TomSutherland909
Hi, I see you've changed the Monte Fitz Roy article to indicate that the name Chalten is not unique - In a quick look on google I didn't find any others - could you please provide a reference for this? Thanks, --Ozhiker (talk) 20:58, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I am just back from the area, and have been reading Francisco Pascasio Moreno's book, "Viaje a la Patagonia Austral" first published in Buenos Aires by La Nacion, San Martin num. 208, in 1879. I have never been able to find this book in an English translation, which may be why there is some confusion about how the mountain was named.
If you go to the book and look at the entry under 2 March 1877, he tells how he named the mountain, which at the time he and his indian guides thought was an active volcano: "Como este volcan activo no ha sido mencionado por los navegantes ni viajeros, y como el nombre de Chalten que le dan los indios lo aplican tambien a otras montanas, me permito llamarle volcan Fitz Roy".
A translation would be, "Since this active volcano has not been mentioned by navigators or travellers, and since the name Chalten that the Indians call it is also applied to other mountains, I allow myself to name it Fitz Roy volcano".
You probably already know that the term "Perito" is a title in Argentina that means expert. Moreno was given the title for his work on the Argentina/Chile boundary commision. Some of the guides think this is Moreno's name, which is another source of confusion.
I hope the book might be translated one day, he had an extraodinary adventure. Please let me know if I can provide any further information. TomSutherland909 (talk) 14:26, 21 March 2009 (UTC)