1 / 4   Waterfalls freezing in winter provide the perfect playground for ice climbing in southwest China's Sichuan Province as several amateurs were captured practicing their glacier travel skills at Mount Siguniang in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture last week. /VCG Photo

2 / 4   Mount Siguniang in Aba is one of the best ice climbing areas in the country, with over 100 ice walls in different shapes, allowing different grades of climbing for beginners and veterans. /VCG Photo

3 / 4   The ice climbing season is only in winter from mid-December to February. /VCG Photo

4 / 4   Climbing courses offered here are also for professional mountaineers that want to train with equipment in a cold and high altitude environment. /VCG Photo