Facts About Giewont
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Giewont is composed of dolomite and limestone caves, as well as gneiss and granite in the southern section.
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On Great Giewont, there is a 15 m steel cross, erected in 1901, the site of religious pilgrimages.
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On 22 August 2019 four people were killed and hundreds were injured during an unexpected 2019 Tatras’ thunderstorm.
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The first recorded ascent to Giewont’s summit was undertaken in 1830 by mountaineers Franciszek Herbich and Aleksander Zawadzki.
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The first winter ascent of Giewont occurred in 1904 by a group of five mountaineers led by Mariusz Zaruski.
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In Polish folklore, it is associated with a legend about sleeping knights, who will awake when Poland is in danger.
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Giewont is comprised of three peaks: mall Giewont, 1,728 m; Great Giewont, 1,895 m & Long Giewont, 1,867 m.