Tag Page FitzRoyReality

Fitz Roy Broke Me in the Best Way

Everyone talks about Fitz Roy like it's Instagram gold. They don't mention the 3AM start when your legs already hate you from yesterday's approach hike. Kilometer 6, I was questioning everything. My pack felt heavier. The wind cut through my jacket like it was tissue paper. Other hikers passed me with that casual mountain confidence I'll never have. Then the clouds lifted. The granite spires just... appeared. Not the filtered, perfectly-lit version you see online. Raw, massive, indifferent to my small human drama. I sat there for twenty minutes, eating a sad energy bar, realizing I'd spent so much time training my body for this trail that I forgot to prepare for how small it would make me feel. Sometimes the best views come with the worst timing. Sometimes that's exactly what you need. #Travel #FitzRoyReality #PatagoniaUnfiltered