fat
Waterfall
A frozen column at full plastic — the reason you own tools.
WI5
winter alpine · live conditions
climb thequiet.
A winter alpine community for ice climbers — live ice conditions, route beta, training plans, and the safety knowledge that keeps you coming home.
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● ice board live · 3 zones fat
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How it works
Three steps, one frozen season.
/ 01
Read the ice
Check the board before you leave — conditions, avalanche level, and what the locals climbed yesterday.
/ 02
Rack up
Gear the route, not the rumor. Tools, screws, rope, and a plan for getting down before dark.
/ 03
Climb the quiet
Swing, stick, move. The route is the reward, the quiet is the point.
02
The ice board
Live conditions from the crags, pulled off the people standing under them.
ice conditions
liveOuray, CO
fat · 92%
Rjukan, NO
fat · 84%
Canadian Rockies
plastic · 78%
Chamonix, FR
thin · 46%
Hokkaido, JP
forming · 34%
Conditions are crowd-sourced hourly during the season and verified against the weather feed. Climb what the ice says, not what the topos say.
avalanche danger
todaynorth-american danger scale
1 · low2 · mod3 · consider4 · high5 · extreme
snowpack
facetcrustslabdepth hoarmelt
Level 3 is where most accidents happen — not because it's the worst, but because it's the one people trust. Treat "considerable" like a decision, not a suggestion.
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The rack
Everything on your harness, nothing more.
tools & leashes
Matched tools, sharp picks, leash or no-leash dialed.
crampons
Monopoints for vertical ice, front points sharp.
ice screws
At least 8–10, mixed lengths, racks clean.
rope
A dry-treated single or half ropes for alpine.
helmet
Ice falls down. Always.
belay device & lockers
A tube or assisted device, three locking carabiners.
boots & gaiters
Stiff-soled, crampon-compatible, warm and dry.
beacon, shovel, probe
For glacier and avalanche terrain — practiced, not just carried.
pack light, climb quiet
Every gram you carry is a swing you don't get back. Strip the rack to what the route actually needs, and you'll climb faster, place better, and get down before the sun wrecks the ice.
tap the list to check your kit — it resets tomorrow, like the ice.
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Everything but the cold
Built by climbers, for the quiet season.
Live ice conditions
Crowd-sourced conditions from the crags, verified against weather and refreshed hourly.
Route beta & classics
Topos, ticks and the iconic lines — every crag's history in one place.
Training plans
Swing technique, endurance and dry-tool programs that carry into the season.
Safety knowledge
Avalanche, crevasse and anchor guides written by people who've needed them.
A real community
Ticks, trip reports and partners — the crew that meets you at the crag.
Every frozen corner
Ouray to Rjukan, Chamonix to Hokkaido — one board, every ice world.
05
The ice, up close
Shot where it actually forms.
06
The slow swing
One tool, one frame at a time.
slow motion · shot in the field
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Four climbs
The routes that define a season.
steep
Mixed
Tools on rock, feet on nothing, arms on fire.
M7
quiet
Glacier
Roped up and crossing the blue, listening for what's underneath.
alpine
window
Storm day
The snow that ends the day early — and the coffee after.
−18°C
From the desk of Ingrid Halvorsen
I learned to listen to the ice before I learned to climb it.
My first season was in Rjukan, Norway — a valley that stays in shadow for months, where the waterfalls freeze solid and the sound of a good swing echoes off the walls. I was terrified. I was also hooked.
What the old-timers taught me wasn't technique. It was attention. The ice tells you everything — whether it's bonded or delaminating, fat or brittle — if you slow down enough to hear it. Climbing became a kind of listening.
Frost exists for that. Not to sell you gear or badges, but to give you the one thing a day on ice needs: good information, honestly shared, so you can climb the quiet instead of the noise.
Ingrid HalvorsenFounder, FROST
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By the numbers
Live, from our backend.
4,820
routes logged
18,400
climbers
9.1k
conditions reports
312
crags tracked
09
From the crag
People who climbed the quiet.
★★★★★
"The board said the falls were in, so I drove six hours and got the best WI5 of my life. This is the only app that tells you before you leave."
Marcus T.Mixed climber
★★★★★
"I finally understand avalanche terrain after their guides. That's the part that keeps you alive — and it's free."
Priya N.First season
★★★★★
"Ouray, Rjukan, Chamonix — all on one board, updated by people who were actually there that morning."
Halldór S.Mountain guide
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The roadmap
Where we're going.
Q4 2026
Ice board + conditions feed, live for the northern season.
Q1 2027
Partner matching and trip reports — find your rope team.
Q2 2027
Route topos, hand-drawn and crowd-corrected.
Q3 2027
Off-season dry-tool training programs and camps.
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Questions, answered.
How do the ice conditions work?+
Climbers report conditions at the crag, and the board merges those with the weather feed. Ice quality, thickness and avalanche level update hourly during the season.
Is it for beginners?+
Yes. The safety guides and WI-grade explainers are written so a first-season climber can read the snow and the scale. The community is where you find partners.
Do I need to pay?+
No. The board, guides and training plans are free during beta and stay free after launch.
Is this a replacement for a guide?+
Never. Frost is information, not instruction. Hire a certified guide for anything above your level — the mountain doesn't grade on a curve.
Where does the avalanche data come from?+
Official avalanche forecasts for each region, restated in plain language and linked to terrain guidance. We never invent a danger rating.
Can I contribute a route or a tick?+
Yes. Log your sends, correct the topos, and report conditions. The board is only as honest as the people on it.
The ice is already in.
climb the quiet.