Niżnie Szpiglasowe Wrótka is a deeply cut, V-shaped pass along the main ridge of the High Tatras, tucked away in a wild section known as Szpiglasowa Grań. This is a spot for those drawn to the raw, remote corners of the Tatra border ridge, where the fates of two countries meet.

The pass sits at around 2100 m, between Szpiglasowa Turniczka and Dziurawa Czuba, right on the Polish-Slovak border. Its northeastern slopes drop into the Polish Dolinka za Mnichem, while the southwestern slopes descend into the Slovak Dolina Ciemnosmreczyńska. The terrain is rugged and rocky, cut through with gullies and chimneys carved into the ridge - a place that stirs the imagination, especially when mist wraps around the surrounding peaks. The atmosphere here is truly alpine, wild and inaccessible.

• Szpiglasowa Grań and its walls are currently closed to hiking and mountaineering - the pass is not accessible to visitors

Although reaching Niżnie Szpiglasowe Wrótka is currently impossible, the place still fascinates through its climbing history. The first ascent of the chimney descending into Dolinka za Mnichem was made by Władysław Cywiński on 28 April 1983, and the route remains an interesting trace of the region's mountaineering past.