Contemplative
12 km
6:30 /km
Trail to Laguna Capri.
Photo · Fitz Roy Race Library
El Chaltén, Argentina·South America·MarchIconic
Patagonia Fitz Roy Half
Trail, alpine, exposed.
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- Official distance
- 21.1 km
- Elevation gain
- +624m
- Mindful tempo
- 5:52 /km — vast
- Character
- Trail, alpine, exposed
A small-field trail half beneath Cerro Fitz Roy — quiet, austere, wind-carved.
Because green frequency slows the nervous system — race pace here still feels like restoration.
Granite spires, wind that speaks. Smallness is the medicine.
Course
Open in OpenStreetMap Map & elevation profile
Course line · live Xymove map
Xymove · rendering the line
Xymove Map
21.0975 km loop
Live · pinch, drag, zoom-49.331, -72.887
Elevation profile
+624 m gainPeak 624 m · 21.0975 km
Elevation profile: total gain 624 metres, peak 624 m above start, low 0 m.A physical profile — respect the ascents; let the descents restore the breath.
El Chaltén-49.331, -72.887
Race Day
Practical & atmospheric notes
Kind shoulder-season conditions — mild mornings, arm-sleeves off by kilometre eight for most runners.
A small, reverent gathering. Head torches in dawn cold, quiet nods rather than fanfare — a race that feels more like a pilgrimage than an event.
Loyal, knowledgeable crowd at trail-heads and villages. Deep silence between — the wind and your breath as company.
Nearly the whole race is a quiet segment. Save the deepest presence for kilometres 7–15 where the land narrows.
Mixed trail · packed earth · occasional rock
Race day is genuine trail terrain with elevation. Wheelchair and stroller access is not viable on the official line — a paved shorter alternative in the host city is suggested under recovery variations.
WheelchairStroller
Recovery
Laguna Capri walk, warm stew.
Along the line
Course imagery
Soul-Tuned Variations
One race, three ways to run it.
Recovery echo
5 km
7:00 /km
River-flat shuffle.
Stronger
21.1 km
5:20 /km
Climb strong, descend calm.
One shared standard · Four tempos
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