Fitz Roy (3,405m ) was first climbed on Feb. 2 ... They retreated roughly 450m below the summit. In the end, Detassis’ party didn’t attempt the east face, considering it too dangerous.

Most recently, some of the pitches on the East Face of Fitz Roy have changed ... but he couldn’t touch the summit due to dangerous ice conditions near the top. Check this video of Nico Favresse ...

At 15:30 we stand alone and overjoyed on the summit of Fitz Roy. What lies ahead is a long abseil descent and long return to our starting point which we reach, exhausted, 31 hours and 30 minutes after ...

Why do you think this obvious linkup hadn't been done before? Most people just want to go to the summit of Fitz Roy, so they tend to all go to the same routes. Probably the A4 pitch on El Corazon ...