980649_n2cRs-Th.jpg 2006-11-21 07:03:12 <p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com">Aleksandr Noy</a><br />Crossing the river just before Campamento Pointcenot</p><p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/2384912_LQ5B6#124981004_WooKv" title="Crossing the river just before Campamento Pointcenot"><img src="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG901801/124981004_WooKv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Crossing the river just before Campamento Pointcenot" title="Crossing the river just before Campamento Pointcenot" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T11:13:09Z Aleksandr Noy http://alexnoy.smugmug.com http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG901801/124981004_WooKv-Th.jpg 2006-11-21 07:59:37 <p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com">Aleksandr Noy</a><br />Laguna de los Tres</p><p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/2384912_LQ5B6#126138970_FTSiQ" title="Laguna de los Tres"><img src="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG903701/126138970_FTSiQ-Th.jpg" width="134" height="150" alt="Laguna de los Tres" title="Laguna de los Tres" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T12:56:43Z Aleksandr Noy http://alexnoy.smugmug.com http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG903701/126138970_FTSiQ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com">Aleksandr Noy</a><br />Cerro Fitz Roy</p><p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/2384912_LQ5B6#124983185_FJfg4" title="Cerro Fitz Roy"><img src="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG911901/124983185_FJfg4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Cerro Fitz Roy" title="Cerro Fitz Roy" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T11:13:08Z Aleksandr Noy http://alexnoy.smugmug.com http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG911901/124983185_FJfg4-Th.jpg 2006-11-21 12:44:43 <p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com">Aleksandr Noy</a> </p><p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/2384912_LQ5B6#124981589_rzo6R" title="Aleksandr Noy's photo"><img src="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG905201/124981589_rzo6R-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Aleksandr Noy's photo" title="Aleksandr Noy's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T16:33:57Z Aleksandr Noy http://alexnoy.smugmug.com http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG905201/124981589_rzo6R-Th.jpg 2006-11-21 09:43:58 <p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com">Aleksandr Noy</a><br />At the cairn just bvefore Laguna de los Tres</p><p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/2384912_LQ5B6#124980337_zND2n" title="At the cairn just bvefore Laguna de los Tres"><img src="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIU5R899101/124980337_zND2n-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="At the cairn just bvefore Laguna de los Tres" title="At the cairn just bvefore Laguna de los Tres" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T11:18:24Z Aleksandr Noy http://alexnoy.smugmug.com http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIU5R899101/124980337_zND2n-Th.jpg 2006-11-21 13:14:21 <p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com">Aleksandr Noy</a> </p><p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/2384912_LQ5B6#124982027_RCsX6" title="Aleksandr Noy's photo"><img src="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG906501/124982027_RCsX6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Aleksandr Noy's photo" title="Aleksandr Noy's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T11:12:44Z Aleksandr Noy http://alexnoy.smugmug.com http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG906501/124982027_RCsX6-Th.jpg 2006-11-21 10:02:38 <p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com">Aleksandr Noy</a><br />Laguna de los Tres is a pretty harsh place- the wind was hauling and at times it was blowing sand that stung even through the layers of GoreTex.</p><p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/2384912_LQ5B6#124982110_QF5ne" title="Laguna de los Tres is a pretty harsh place- the wind was hauling and at times it was blowing sand that stung even through the layers of GoreTex."><img src="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG906601/124982110_QF5ne-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Laguna de los Tres is a pretty harsh place- the wind was hauling and at times it was blowing sand that stung even through the layers of GoreTex." title="Laguna de los Tres is a pretty harsh place- the wind was hauling and at times it was blowing sand that stung even through the layers of GoreTex." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T11:17:53Z Aleksandr Noy http://alexnoy.smugmug.com http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG906601/124982110_QF5ne-Th.jpg 2006-11-21 10:33:11 <p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com">Aleksandr Noy</a> </p><p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/2384912_LQ5B6#124982238_27Nwk" title="Aleksandr Noy's photo"><img src="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG907001/124982238_27Nwk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Aleksandr Noy's photo" title="Aleksandr Noy's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T11:31:33Z Aleksandr Noy http://alexnoy.smugmug.com http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG907001/124982238_27Nwk-Th.jpg 2006-11-21 10:52:29 <p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com">Aleksandr Noy</a><br />Descending the switchbacks from the Laguna de los Tres</p><p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/2384912_LQ5B6#126139136_v49EQ" title="Descending the switchbacks from the Laguna de los Tres"><img src="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG907301/126139136_v49EQ-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Descending the switchbacks from the Laguna de los Tres" title="Descending the switchbacks from the Laguna de los Tres" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T12:59:20Z Aleksandr Noy http://alexnoy.smugmug.com http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG907301/126139136_v49EQ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com">Aleksandr Noy</a> </p><p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/2384912_LQ5B6#124982420_yzycX" title="Aleksandr Noy's photo"><img src="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG907601/124982420_yzycX-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Aleksandr Noy's photo" title="Aleksandr Noy's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T11:17:47Z Aleksandr Noy http://alexnoy.smugmug.com http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG907601/124982420_yzycX-Th.jpg 2006-11-21 11:06:58 <p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com">Aleksandr Noy</a> </p><p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/2384912_LQ5B6#126137662_HGGgc" title="Aleksandr Noy's photo"><img src="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG907901/126137662_HGGgc-Th.jpg" width="149" height="150" alt="Aleksandr Noy's photo" title="Aleksandr Noy's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T13:06:50Z Aleksandr Noy http://alexnoy.smugmug.com http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG907901/126137662_HGGgc-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com">Aleksandr Noy</a> </p><p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/2384912_LQ5B6#126138783_MRTXE" title="Aleksandr Noy's photo"><img src="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG912401/126138783_MRTXE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="83" alt="Aleksandr Noy's photo" title="Aleksandr Noy's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T16:49:52Z Aleksandr Noy http://alexnoy.smugmug.com http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG912401/126138783_MRTXE-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com">Aleksandr Noy</a> </p><p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/2384912_LQ5B6#124983578_DyFZt" title="Aleksandr Noy's photo"><img src="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG913901/124983578_DyFZt-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Aleksandr Noy's photo" title="Aleksandr Noy's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-07T12:46:51Z Aleksandr Noy http://alexnoy.smugmug.com http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG913901/124983578_DyFZt-Th.jpg 2006-11-21 14:17:47 <p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com">Aleksandr Noy</a><br />8 hours of hiking is over! we are back in Chalten.</p><p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/2384912_LQ5B6#124983799_JVywd" title="8 hours of hiking is over! we are back in Chalten."><img src="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG915001/124983799_JVywd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="8 hours of hiking is over! we are back in Chalten." title="8 hours of hiking is over! we are back in Chalten." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T11:28:30Z Aleksandr Noy http://alexnoy.smugmug.com http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIMG915001/124983799_JVywd-Th.jpg 2006-11-21 15:04:35 <p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com">Aleksandr Noy</a><br />The ridge going to the base of Fitz Roy proper</p><p><a href="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/2384912_LQ5B6#124980451_CUDSL" title="The ridge going to the base of Fitz Roy proper"><img src="http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIU5R899301/124980451_CUDSL-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The ridge going to the base of Fitz Roy proper" title="The ridge going to the base of Fitz Roy proper" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T11:25:28Z Aleksandr Noy http://alexnoy.smugmug.com http://alexnoy.smugmug.com/Travel/Patagonia/Los-Glaciares-Laguna-de-los/RSIU5R899301/124980451_CUDSL-Th.jpg 2006-11-21 13:15:40