Ostrá (2351 m a.s.l.) is a striking summit in the ridge of Kriváň, its rocky crest forming the western wall of the Furkotská Valley. This is a peak that commands attention from below — dramatic, rugged, and deliberately hard to reach, which makes it all the more fascinating for experienced mountaineers.

The long southern ridge of Ostrá is a world of its own, packed with smaller towers, notches and rocky formations — including Liptovská veža, Kozia stena and Ostrá veža — making it one of the most varied rocky ridgelines in this part of the High Tatras. From the Furkotská Valley side, the slopes are steep and technically demanding. From the opposite side, the Dolina Suchej vody, the peak looks much flatter and more approachable, but access is impossible there too — the entire area falls within a nature reserve where entry is strictly prohibited. Views from the summit are somewhat limited by the surrounding ridges.

• Access from the Furkotská Valley side is technically demanding and not suitable for regular hikers.
• The approach from Dolina Suchej vody is blocked by a protected nature reserve — entry is not permitted.
• Ostrá is effectively a mountaineering objective, not a hiking peak.

• The Nefcerská Valley (below the north face) is a nature reserve — no entry allowed.
• The western approach via Dolina Suchej vody also lies within a restricted protection zone.
• Climbing routes on the southern ridge reach difficulty grades V–VI.

The first precisely documented ascent took place in 1903, when K. Englisch and P. Spitzkopf climbed the peak via the southwestern slopes from Dolina Suchej vody — though cartographers had reportedly reached the top even earlier.