Miedziany Kostur is a striking rocky rib descending from the slopes of Miedziany towards the Valley of Five Polish Lakes - a place for those who want to experience the wilder, quieter side of the Tatras, far from the crowded main trails.

The ridge begins near a saddle close to the summit of Miedziany and separates two scree slopes, Hruby Piarg and Brzuchaty Piarg. Its upper section, known as Miedziany Upłaz, is grassy but heavily eroded, while the slope facing Hruby Piarg is steep, rocky and grassy, hiding two small caves known as Dziura w Miedzianym Kosturze I and II. The whole formation drops about 300 meters down to roughly 1880 m, continuing into a rounded hump called Niedźwiedź.

• Climbing Miedziany Kostur is currently forbidden - the area lies within a strict nature reserve of the Tatra National Park
• The ridge can be admired from a distance while hiking trails leading into the Valley of Five Polish Lakes

• All climbing within the Miedziany massif is currently banned for nature conservation reasons
• Miedziany Kostur and Miedziany Upłaz host a rare plant species, the saxifrage Saxifraga adscendens variety, found in Poland only in the Tatras

The first known traverse of the ridge is credited to Mieczysław Szczuka in 1924, while the first winter ascent was made by Jerzy Hajdukiewicz and Jan Staszel in 1951 - today these historic routes remain closed, preserved only in climbing history.