Mała Krótka is one of those Tatra peaks that never made it onto tourist maps, yet it hides a genuinely wild high-mountain ridge character. This is a destination for alpine climbers and ridge scramblers, not casual hikers - and that is exactly its appeal.

The peak sits along the Jamská Grań ridge, a side branch of the main High Tatras ridge that splits off from Krywań near the summit of Krótka. The landscape here is rugged and jagged - Mała Krótka's two summits are separated by Krótki Karb notch, and further toward Jamská saddle stretches a whole chain of smaller rock formations, notches and towers with names straight out of a mountain legend. The western slopes descend into a moraine ridge above Zelené pleso Važecké, separating two glacial cirques of the Važecká valley - the Krywań cirque and the Jamská cirque. The eastern slopes drop toward the Suchá Važecká valley. Views from here are stark and majestic, especially at dawn when the sun lights the ridge from the east.

• Approach leads through alpine routes in the Važecká valley or Suchá Važecká valley - the route requires ridge-climbing experience and is not marked as a hiking trail.
• Alternatively, a ridge traverse can be planned from Krótka or Jamská Kopa, suitable only for climbers with proper mountaineering preparation.

• The summit lies on the Slovak side of the Tatras, in an area closed to regular tourist traffic - climbing permits or a mountain guide are required.
• The terrain is heavily jagged, with numerous notches and towers - good route-finding skills are essential.

The first ascent of Mała Krótka was made by Alfred Martin and guide Johann Franz senior on 21 September 1907 - since then, this peak has remained a goal for only a handful of climbers, but one that stays with them for a long time.