Batizovský štít, Mountain summit in High Tatras, Slovakia.
Batizovský štít is a double peak in the High Tatras, reaching 2,448 m (Polish sources give 2,457 m). Its walls drop 150–300 m in huge rock slabs toward the Batizovská and Bielovodská valleys. The summit is not accessible to tourists; a marked trail passes below it around Batizovské pleso.
The name comes from Batiz, a 13th-century aristocrat of the Mariáš dynasty who owned the Mengusovská or Batizovská valley and founded the village of Batizovce. The first summer ascent was made by Karol Jurzyca and Jozef Galko-Rusnák on 13 June 1900; Zygmunt Klemensiewicz and Jerzy Maślanka climbed it in winter on 5 April 1909.
The name comes from Batiz, a 13th-century aristocrat of the Mariáš dynasty who owned the valley and founded the village of Batizovce. The peak's solid rock makes it one of the High Tatras' best climbing spots, with dozens of routes of different grades. The first summer ascent was by Karol Jurzyca and Jozef Galko-Rusnák in 1900; Zygmunt Klemensiewicz and Jerzy Maślanka climbed it in winter in 1909.
There is no marked trail to the summit; climbers reach it by rock routes of 150–300 m on the huge slabs above both valleys. Hikers stay on the marked path that passes Batizovské pleso below the mountain. The first summer ascent was made on 13 June 1900, the first winter ascent on 5 April 1909.
The summit has two distinct rock peaks that allow distant views of several other well-known Tatra summits nearby. From this vantage point, climbers can see how neighboring peaks connect across the mountain range.
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