A climber rappels down Cerro Fitz Roy's south face, with distant peaks and lakes of Argentine Patagonia in the distance. Cerro Fitz Roy is one of the most massive peaks in the Southern Andes, and is a sought after summit by the world's top alpinists. It was named in honor of the captain of Darwin's ship, the Beagle, Captain Robert FitzRoy, who explored the region. The indigenous name for the peak is Chalten, which means "smoking mountain". , Argentina

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