Szczerba (Western Tatras)
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 The peaks of the Giewont and in front of that the Szczerba pass |
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| Pass height | 1,823 m npm | ||
| region | Lesser Poland , Poland | ||
| expansion | Footpath | ||
| Mountains | Tatra Mountains , Western Tatras | ||
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 15 '7 " N , 19 ° 56' 8" E | ||
Szczerba is a mountain pass on the in Poland famous mountain Giewont in the Western Tatras . It crosses the mountain at an altitude of about 1823 meters, 71 meters below the Wielki Giewont peak . The pass is not passable and can only be reached on foot. On the northern wall of the massif is the Żleb Szczerby couloir . Climbing the north face was banned after a series of accidents.