Wyżnia Walentkowa Szczerbina is a subtle but intriguing notch in the Walentkowa Grań ridge, sitting exactly on the Polish-Slovak border deep in the High Tatras. It's a spot for those seeking wild, rarely visited corners of the Tatra ridgeline, far from crowded trails.

The saddle sits at 2124 m, between Walentkowy Wierch and Niżnia Walentkowa Baszta. The surroundings are rugged and rocky - the eastern slopes drop steeply toward Zadni Staw in the Valley of Five Polish Lakes, forming a small gully that lower down turns into a grassy-rocky wall dusted with scree. The western slopes are equally rocky, descending via a shallow rocky gully into the Kamienne basin in the Slovak Valentkova dolina. This is terrain for experienced mountaineers rather than casual hikers - it demands good orientation skills and some climbing experience.

How to reach the viewpoint

• Wyżnia Walentkowa Szczerbina cannot be reached via marked hiking trails - getting there requires mountaineering experience and off-trail travel in high-mountain terrain
• The natural starting points are the Valley of Five Polish Lakes on the Polish side or Valentkova dolina on the Slovak side

The first known traverse of the Walentkowa Grań ridge was made by Tadeusz Grabowski and Adam Staniszewski in the summer of 1907, while the first winter ascent was completed by Edúard Ganoczi and István Zamkovszky in 1927 - giving this remote spot a rich history of alpine exploration.