History
Question about the first known ascent is still not unambiguously resolved . Year 1834 is often mentioned as the year of the first ascent by teacher from Nová Lesná Ján Still, but he often modestly denied this information.
Initially climbers used to reach the summit from Gerlachovský kotol by the southwestern ridge of Kotlový štít.
The first ascent from Velická dolina via Velická próba was organized and guided by himalayan mountaineer Mór Déchy in 1874. It was the sixth known ascent to Gerlachovský štít.
One year later the guides from Štôla Ján Pastrnák and Ján Rumun Driečny jr. as the first passed Batizovská próba, but only on 15th August 1877 they reached the summit of Gerlachovský peak on this route with engineer from Krompachy Viktor Lorenc.
Present
Nowadays we climb via Velická próba and Velický žľab to the Sedielko nad Kotlom 2425 m.a.s.l. further traverse to Gerlachovský kotol to Strbina pod Kotlovým 2550 masl and through places as Okno, Počúvajov žľab to the summit.
Descent leads through Batizovský žľab and Batizovská próba to Batizovská dolina.