Zadný Ľadový štít, Mountain summit in High Tatras, Slovakia
Eistaler Schulter (Polish: Lodowy Zwornik, Slovak: Zadný Ľadový štít) is a little-prominent junction summit in the High Tatras, on the main ridge between Lodowy Szczyt and Śnieżny Szczyt, at 2,512 or 2,507 m. Its north face drops 275 m into the Dolina Śnieżna, and its north-west ridge, the Kapałkowa Grań, separates the Dolina Śnieżna from the Dolina Sucha Jaworowa.
The Polish name Lodowy Zwornik was only given in 1939; earlier records called the point P.2507 or Ramię Lodowego, now the name of the neighbouring pass. The Slovak name Zadný Ľadový štít derives from the adjacent Ľadový štít and was coined by František Kroutil. The first recorded ascent was by Karol Englisch and Johann Hunsdorfer senior on 16 or 17 July 1902; the first winter ascent followed on 20 March 1948.
The summit has no marked trail; the sources state it is accessible only with a mountain guide. Its name comes from the neighbouring Ľadový štít, and the Slovak form Zadný Ľadový štít was coined by František Kroutil. The Polish name Lodowy Zwornik dates from 1939; before that the peak was listed as Punkt 2507.
No marked hiking trail reaches the summit; the Polish sources state the top is inaccessible by waymarked routes, and the Slovak source allows access only with a mountain guide. The peak lies on the main ridge between Lodowy Szczyt and Śnieżny Szczyt, separated from them by Ramię Lodowego and Wyżnia Lodowa Przełęcz. Its north face drops 275 m into Dolina Śnieżna.
The summit's north face drops 275 metres into the Dolina Śnieżna valley, the largest wall on this shoulder of the massif. The long northwest ridge running from the top, the Kapałkowa Grań, separates two valleys and carries several named towers, with Kapałkowy Kopiniak nearest the summit.
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