Frostistinden

Drive south from Narvik on the E6 and turn off into Råndalen, parking where the road ends by Storvatnet at Rånvassbotn. Follow the track along Mølnelva, then head east through a cabin area; a path continues along a moraine ridge south of Iselva to the pass between Tverrfjellet and Frostisen. In winter the path is hard to see. From the pass, go right up big snowfields past points 1315 and 1523 onto the glacier. The final slope to the summit is fairly steep: climb its left side and traverse right onto the summit plateau, but not too far right, where it can be icy and avalanche-prone. A cornice forms on the north-east side; keep well back from the edge. Guidebook variants climb from Mølnelva directly east (hard or icy snow at 500–600 m, crampons and axe) or via a bowl and a short exposed traverse under cliffs that needs safe snow. All variants are graded 'difficult' for skiers. In summer the same line is a long glacier walk: a 2018 party from Rånvassbotn found no open crevasses but needed crampons on the steep glacier to the top and took over 10 hours; Iselva rose with afternoon meltwater and had to be crossed further upstream on the way back. Descend the same way. Other parties approach from Skjombotn in the east via Vesterskarelva and Gangnesaksla (about 1,800 m of ascent), passing open crevasses near the foot of the summit.