Mały Wołoszyn (2,145 m a.s.l.) is a compact yet characterful summit in the Wołoszyn Ridge of the Polish High Tatras, separating the Waksmundzka Valley from the Roztoka Valley. It may be slightly lower than its neighbour Wielki Wołoszyn, but it carries a fascinating piece of mountaineering history and sits at the heart of one of the Tatras' most protected wild areas.
The peak forms part of the long eastern ridge of Świnica and is the westernmost summit of the Wołoszyn ridge. Its southwestern slopes descend steeply into the Żleb pod Krzyżnem couloir, while the northeastern flanks drop toward the uppermost reaches of the Waksmundzka Valley. To the west lies the Krzyżne Pass (2,112 m), and to the east the peak connects via the Wołoszyńska Szczerbina notch (approx. 2,135 m) to Wielki Wołoszyn (2,155 m). In summer the ridge is draped in grassy meadows and dwarf pine; in winter it becomes a serious, snow-covered terrain.
How to reach the summitThe first recorded ascent took place on 16 August 1867, made by Eugeniusz Janota, Maksymilian Nowicki, and guide Maciej Sieczka during a traverse from Krzyżne to Wielki Wołoszyn. The first winter ascent was achieved by Mieczysław Karłowicz and Roman Kordys on 25 January 1908.